Announcements

**Reprinted from the Swedish Finn Historical Society.**Most any Finn will tell you with certainty that Santa’s home is in Finland. Indeed, you can Google it and find that he lives with his wife, elves and reindeer in Lapland at the Arctic…

FGGMN President, Barb Wilson, attended the North Star Genealogy Conference on October 24 in Eagan, Minnesota. The conference focused on general genealogy in the state of Minnesota. With an eye on new members, Barb talked to young attendees to learn…

In October, FACA/FFTC held an event in hosting Lotta Leiwo, doctoral candidate at University of Helsinki. Lotta presented “From Toveritar to Today: Exploring Weather Narratives in Finnish-American History”. FGGMN member, Sally Dale, attended the event and thought it was amazing.…

Finnish American Association – Twin Cities Affiliate of Finlandia Foundation National FACA and FFTC! We are excited to proudly announce the name of our newly merged organization.  We want to thank all of you who participated in the naming process.…