Category Archives: Miscellania

Book borrowed from Finnish library in 1939 returned 84 years late

Posted on June 5, 2024 by

Copy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Refugees was due to be returned to Helsinki’s central library month after USSR invaded Finland https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/book-borrowed-from-finnish-library-in-1939-returned-84-years-late By one of those so called “honest” Finns?😉 Enjoy Bob H —

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Finnish & Cooking Classes w/Saija Lauria

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Bob Hanninen

Finnish & Cooking Classes in Spring 2025 Hei kaikki/ Hello Everyone It is time to sign up for March Finnish classes! (And yes, you are allowed to sign up for following months already, too, lol) If you need some help … Continue reading →

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Bergroth Films Request

Posted on January 23, 2023 by R. Hanninen

Dwight Swanson is doing research on Finnish-American home movies and films for a presentation at Finnfest this summer, and one of the centerpieces is going to be the films of George Bergroth. Dwight writes: “I saw them in the documentary … Continue reading →

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Viipuri/Vyborg Library designed by Alvar Aalto

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Bob Hanninen

Things fall apart and get rebuilt. Things get built and fall apart. By Joan Wickersham In 1941 war broke out again between Finland and Russia. Control of Viipuri/Vyborg went back and forth between the two armies; in the fighting, most … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 sniffer dogs start work at Helsinki Airport

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Bob Hanninen

A team of ten specially-trained canines are part of the new experiment, and in training they’ve already proved to be much more accurate than conventional coronavirus tests. Ten specially-trained dogs are starting work at Helsinki Airport, using their noses to … Continue reading →

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US Women Now Have Universal Suffrage (100yrs Ago in RAIVAAJA)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by M. Cauthen

US women now have universal suffrage Tennessee legislature has ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution – – Conservatives are trying to prevent ratification Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 19th – The Tennessee House yesterday opted to join, with 50 votes in … Continue reading →

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Finland, ‘Prepper Nation of the Nordics,’ Isn’t Worried About Masks

Posted on April 5, 2020 by R. Hanninen

The Three Smiths Statue in Helsinki, Finland,  wore masks last week amid the coronavirus pandemic. The country has tapped into its stockpiles to fight the outbreak. Credit…Kimmo Brandt/EPA, via Shutterstock STOCKHOLM — As some nations scramble to find protective gear to … Continue reading →

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Spanish influenza spreading fast in Sweden- RAIVAAJA 09/19/1918

Posted on March 30, 2020 by M. Cauthen
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FINNISH LANGUAGE CLASSES @ SAIMA PARK have gone Virtual on ZOOM

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Bob Hanninen

Hyvää päivää/Good day! The “virtual” spring session of Finnish language classes will start on Monday, March 30, at 6 PM and will run for consecutive Mondays, ending on May 18. Email Lorna for details. Classes are held on line w/ZOOM … Continue reading →

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New PM in Finland; she is 34 (the world’s youngest.)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by R. Hanninen

Finland has a new government, headed by Social Democratic Party vice chair, Sanna Marin. The administration is Finland’s 76th. At just 34 years old, Marin, the former Minister for Transport and Communications, is now the world’s youngest premier. Her cabinet … Continue reading →

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