The Anglo-Finnish Society

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  • At a talk by Sophia Jansson: “Tove Jansson: Painter, Illustrator, Storyteller” to mark the 80th anniversary of the Moomins

    Sophia Jansson will give a talk about her aunt, the legendary Tove Jansson. This event is organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in London, the Finnish Institute and the Anglo-Swedish Society. We are already operating a waiting list for this unsurprisingly popular event. 

  • Christmas comes to Moominvalley at Jackson Lane

    Christmas Comes To Moominvalley – evening performance on Friday, 3 January 2025 at Jacksons Lane, 269a Archway Road, London N6 5AA We have made arrangements for a group booking of tickets for Friday, 3 January 2025. There will be an opportunity before the show for a short introduction to Jacksons Lane and after the show…

  • Film Projection and Talk by Kirsten Adkins: Singing the Wooden House

    Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 6 p.m. at the Community Hall of St Anne’s Church, Soho, 55 Dean Street, London, W1D 6AF. Film Projection and talk by Kirsten Adkins, a filmmaker based in Glasgow, of her film Singing the Wooden House (30 minutes):  A journey to a border zone, in search of a wooden house…

  • Traditional Finnish Christmas Lunch

    Traditional Finnish Christmas Lunch on Tuesday, 17 December 2024 from 2 p.m. at the Finnish Church in London, 33 Albion Street, London, SE16 7HZ. This day happens to be the 113th anniversary of the foundation of the Anglo-Finnish Society in 1911. The Anglo-Finnish Society’s Christmas lunch will again be at the Finnish Church in London,…

  • Afternoon Concert at Burgh House, Hampstead

    The United Kingdom Sibelius Society (“UKSS”) is holding a concert at Burgh House, Hampstead, London at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 19th May 2024. The programme will feature four duos by Sibelius, a sonata by Nielsen and a sonata by Delius. The full programme is: Sibelius Four Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op.78 Impromptu Romance Religioso Nielsen Sonata…

  • Nordic Societies’ Midsummer Lunch at Lincoln’s Inn

    Four Nordic Societies’ Midsummer Lunch on Monday, 24 June 2024 at Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TL from 11.45 a.m. for 12.30 Together all four Nordic Societies in England – The Anglo-Danish Society, The Anglo-Finnish Society, The Anglo-Norse Society and The Anglo-Swedish Society – are organising a Midsummer Lunch on Monday, 24 June 2024 at 11.45…

  • Emmi Maaria Ensemble performing at the Finnish Church in London

    Emmi Maaria Ensemble performing at the Finnish Church in London, 33 Albion Street London SE16 7HZ, from 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, 20 April 2024 (The venue is a 10 min walk from Canada Water and a 3 min walk from Rotherhithe overground station.) Join us for a musical evening through Finnish landscapes and poetry! Emmi…

  • Guided Walk in the Inns of Court

    Guided Walk in the Inns of Court on Thursday, 13 June 2024 from 11 a.m. (meeting point at Temple Station) Barrister Peter Hofford will take a group of up to 15 for a guided walk in the Inns of Court, including the Temple and Chancery Lane and possibly other places nearby. The walk will last…

  • Pre-War Rolls-Royce Motor Cars with a Finnish Connection

    Pre-War Rolls-Royce Motor Cars with a Finnish Connection – A Talk by Sir John Stuttard, KStJ, JP, FCA, Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2006 to 2007. 3 p.m. at the Allen Room at St Anne’s Church, Soho, 55 Dean Street, London, W1D 6AF. Sir John has written a book Pre-War Rolls-Royce Motor…

  • Kaija Saariaho Memorial Concert at Kings Place

      Kaija Saariaho Memorial Concert with The Carice Singers at Kings Place Sunday 2 June 2024 6 p.m. (doors open 5.30 p.m.) Address: Hall One, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG (next to King’s Cross Station) Supported by the Anglo-Finnish Society 2 June 2024 marks the first anniversary of the death of Kaija Saariaho, the…