Category Archives: Our events

  • 14th September 2023

    Finnish Christmas Lunch

    Tuesday, 12 December 2023, at 12.30 p.m. at the Finnish Church, 33 Albion Street, London SE16 7HZ. The Anglo-Finnish Society’s Christmas lunch this year will be at the Finnish Church in London, with an opportunity to enjoy traditional Finnish Christmas dishes that are not widely available in London otherwise. The price of the buffet will […]

  • 24th August 2023

    King Sigismund Dinner

    Tuesday, 3 October 2023 from 6.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. at Ognisko Polskie, 55 Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2PG. Together with the Anglo-Swedish Society, the Anglo-Finnish Society is jointly organising a King Sigismund Dinner at the Salonik of the Restaurant of the Polish Club. This year 2023 is the 500th anniversary of the accession of […]

  • 24th June 2023

    Are Sibelius and Elgar alike? – A Talk by Edward Clark

      Tuesday, 14 November 2023 at 2.30 p.m. in the Allen Room, St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 6AF. Jean Sibelius is a national hero of Finland and a composer of global significance. Sir Edward Elgar was one of the greatest British composers whose musical influences are commonly considered to be typically […]

  • 21st June 2023

    An Exploration of Nordic Noir – A Talk By Pauliina Ståhlberg

    Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 3.30 p.m. in the Community Hall, St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 6AF.  This event is organised and hosted jointly with the Anglo-Danish Society. “Nordic Noir” is a crime fiction genre that applies to a type of literature and film or TV drama characterised by plain language, […]

  • 28th March 2023

    Private View of Exhibition by Santeri Tuori

    An opportunity to meet the photographer Santeri Tuori at a private view of his exhibition at the Purdy Hicks Gallery, 25 Thurloe Street, London SW7 2LQ, at 3.30pm. The capacity for this event is limited and priority will be given to subscribing members of the Society. Santeri Tuori is one of the most significant artists in […]

  • 22nd March 2023

    The Swedish-Russian War of 1808-9

    Professor David Goldsmith will give us a talk on the Swedish-Russian War of 1808-9 – short, maybe, but not so sweet, and with immense consequences for both Sweden and Finland. The meeting will be at 14.30 in the Allen Room at St Anne’s Church, Soho. The street address is 55 Dean Street, London W1D 6AF.  […]

  • Talk by Ulla-Lena Lundberg

    The Anglo-Swedish Society has invited members of our Society to join them for this event when the renowned Finland-Swedish author, Ulla-Lena Lundberg, will talk about her work and give a brief introduction to the Swedish literature of Finland – bigger than you think and livelier than most. For further information see  the events page of […]

  • 12th January 2023

    Annual General Meeting 2023

    The strike by RMT and ASLEF on 15 March would have made it difficult for members to get to the venue for the AGM, The meeting will now be held by Zoom.