Finlandia Society of Calgary

Useful Links

Embassy of Finland	Embassy of Finland in Ottawa.
Finnish-Canadian Society	A non-profit friendship society, which goal is to provide information about Canada and to promote closer ties between Finns and Canadians.
Ulkosuomalainen	Website for all Finns living outside of Finland.
Etusivu	A comprehensive Finnish link resource.
Keskisuomalainen	Lots of links from all around the world, divided according to topics. Some in English, some in Finnish.
Dictionaries	A huge collection of on-line dictionaries.
Sointula	A socialist commune close to Vancouver and founded in 1901 by a group of far-sighted Finns. The name Sointula means "place of harmony".
Virtual Finland	Very comprehensive website about Finland, Finns and Finnish culture.
Finnguide	Website focusing on things Finnish and especially events in Finland. You can also find recipes, forums, e-cards etc. This is all in English!
Summer Universities in Finland	Information about Finnish language and culture courses in different summer universities.
Finland Forum	English forum about Finnish culture, Finns and living in Finland. This website is mainly for foreigners living already in Finland or planning to move there, but you can find many interesting topics here.
Finno-Ugrian Society	A short text about the history of Finns.
If you're Canadian...	Read what kind of people Canadians are. (Don't forget your sense of humour!)
If you're Finnish...	Read also what kind of people Finns are. (Don't forget your sense of humour!)
Funny dictionary about Finns and their culture	How to become a Finn? A funny dictionary about Finnish people and culture.
Finnish Language	Introduction to Finnish language in English.
Supisuomea	YLE's beginners course, which includes texts, exercises and introduces you to Finnish society and cultural background.
Tavataan Taas!	Material for someone starting Finnish language studies. You can study in English, French or German.
Suomea, ole hyvä!	Comprehensive material, which is divided in three language levels.
Ymmärrä suomea!	Reading comprehension and exercises.
Uuno	Colourful and fun material for teenagers studying Finnish.
Vilma	A large website about Finnish society divided in two language levels and collected for Finnish language student. Naturally, suitable for anyone interested in society.
Meillä päin suomea	A really good and new material about Finnish dialects. You can listen to those dialects too!
Keskellä Suomea	Real life conversations to practise speech comprehension.
Finntasia	Finntasia Choir is a choral, dance and drama group from Edmonton, Canada, devoted to performing the music of Finnland in both Finnish and English.
Ilmatar Institute	Ilmatar Institute's mission is to foster the arts, creativity and spirituality. Faith, intuition and creativity are a powerful means to the Divine within.
Kaiku Music	This is the link to the web page of the band "KAIKU" that played here in Calgary at the Scandinavian Center on April 25.
Myspace/Kaiku	This site will take you to several songs of the Kaiku band on Myspace - music.
Golden Age	This is Golden Age -seniorportaali. It has lots of info about seniors in Finland, their activities and care.