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(PASADENA, California – November 29, 2016) – Finlandia Foundation National (FFN), the premier network of Finnish-American organizations in the U.S., is now accepting applications for its 2017 scholarships. Fulltime undergraduate (sophomore or higher) students and graduate students at accredited post-secondary institutions in the U.S. or Finland are eligible to apply for scholarships. The recipients in…

Distance Learning Courses: Beginning Swedish and Intermediate Swedish are being offered through the University of California Cross Campus Enrollment Program in the Fall 2016 quarter. For more information, contact Kerry Allen at allen@humnet.ucla.edu.

Distance Learning Courses: Beginning Finnish FINNISH 1A and Intermediate Finnish FINNISH 102A are being offered through the University of California Cross Campus Enrollment Program in the Fall 2016 quarter. For more information, contact Kerry Allen at allen@humnet.ucla.edu.   .

Distance Learning Courses: Beginning Danish SCAND 4A and Intermediate Danish SCAND 100A are being offered through the University of California Cross Campus Enrollment Program in the Fall 2016 quarter. For more information, contact Kerry Allen at allen@humnet.ucla.edu.  

Nordic Leaders White House Arrival Ceremony- May 13, 2016 President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the president of Finland along with the prime ministers of Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark to the White House for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit. Their agenda included discussions on counter-terrorism efforts, climate change, and nuclear security. In his remarks, President Obama…

Check out this clever website, Scandinavia and the World, featuring excellent comics focusing on the relationships between the Nordic countries!

There is now an online written course for preparation for the Tisus exam, the equivalent of the TOEFL for foreign students wishing to study at Swedish universities and colleges.