June 2011 Blog Posts (4)

When a German Loves a Finn

Wolfram Eilenberger wrote a long love letter to his wife and her country, Finland. Now it has been published also in Finnish.



When a German philosopher, specialized in cultural philosophy, Wolfram Eilenberger, was still an exchange student in his 20s in Spain, he fell in love. The object of this love was not a "chica latino", but an almost two… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:24pm — No Comments

A Finnish Documentary and How to Sell It Abroad

Finnish documentary directors came to Toronto to study the Canadian markets.



There were 200 documentary films showed during Hot Docs, the Torontonian documentary film festival, but the Finnish directors Elina Kivihalme and Ari Matikainen hardly stayed in the darkness of the movie theatres.

– You come to the festivals mainly to make contacts. You go see the movies if you have any time left, explains Matikainen, the CEO of the Joensuu-based production… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Who Are They?

In the heart of Saskatchewan, between the villages of Strongfield and Loreburn a bit over 100 kilometres south of Saskatoon, is located a cemetery established in the beginning of 20th century. It contains 34 graves, all of them probably having a Finnish-Canadian buried in them. But only six of the graves are named.



Audrey Harris, a third…

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Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:18pm — No Comments

From Comics to Movies

 

Daniel Abramovich lives among pictures: In addition of painting and drawing, he gets his living from animating 3D movies.



In the heart of Manhattan, the warm spring day has turned into an evening. Daniel Abramovich, who currently resides in the hip part of Brooklyn, has just commuted back from Connecticut, where he works at…

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Added by Kanadan Sanomat on June 28, 2011 at 3:14pm — No Comments

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Nordic Goods Online Store - FinnGoods

Shop your favourite Finnish and Swedish products at FinnGoods at www.FinnGoods.com. We are located in Langley, BC and ship…Continue

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Bringing a piece of Finland to North America – The FinnGoods Story 1 Reply

With so many new followers here on Social Media, we would love to introduce ourselves!FinnGoods is a family operated small business (est. 2012) located in Langley BC, Canada. We were both born and…Continue

Tags: Kahvi, Licorice, Varrasleipä, Finntoast, Halva

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Genealogy going on with me. I'm looking for information about a person: Name: Jenny Ojalehto Luonua. b.10 Jun 1903. Pennsylvania. Parents: Herman Luonua and Maria Rapinoja Luonua.Continue

Started by Jouni Salminen in Miscellaneous May 29, 2021.

Tietoja enostani etsiskelen 1 Reply

Tietoja enostani Erkki Linnala etsiskelen . Thunder Bayssa ilmeisesti viimeiset päivänsä viettänyt. Riverside Cementeryyn haudattu.Yleensä kiinnostaisi missä päin asustellut? Erkki oli syntynyt…Continue

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