Current affairs

Amerikan Uutiset is an 86-year-old Finnish-American newspaper published primarily in Finnish from Lake Worth, Florida. Amerikan Uutiset Editor-in-Chief Mikko Koskinen sheds light on the newspaper's future and past.

What do Finnish people notice if they look at Finland from a distance, and what views do they take with them when visiting other countries? We ask five Finnish journalists who have extensive experience working abroad.

The Advance voting will be organised in the U.S. in the first round of election from January 17th to 20th. If a 2nd round is organised, the advance voting period will be from January 31st to February 3rd. Check your local polling station's voting hours.

How did Finland develop from one of the poorest countries in Europe to one of the most successful nations in the world? How has the United States impacted Finland, and what kind of impressions has “brave little Finland” made on Americans? Read our Centennial Stories to learn more.

Portable passport machine in Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 2018

I was born to a family which travelled a lot. My father was an engineer and he worked for a Finnish paper mill company in the 70s and 80s. In those days it was common for the family to go along when an expert was sent abroad to supervise the building of a paper mill. I spent my childhood and teenage years in various places, but two years as a teenager in the U.S. were and still are the most memorable.

Washington, D.C., audiences get to enjoy several Finnish films during the upcoming weeks! Find out more about the films and the screening times below.

Salolampi Language Village, the nation’s premier Finnish language immersion program, operated by Concordia Language Villages of Concordia College, is pleased to announce that enrollment has grown by 40 percent since 2016 — thanks to its innovative curriculum and robust scholarship initiative.

Finland has come far during the past 100 years. When Finland gained its independence in 1917 it was one of the poorest countries in Europe. Today Finland is one of the most successful nations in the world. We have examined Finland’s past in the previous 11 parts of this series. Now it is time to look into the future and imagine how Finland will be in 2117.

Finnish Embassy's family event at Dupont Circle in Washington commemorated Finland's centennial. Even Santa Claus was in attendance, all the way from Finnish Lapland.