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

 

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

Orga­nized …

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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 Finnish …

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FinnWest 72nd Finnish Canadian Grand Festival

FinnWest 72nd Finnish Canadian Grand Festival

For three days, the Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre will become the “Cen­tre for all things Finnish” as we wel­come enter­tain­ers from Fin­land, USA and Canada. Early bird reg­is­tra­tion fees are offered until May 31. Check web­site www.finnwest2011.com for full details on pro­gramme and how to reg­is­ter. “Take your fam­ily to Fin­land, with­out pay­ing for air­fare!” FinnWest 72nd Finnish Cana­dian Grand Festival.

Date: …

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Obtaining a Finnish Passports Abroad

The Min­istry of For­eign Affairs of Fin­land now has an oper­a­tional portable pass­port sys­tem that will first be avail­able at the Finnish Embassy in Ottawa, then it will travel to the Finnish Con­sulate in Van­cou­ver and lastly to the Con­sulate in Toronto.

The portable pass­port sys­tem will be avail­able in Van­cou­ver this fall, towards the end of Sep­tem­ber or early …

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