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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Finnish Afternoon Film: Mannerheim

Cana­dian Friends of Fin­land Sun­day After­noon Films presents:

Man­ner­heim

Czarist Gen­eral – Mar­shal of Finland

Orig­i­nally made for Swedish TV in 2007, this com­pre­hen­sive doc­u­men­tary traces Mannerheim’s child­hood, mil­i­tary train­ing in Ham­ina and St. Peters­burg, his career and rise to gen­eral in the Russ­ian Army, and his return to Fin­land and role in the Finnish Civil War and in the…

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Finnish Afternoon Film: Letters to Father Jacob

Cana­dian Friends of Fin­land Sun­day After­noon Films presents:

Let­ters to Father Jacob (Pos­tia pappi Jaakobille)

Win­ner of the 2010 Annual Finnish Jussi Film Awards
for Best Film, Direc­tor, Actor and Music
and awards at three Inter­na­tional Film Fes­ti­vals in 2009

Let­ters to Father Jacob fol­lows two won­der­ful, mov­ing char­ac­ters each on their own unusual path. The two paths cross when Leila,…

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Finnish

All classes are offered in both Fall and Spring and run for 10 weeks.

For more detailed info on Finnish classes, visit finnfun.org.

Chil­dren & Youth Classes

Finnish as a First Lan­guage (3 – 6 years): Every other Tues­day 6pm – 8pm
Finnish as a First Lan­guage (7 — 12 years): Every other Tues­day 6pm – 8pm
Finnish as a Second…

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Language Classes

If you want to con­nect with your Scan­di­na­vian roots, brush up on your exist­ing skills or are look­ing for a new chal­lenge, we have the class for you!

The Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre offers both chil­dren and adult lan­guage classes for begin­ners, inter­me­di­ates and advanced speak­ers in all Scan­di­na­vian lan­guages. National hol­i­days, cel­e­bra­tions and tra­di­tions form a large part of the…

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