Canadian Friends of Finland — AGM and Afternoon Movie!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

When: Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 19, 2010 at 1pm
Where: Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre, Burn­aby
Cost: FREE
Con­tact: Dianne Kil­back (604) 294‑3715, Email

Please attend and pro­vide your input and suggestions.

AFTERNOON MOVIE: SOOLOLIUA

Fol­low­ing the meet­ing, stay for cof­fee and the 2007 film, Sooloilua (Play­ing Solo).

A roman­tic com­edy and the debut film
of the Finnish direc­tor Lauri Nurkse and

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Photo Exhibit — 1721–1922: Two Centuries of Finnish Labour Migration to Imperial Russia

An excit­ing 44 panel pho­to­graphic exhi­bi­tion explor­ing the east­ward migra­tion of Finns to Russia.

Pre­sented by the Cana­dian Friends of Fin­land and orga­nized by the Åland Island Emi­grant Insti­tute, Eva Meyer & Maria Enck­ell of the Insti­tute will give talks about the sub­ject at 2pm both days.

Date: Sat­ur­day & Sun­day August 28 & 29, 2010
Time: 12 (noon) — …

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Photo Exhibit — 1721–1922: Two Centuries of Finnish Labour Migration to Imperial Russia

An excit­ing 44 panel pho­to­graphic exhi­bi­tion explor­ing the east­ward migra­tion of Finns to Russia.

Pre­sented by the Cana­dian Friends of Fin­land and orga­nized by the Åland Island Emi­grant Insti­tute, Eva Meyer & Maria Enck­ell of the Insti­tute will give talks about the sub­ject at 2pm both days.

Date: Sat­ur­day & Sun­day August 28 & 29, 2010
Time: 12 (noon) — …

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Runeberg’s birthday

Cana­dian Friends of Fin­land will cel­e­brate Runeberg’s birth­day with a pro­gram of his poetry, music, excerpts from his writ­ing and high­lights from his life. The Runeberg Cho­rus and Sons of Nor­way will per­form. Refresh­ments will be served includ­ing the famous Runeber­gin Torttu. It should be a fun afternoon!

Spon­sored by Cana­dian Friends of Fin­land in Van­cou­ver, Runeberg Cho­rus, and Runeberg …

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