Our Vappu-Valborg lunch is set again for 1 May 2026 with a tour of the art at Gray’s Inn also being organised with our guide Timothy Shuttleworth, a Bencher of Gray’s Inn. The price is £41 per head plus a small booking charge (for members and their guests) for a welcome glass of sparkling […]
“Forging Kalevala in Music: Inside a Composer’s Creative Process” Monday, 9 March 2026 at 18:00 for 18:30 (drinks and snacks from 18:00, talk begins at 18:30 – Duration: Until approximately 19:30/19:45) Venue: Church of St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge, Lower Thames Street, EC3R 6DN (nearest Tube: Monument, London Bridge, Bank) Description: This event offers […]
Churchill’s Baltic vision, talk by Prof. Patrick Salmon OBE Allen Room (First Floor), St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 6AF at 3 p.m. on 17 February 2026 Winston Churchill never visited the Baltic, but it held an important place in his strategic imagination. In both world wars he dreamed of inflicting a […]
Higher Education in Finland: A strategic look at its role in the Education system and what can be learned from higher education policies in the UK: A talk by Birgitta Vuorinen – Counsellor, Education and Science, Embassy of Finland, London Community Hall, St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, London, W1D 6AF at 18.00 -19.30 on 13 January 2026 The Talk: Context and Content Finland […]
We are grateful to our member Christina Cadogan for organising this visit to Christie’s in collaboration with the Anglo-Swedish Society. The visit will start at 10.30 on 11th December 2025. There will be coffee and a guided visit of the exhibition ’Nordic Lights’ by Anna Touzin, Senior Specialist, Director, Post-War and Contemporary Art, and Alastair Plumb, […]
Tuesday, 16 December 2025 (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) We are once again holding our Christmas lunch at the Finnish Church in Rotherhithe, with a range of delicious Finnish Christmas dishes. Pre-lunch drinks and the Christmas buffet will be held in the Church Hall. To make this year’s occasion even more festive, we are delighted that John […]
The Finnish Defence Attaché Captain (Navy) Juha Ravanti will give a talk on Developing Finnish Defence. He will share current situational information and estimations about it. Details circulated to members.
We have organised a tour for a group of up to 20 of our members at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The time will be between 14:00 – 16:00 on the 20th May 2025 for a guided museum and conservation studio tour. There will be a general tour of the museum given by one of the Museum’s expert guides, […]
The United Kingdom Sibelius Society (‘UKSS’) is holding a concert at Burgh House, Hampstead, London at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 8 June 2025. Jenny Stern, piano, and Emmanuel Bach, violin, will perform a wide selection of Sibelius’s music for piano and for violin and piano. Here is the full music programme: Sonatine for Violin and […]
24th June 2025 (11:45 – 14:30) Lincoln’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn Fields WC2A 3TL All four Nordic Societies in England – the Anglo-Danish Society, the Anglo-Finnish Society, the Anglo-Norse Society and the Anglo-Swedish Society – are renewing last year’s successful Nordic Midsummer lunch and invite you to Lincoln’s Inn on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 at 11.45 […]