Canadian Friends of Finland (Toronto)
Devoted to the promotion of friendship, understanding and cooperation between the peoples of Canada and Finland.
The health, safety and well-being of our community members is very important to us. We regret to inform you that owing to the current situation with COVID-19, Celebration of Finnish Independence – Featured Lives has been postponed until further notice. Once conditions permit, we will be in touch with further information about the possible rescheduling […]
Canadian Friends of Finland Invites You to the CFF Annual General Meeting and the Annual Varpu Lindstrom Memorial Lecture Seven Years on the Seven Seas of the World Delivered by Pirkko Koskenkylä Towards the end of Pirkko’s university studies she received an invitation to Finland’s Commercial TV (MainosTV) to run the popular program primarily for women […]
Canadian Friends of Finland & CFF Education Foundation Present A Celebration of Finland’s Independence, with a Piano Performance, authentic Finnish food and the continuation of our Featured Lives Series Saturday, December 7, 2019 7-10pm PROGRAM: 7:00 pm Conversation, drinks (cash bar) and an array of Finnish finger foods including piirakka 7:40 pm Bar […]
Canadian Friends of Finland is pleased to alert you Friends to this event, sponsored by the Finnish, Swedish, and Danish-Canadian Chambers of Commerce. For more information and to register for this free event, click the image (or the "Website" link) below:
Finnish Studies Program at University of Toronto & Canadian Friends of Finland (CFF) warmly welcome you to An Evening with Finnish Studies devoted to the annual Varpu Lindström Memorial Lecture & Finnish Studies Scholarships 2018 Awards Ceremony THE KARJALA STORY: REVOLUTION, WAR, WONDER – A human viewpoint of the political, military and […]
Finnish Studies Program at the University of Toronto & Canadian Friends of Finland (CFF) jointly welcome you to the 11th public lecture in the series An Evening with Finnish Studies. LAW, TRUST AND LEGITIMACY: FINNISH AND NORDIC EXPERIENCES delivered by Prof. Kimmo Nuotio (University of Helsinki, Finland) The Nordic countries are known for people’s high […]
Finnish Studies Program at the University of Toronto & Canadian Friends of Finland warmly welcome you to the 10th public lecture in the series An Evening with Finnish Studies. SONGS FROM THE NORTH: THE METALLIC COUNTRY BRAND OF FINLAND delivered by Dr. Toni-Matti Karjalainen (Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland) "I do […]
Finnish Studies at University of Toronto & Canadian Friends of Finland Education Foundation (CFFEF) jointly welcome you to An Evening with Finnish Studies Time: Thursday, October 5th, 2017 at 6:30pm Place: Alumni Hall 100, St Michael’s College 121 St Joseph Street, University of Toronto Implementing the Helsinki City Plan Rikhard Manninen Head of Strategic Urban Planning, […]
The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Friends of Finland Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM Charbonnel Lounge, St Michael’s College, University of Toronto 81 St Mary’s Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4 Agenda Call to Order Quorum Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes of Previous CFF AGM on June 21, 2016 President’s Report […]
PROGRAM: 7:00 pm Conversation, drinks (cash bar) and an array of Finnish finger foods (including piirakka). 7:40 pm Bar closes. 7:45 pm Lili Ahopelto is a Toronto-based pianist and accordionist. She is currently in her third year of the Piano Performance program at U of T. Lili has […]
An Evening with Finnish Studies Guest Lecture: The Stories Behind the Story In 1944, sixteen-year-old Aarne Kovala, a Finnish merchant marine was arrested by the Nazis along with the crews of the Wappu, Ellen, Mercator and Bore VI. The sailors were imprisoned in Stutthof Concentration Camp, the first camp built outside of Germany and the […]
You are cordially invited to attend The Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Friends of Finland and The Annual Varpu Lindström Memorial Lecture Program: 7 PM: AGM Agenda as required by CFF by-laws. 8 PM: LECTURE “Thank you, Varpu” Evgeni Efremkin, PhD Historian and Entrepreneur, Varpu’s former student. 8:45 PM Refreshments and Mingling Please register by phone message at 416-730-8350 or by […]
Saturday December 5, 2015 7-10 pm PROGRAM: 7:00 Conversation, drinks (cash bar) and an array of Finnish finger foods (including piirakka) 7:55 Bar closes 8:00 Peter Longworth will return for his second consecutive year and entertain us with his magical piano styling. He will play selections from his most recent CD. […]
Canadian Friends of Finland Education Foundation presents a seminar on Sibelius - The Musical Heart and Soul of Finland Saturday November 7, 2015, 1-4 p.m. The seminar will be hosted by Rick Phillips, the former host, and producer of, CBC Radio’s Sound Advice, the weekly guide to classical music and recordings. Much is made […]
University of Toronto Finnish Studies Program & Canadian Friends of Finland Education Foundation (CFFEF) welcome you to Evening with Finnish Studies & Finnish Studies 2015-2016 Scholarship Awards Ceremony followed by an inspiring lecture The Eternal Lure of the Kalevala by professor emeritus […]