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  • Online talk on Composer Kaija Saariaho

    From The Carice Singers:

    Dear Supporters,

    This Saturday 25th May at 10.15am I am giving an , in advance of our Memorial Concert at Kings Place next Sunday. 

    I will be joined by the Norwegian soprano Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, who has performed Saariaho’s music across Europe and will be joining The Carice Singers for this special concert held exactly a year after Saariaho’s passing. 

    Linnéa and I will share some of our memories from when we worked with Saariaho, and we will briefly introduce the pieces that we will perform in the concert, which also includes works by Lotta Wennäkoski and Jonathan Harvey.

    The talk will last between 45 minutes and 1 hour.

    If you would like to join the talk, please register by emailing info@thecaricesingers.co.uk and you will be sent a Zoom link on Saturday morning. 

    Very best,

    George

    —

    George Parris

    Artistic Director The Carice Singers “Of the newer British choirs currently emerging, few can match The Carice Singers for musicality and beauty of tone”Alexandra Coghlan, Gramophone 2016 www.thecaricesingers.co.uk  |  Registered charity no. 1170689

  • Historians without Borders (Finland) Online Talk

    Monday, 20 May 2024, 12-1pm on Zoom, Historians without Borders (Finland). Erkki Tuomioja (Former Foreign Minister of Finland and HWB Chair) and Heta Hedman (HWB Secretary General) are speaking online.

    Tickets and information here. 

    Upcoming event dates will be posted here:  https://www.projecthindsight.co.uk/labs

  • Annual General Meeting of the Finnish Science Society in the UK

    The Annual General Meeting of the Finnish Science Society in the UK will be held at the Finnish Institute in Somerset House, London, from 5pm BST on Thursday, 23 May 2024.

    After the meeting, there will be an opportunity to continue discussions over a relaxed dinner in a nearby restaurant. If you are not able to attend the meeting in person, it will also be possible to participate remotely over Zoom. Either way, please register by Monday 20 May using this link.

    As a Society, the more active members we have, the more we can do. Therefore we hope that you can join the meeting and let us have your ideas for activities, and consider putting yourself forward for the Committee. If you want to know more about the work of the Committee, please get in touch with us at finnish.science.uk@gmail.com. Also, if you know any other Finnish scientists, from students to academics and industry, or anyone else who would be interested in joining the Society, please feel free to forward this message to them and encourage them to join by filling this membership form.

  • FINNISH ART GROUP SUMMER CELEBRATION

    AT THE FINNISH CHURCH IN LONDON,
    33 ALBION STREET, SE16 7HZ

    ‘WHERE IS HOME? MIGRANT LIFE IN
    THE UK‘

    FINNISH CHURCH CAFE & SHOP
    will be open during the event.

    ALL WELCOME!
    TERVETULOA!

    For more details and to GET YOUR FREE TICKETS at: Finnish Art Group Summer Celebration Tickets, Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 4:30 PM | Eventbrite 

  • Performance of ’20 Years Later Still Here’

    Jacksons Lane Arts Centre in Highgate in partnership with The Finnish Institute are bringing the acclaimed Lotta and Stina for a performance of 20 Years Later Still Here, this Saturday 13th April at 7.30 p.m.

    20 Years Later Still Here! is an autobiographical show about two women’s wild joyride working in circus. Told with warmth, humour, and dizzying acrobatics, this show invites the audience to share the highs and lows of a life in showbusiness. From the glitz and glamour to the countless hours of practice, the blood, the sweat and the tears.

    For further details and to book see: 

    20 Years Later Still Here! – Jacksons Lane Events – The Home of Contemporary Circus

  • ‘Finland: NATO’s Frontline’

    In case you missed our recent NATO talk, there is now an opportunity to hear the Finnish Defence Attaché, Captain (Navy) Mika Raunu, give a similar talk at the National Liberal Club (NLC), on 7 May 2024 from 6 p.m. followed by a dinner at the Club.

    NLC Asia Circle and Defence and Security Circle Talk: ‘Finland: NATO’s Frontline’ at the Lady Violet Room followed by a 2-course Dinner in the Dining Room – details can also be seen at the Club’s website: Upcoming Events – National Liberal Club (nlc.org.uk) (scrolling down to 7 May)

    The talk is free but the dinner costs £43.50. There is a limited number of places made available to those who are not members of the National Liberal Club. We have been asked to initially confirm as soon as by 5 April 2024 any names of our members wishing to attend.

