THE LIFE STORY OF PENTTI (BEN) HENRIK JÄRVENPÄÄ 20.11.1925 –…

It’s surprising to discover, how often you hear Finland cropping up in conversations, in small northwestern Ontario communities, and even more surprising, that Onkalo is mentioned. I’d never heard of it until I went to Ignace. Ignace is a community of 1,206 people surrounded by pristine lakes and waterways that it shares with Wabigoon Lake Ojibway…

On that morning, just by entering the door at Hilldale church, the world with its cares and complexities quickly transforms into a friendlier place. The bustling bake and craft sale in full swing in the church hall feels like a celebration, a celebration of all that we have to share with each other – like a pre-Pikku Joulu, Pikku Joulu – a…

Finnair lentää kesäkaudella 2022 saksalaisen Lufthansa -ryhmän palveluksessa suomalaisin miehistöin. Kuulin henkilökunnalta lennolla, että Kanadassa Finnair nähdään nyt kesällä jatkuvasti ainakin reitillä München-Montreal.

Montreal oli aikanaan Finnairin päätukikohta Kanadassa. Aluksi New Yorkin koneet tekivät välilaskun Montrealiin, Mirabelin kentälle.  Sittemmin Finnairin lennot Kanadan ja Suomen välillä siirtyivät Torontoon, kunnes loppuivat kokonaan viime vuosikymmenellä. Oman…

In describing what he wants the audience to feel when leaving a Collegium Musicale concert, conductor Endrik Üksvärav identifies the understanding “that the choir sounds good.” Sometimes a judgement about music can be boiled down to an immediate, intuitive impression—in other words, it's either good or it isn't. With Collegium Musicale, you may wish…