Welcoming the Raivaaja Foundation:
The Raivaaja Foundation is pleased to announce that it will become the first Heritage Affiliate of Finlandia Foundation National (FFN)
About FFN Heritage Affiliates:
“..As the premier Finnish-American cultural organization, Finlandia Foundation National
(FFN) champions a vibrant Finnish-American heritage and legacy that builds bridges
between modern Finland and the United States, enabling people of all backgrounds to
share in the traditions, values, and spirit of Finland and Finnish America.
To further this mission, FFN is introducing a new category of affiliation within its national
chapter network: Heritage Affiliates.
A Heritage Affiliate is an organization whose primary focus is the preservation,
documentation, interpretation, and representation of Finnish-American heritage and
history. These organizations play a vital role in safeguarding the stories, language, culture,
and historical record of Finnish America, even though they may not operate as traditional,
membership-based chapters or host public cultural programming in the same way as local
affiliates.
Heritage Affiliates share FFN’s deep commitment to Heritage and History, one of FFN’s
six core values, and expand the FFN network by strengthening connections to archival
work, historical scholarship, publications, and cultural memory..” T.Flanagon Executive Director FFN