    If you are interested, please email the Hon. Secretary on secretary@anglofinnishsociety.org.uk as soon as possible to register your interest in the talk or dinner, as places are limited, and need to be confirmed in due course with the NLC.

  • CONNECTS-UK Official Launch at Imperial College London

    The Finnish Science Society in the UK is working with researcher associations representing other European nations as well as the Native Scientists organisation in the new CONNECTS-UK collaboration, which aims to strengthen EU-UK scientific collaboration and research mobility.

    The official launch event is on Wednesday 10 April 2024 at 17.30 GMT at Imperial College London (Exhibition Road SW7 2AZ. Room 200 – City and Guilds Building) and online.

    Please see below for full details and the registration form.

    This event is open to everyone, so please do pass this invitation on to anyone who might be interested. Please also encourage them to join the Finnish Science Society in the UK at Finnish Science Society in the United Kingdom in order to be informed of and invited to both their events are those of CONNECTS-UK.

    See: Events – CONNECTS-UK

  • NORDIC ARTS: DENMARK, NORWAY AND FINLAND

    NORDIC ARTS: DENMARK, NORWAY AND FINLAND

    Date:                Wednesday 17 April 2024
    Time:               10:30 for 10:45 am – 3:30pm
    Venue:             Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF
    Lecturer:          Dr Rosamund Bartlett
    Cost:                 £38  
    Contact:           Tricia Savours
    email:               psavours@gmail.com

    See also: Study Days and Courses | The Arts Society

  • 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 for Violin and Piano no 2, Op.35
    Allegro con tiepedezza – Molto adagio – Allegro piacevole

    Sibelius Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 77
    Cantique (Laetare anima mia)
    Devotion (Ab imo pectore)

    Interval

    Sibelius Three Pieces for Violin and Piano from Op.79
    Souvenir
    Dance-Idyll
    Berceuse

    Delius Sonata for Cello and Piano (1916)

    Sibelius Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op.80
    Lento-Allegro – Andantino – Lento-Allegretto-Vivace

    Gina McCormack (violin), Jane Hyland (cello), Lionel Friend (piano)

    Tickets:

    We are delighted to support this event by selling out an allocation of 20 tickets at an early purchase price for AFS members of £10 each.

    You can still obtain tickets directly from the UKSS at the full price of £15.

    Cheque payment, to the UK Sibelius Society
    Send payment to 51 Vernon Avenue, London SW20 8BN

    On the door:
    Burgh House New End Square London
    NW3 1LT

    See also: U.K. SIBELIUS SOCIETY –

    Jean Sibelius by Antti Favén in the Ateneum

  • 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 a.m. for 12.30 at Lincoln’s Inn. 24 June is of course the traditional Midsummer date before it was moved to the nearest Saturday.

    The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn is the oldest of the four Inns of Court in the sense of surviving records dating back to 1422. The Great Hall was opened by Queen Victoria in 1845, this fine Hall complete with Minstrels’ Gallery, striking fresco and ceiling of beautifully worked oak is described as one of the most impressive surviving buildings of its kind in London.

    A 3-course lunch with welcome drinks reception is offered at £45.00 per person inclusive of VAT.

    The welcome drinks reception would be at the East Terrace overlooking the Benchers Lawn or in case of poor weather in the bar area inside the Members Common Room (MCR).

           

    Please note the dress code for lunch in the Great Hall is business or lounge suits, court dress or smart casual dress.

    We would gather at the East Terrace or Members Common Room at about 11.45 to 12.00 and then move upstairs to the Great Hall, where we will have a reserved table at 12.30. There is a place to leave small bags and coats both in the MCR and upstairs in the Great Hall.

    This event is now operating a waiting list for AFS members and guests depending in interest from the other Societies. Places are allocated on a first come first served basis and we can only accommodate guests if subscribing members of the Societies are fewer than the space available.

    If you wish to attend, please inform the Hon. Secretary (with any special dietary requirements) no later than 31 May 2024 and ideally some time before that, preferably by email – secretary@anglofinnishsociety.org.uk