LATE SUMMER 2025 Events:
FOOD, DANCE, CELEBRATIONS, LANGUAGE CLASSES, and FFN FINNPOSIA (Please read down)
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FINNISH CENTER at SAIMA PARK,
67 Scott Rd, FITCHBURG MA :
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Saturday, August 23, 8:00-10:00am. Pannukakku Breakfast at Saima Park: Finnish oven pancake, bacon, sausage, fruit, juice, Finnish coffee bread, coffee/tea/cocoa. $13 or 2/$25. Vendors of honeybee products, arts and crafts.
Monday, September 22. Finnish Language Classes begin. 10 Mondays. Advanced 3:00-4:30pm; Advanced Beginners 5:00-6:30pm; Beginners 6:45-8:15pm. $75 FCSP members; $80 others. Please contact finnishcenter@yahoo.com or 978-407-9690.
SAVE THE DATE for the TORI!
Sunday, September 21, 10:00am-2:30pm. Nordic Marketplace and Classic Car Cruise: Vendors of Nordic wares, arts, crafts, jewelry, apparel, novelties, baked goods, music, books….. Food, live music, classic cars and more! Interested vendors contact: Linda Byrne at 978-343-7933 or lin_joebyrne@msn.com FCSP Board of Directors
Free parking and admission; donations welcome. Facebook Friends of Saima Park. https://www.saima-park.org/
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Sovittaja Park,
Finn Park Road, Rutland, MA.:
Sunday, August 24, 2:00-5:00pm. Dance at Sovittaja Park, Finn Park Rd, Rutland, MA. Music by Central Mass Accordion Club. $8.00 admission.
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Finnish language classes with Saija:
Welcome to “Study Finnish” Fall 2025.
Classes offered on Zoom are Sanakirja, So You Think You Can Finnish, Aamukahvi, and Suomi-koulu of New England group lessons.
In-person classes are offered at Saima Park in Fitchburg MA and at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton.
SYYSKUU/ SEPTEMBER
On Zoom:
Sanakirja
Sunday Evenings 9/7-9/28 at 7.00-7.30 PM EST $35
30 minute weekly class about given vocabulary and making your own sentences. You will be given sentences in English and you will translate them in Finnish.
So You Think You Can Understand Finnish
Sunday Evenings 9/7-9/28 at 7.30-8.00 PM EST $30
This is a new way to keep your brain busy. You will get the beginning of the sentence in Finnish (and in English) and you need to finish it. Or you will hear a question in Finnish and you can respond in Finnish (or in English, based on your desired level) Everyone gets the same start sentence; the trick is to finish it differently each time, if you can. Challenge accepted? Join to have fun!
Group max size is 8.
Aamukahvi
Tuesday Mornings 9/9-9/30 at 9-10 AM EST $60
Join a relaxed class to practice Finnish and get answers to your questions. Each Aamukahvi-month is tailored to the participants so you get to request the topics you need the most practice
Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton MA on Thursdays 6.-7.30PM
Group lessons for Beginners 9/18-12/11. 12 meetings. No lesson on Thanksgiving.
Price $200
GROUP LESSONS IN PERSON
At Saima Park in Fitchburg MA on Mondays
Group lessons start 9/22. 10 weeks. Price $80
Advanced 3-4.30PM
Advanced Beginners 5-6.30PM
Beginners 6.45-8.15PM
Please contact finnishcenter @yahoo.com email Saija about questions. https://suomeasaijankanssa.home.blog/2025/07/31/syksyn-kurssit/
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LOKAKUU/ OCTOBER
Sanakirja
Sunday Evenings 10/5-10/26 at 7.00-7.30 PM EST $35
30 minute weekly class about vocabulary given, making your own sentences. You will be given sentences in English and you will translate them in Finnish.
So you think you can do Finnish
Sunday Evenings 10/5-10/26 at 7.30-8.00 PM EST $30
You will get the beginning of the sentence in Finnish (and in English) and you need to finish it. Or you will hear a question in Finnish and you can respond in Finnish (or in English, based on your desired level) Everyone gets the same start sentence; the trick is to finish it differently each time, if you can. Challenge accepted? Join to have fun!
Group max size is 8.
Aamukahvi
Tuesday Mornings 10/7-10/28 at 9-10 AM EST $60
Join a relaxed class to practice Finnish and get answers to your questions. Each Aamukahvi-month is tailored to the participants so you get to request the topics you need the most practice.
Monday Evenings 7/7-7/28 at 6.00-6.30 PM EST $35
30 minute weekly class about vocabulary given, making your own sentences. You will be given sentences in English and you will translate them in Finnish.
Listen & Understand
Monday Evenings 7/7-7/28 at 6.30-7.00 PM EST $30
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Wednesday Evenings 7/2-7/30 (no class on 7/23) at 6.00-6.30 PM EST $35
30 minute weekly class with listening exercises, texts and/or questions provided a week ahead. You will hear the same text 3-4 times, and then you can answer the questions.
GROUP LESSONS ON ZOOM
Suomi-koulu of New England group lessons on Zoom September-December
3 levels.
Price: $300/ 13 lessons; one Semester or $500/ 26 lessons; both Semesters.
– Beginners SUNDAYS 6-7 PM, dates 9/21-12/13.
– Advanced Beginners WEDNESDAYS 6.30-7.30 PM, dates 9/17-12/17 (no lessons on Thanksgiving Wed).
– Advanced WEDNESDAYS 7.30-7.30 PM, dates 9/17-12/17 (no lessons on Thanksgiving Wed).
In-person options Saima Park (Fitchburg MA): Fall semester starts Monday 9/22/25 AND Scandinavian Cultural Center (West Newton,MA): starts Thursday 9/18/25.
Saija Laurla will teach all classes. https://suomeasaijankanssa.home.blog/2025/07/31/syksyn-kurssit/
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Now Also On Line Forest Finn Finnposium recorded and posted thru FFN Finlandia Foundation National, in partnership with FinnFest, invites you to join the online “Finnposium” webinars that continue in 2024, highlighting the nationally recognized Forest Finn minority abroad and their current affairs in both Norway and Sweden. The webinar is moderated by Sarah Kammlah from Facebook’s Forest Finns in America, …. . Missed it? Tune in to the recorded sessions: https://finfoundation.wpengine.com/programs/welcome-to-finnposium/
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