July 2011 Blog Posts (5)

Like Coming Back Home





Kerttu Haapamäki is one of the active Finns in Sudbury who worked hard with other Finns to get a Finnish retirement and nursing home in town nearly a 30 years ago. Now, after a rather long waiting period, Kerttu Haapamäki has been able to move into that home, nowadays known as Finlandia Village. There she is closer to her husband who had moved earlier to… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 19, 2011 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Boosting the Business Relations Between Finland and Canada





The debut event of Johanna Tarvainen’s new company inspired the participants to improve the business relations between Finland and Canada.



On Monday June 20th experts in Finnish-Canadian relations from North-European chambers of commerce, Finpro and various other Finnish-Canadian organisations gathered to Ontario Investment and… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 19, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Frog Babies, Stars And Team Spirit





The Lions’ Children’s Camp in Udora has familiarized children with nature and fair play for 40 years already.



It was 1971 when Martti Hyhkö, who had just recently arrived from Finland to Canada, decided that the Finnish-Canadian children should have the opportunity to explore the nature and meet their peers, despite of their…

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Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 12, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Moving to Canada Was an Experiment





Raija Suomela has been living in Canada for more than three decades now, but it was not clear from the beginning that Canada would be her new home. Many factors made Suomela to stay and now she has been working for the last 15 years in Canadian Urban Institute.



The summer of 1980 was a hot one in Helsinki, when Raija Suomela and… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 6, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Finland Calling Ottawa Police Chief And His Oulu-born Wife





Vern White, 52, Chief of Police of Ottawa is at crossroads regarding his future. One of the potential positions is no less than the Commissioner of the RCMP, highest-ranking job for any police officer in Canada. He is also preparing his second doctoral thesis and is quite enthusiastic about teaching, which he has been doing for 12 years as Adjunct and Part-Time… Continue

Added by Kanadan Sanomat on July 6, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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FinnGoods Introduction 1 Reply

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

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Occupational therapy work practise 1 Reply

Hi everyone! Is there possibly any occupational therapists here who work in Canada? Or do you know one? I'm an occupational therapy student looking for a work practise place from Canada.

Started by Eveliina in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Kanadan Sanomat Sep 13, 2023.

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

Started by FinnGoods Sales in Buy, Sell & Trade. Last reply by FinnGoods Sales May 28, 2022.

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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.

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