Finland House Society

Got sisu? It’s Finn for the whole family!

FinlandWel­come, one and all, to The Fin­land House Soci­ety (FHS)! We are a fam­ily ori­ented, char­i­ta­ble soci­ety focused on facil­i­tat­ing, coor­di­nat­ing and pro­mot­ing a wide range of Finnish ath­letic, cul­tural, aca­d­e­mic, fes­tive and sea­sonal events, classes and activities.

FHS is always accept­ing new mem­bers, regard­less of roots, and look for­ward to shar­ing many fun and excit­ing events with you through­out the year!

Annual Mem­ber­ship Fees

Indi­vid­ual: $15
Fam­ily: $25
Senior: $10
Organization/Groups: $100

Finnish Pass­port Infor­ma­tion — In Eng­lish, Finnish, or  Swedish

 

Finn Fun Family Camp

Finn Fun Family Camp

Come and spend a fun filled day of games and crafts!

Date: Sat­ur­day, May 25, 2013
Time: 11 am to 7 pm
Place: Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre
Price: $40/two peo­ple; $60/3–5 peo­ple; $20/extra peo­ple; Price includes lunch, snack and “makkaranpaisto”.

Reg­is­ter and pay by May 12th. Include:

names of attend­ing par­ents,
names and ages of chil­dren,
your e-mail address,
phone #

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FHS Scholarship Fundraiser

FHS Scholarship Fundraiser

Come and help us raise funds for the schol­ar­ship fund.

Silent auc­tion, lots of items to bid on. MC– Anita Kapanen

Enter­tain­ment, musi­cians Alan Math­e­son and Ari Lähdeko­rpi, start­ing at 7.15pm

Food avail­able from 7.00pm. Mac­a­roni casse­role, with or
with­out the meat and salad $10.00/person

Date: Fri­day Feb­ru­ary 8, 2013
Time: Bar opens at 6.30 p.m. with food avail­able from …

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From the Front to the West Coast — Fundraiser

From the Front to the West Coast — Fundraiser

From the Front to the West Coast

Final fundrais­ing event for the book and the doc­u­men­tary depict­ing the mem­o­ries of Finnish War Vet­er­ans. Mari Pet­znek will perform.

Date: Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 14, 2012
Time: 6.30 pm
Loca­tion: Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre
Cost: Admis­sion by dona­tion. Finnish mil­i­tary M/29 Field Kitchen will be in full action mak­ing pea soup avail­able, soup and bread …

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Skiing Daytrip to Callaghan Valley is Fully Booked

Skiing Daytrip to Callaghan Valley is Fully Booked

Date: Sat­ur­day, March 10, 2012
Time: Pick up at Sigge’s 7.20 am, or 8.20 am at St Davids United Church, 1525 Tay­lor Way, West Van, just above the Upper Lev­els High­way.
Cost: $69 adults — $64 seniors/children. Includes trans­porta­tion, trail pass, HST and Sigge’s host)
Con­tact: Phone 604–731‑8818. This trip is fully booked -  reser­va­tions are no longer being taken…

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Documentary fundraiser

Documentary fundraiser

An evening to raise funds for the doc­u­men­tary film Rin­ta­malta Län­sir­an­nikolle, From the Front to the West Coast

Date: Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 10, 2012
Time: 6:30pm
Loca­tion: Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre
Con­tact: To donate items for the silent auc­tion please con­tact Leena at the office or Satu Bell at 604–506‑3670.

“From the Front to the West Coast” depicts the mem­o­ries of the …

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