Cultural events
The Finnish-British Society in its role as a friendship society arranges different types of cultural programmes for its members. They include seminars, talks, visits to exhibitions, etc. Under the auspices of the Society there are also clubs for special interests, such as The Finn-Brit Players, The Helsinki Morrisers, The International Folk Club, who arrange their own programmes on a regular basis.
THE SOCIETY'S PREMISES
The Society's premises are centrally located at Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9. It consists of 279 m2, 7 rooms, and has been recently renovated as an office with modern air conditioning, electrical wiring etc. It is easily accessible (tram stop in front of the door) and we are confident that it will serve our activities and functions very well for years to come.
FINNBRIT SOCIAL PROGRAMME
SPRING 2010
Come Curling !
Monday 1 February at 18:00, meeting at Rautatientori ice rink.
Sculptor David Howie ”My work as an environmental artist in Britain."
Thursday 11 February at 18:00 at FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A
Winter walk in Vanhakaupunginlahti
Saturday 13 March, starting from Kulosaari metro station at 12.00, finishing at Vanha Kaupunki (Buses 71,74,68,57)
Recipes for Disaster…? (Katastrofin aineksia)
A talk by John Webster
The director of this documentary film (2008) talks about our dependency on oil and oil-based products. To demonstrate how dependent the western world is on oil-based products, John Webster and his family went on an "oil diet" for a year, and filmed the impact on the life of his family.Come and listen to Anglo-Finnish film director John Webster talk about making this film, his forthcoming project, climate change, and how much documentaries influence us.
Wednesday 24 March at 18:00 at FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A
Kullervo by storyteller Nick Hennessey
Monday 12 April at 18:00 at FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A
Moves and Changes - A Woman is moving out…
A one-woman-show
Saturday 8 May at 19:00 at FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A
WELCOME !
Red Nose Event
Took place in the Iso Omena shopping centre, Espoo on Friday, 30 October between 15:00 - 19:00.
A big thank you to all FINNBRIT volunteers!
In Search of the Good Winter
a talk on Antarctica by Hannele Luukkainen
Thursday 26 November, 18:00-19:30
at FINNBRIT
A Harold Pinter Revue
29 & 30 November, 2 & 4 December, 19:00; 6 December 14:00 & 19:00
at Teatteri Jurkka, Vironkatu 7
Benjamin Britten's
St Nicholas Cantata
Sunday 6 December at 17:00
Kallio Church, Itäinen Papinkatu 2
Includes audience rehearsal and singing!
Finnbrit golf event
The annual FINNBRIT golf event took place in Espoo Ringside Golf on Sunday 30 August starting at 9.00.
The winner was Antti Peussa. See Pictures from recent events below.
Federation Autumn Seminar and 30th Anniversary
The seminar, “The Social Impact of Climate Change” took place at the British Embassy.
The speakers in the seminar were Malcolm Keay (Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies), Kirsten Hastrup (Copenhagen University), Michèle Marin (Adviser to the CEO, INRA, the National Institute for Agricultural Research, France) and Oras Tynkkynen (MP, advisor to the PM on climate change issues).
A panel discussion on “the implications for international relations” was be led by Dr Anna Korppoo (Senior Researcher in the International Politics of Natural Resources and the Environment-research Programme, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs).
After the seminar the Federations’ 30th Anniversary Party took place in Seurahuone/Socis Helsinki. The evening programme was light and bubbly with plenty of music, a few great (and short) speeches and catchy tunes sung by the Part A Boys and the Helsinki Barbershop Quartet.
Sunday games event!
WORDIGO, QUIDDLER, BANANAGRAM –
IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH WHILE PLAYING A VARIETY OF GAMES
BASIC TO PROFICIENT USER/GRANDPARENTS TO GRANDCHILDREN
These are just some of the games we’ll play in order to activate and expand your vocabulary. No previous experience required; they are all easy to learn and fun to play.
Don’t forget, we don’t stop playing games because we get old; we get old because we stop playing games.
The instructor will be a native English speaking language teacher.
Dates: Sundays 25.10 and 15.11 at 14.00
Address: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A9, 00120 Helsinki.
Entrance fee 5€ including refreshments.
Come along and see for yourself!
Moss and Stones, Skin and Bones
Nick Hennessey, a fascinating storyteller, visited FINNBRIT in Helsinki on Sunday, 3 May at 13.00 - 15.00 with his British and Irish folk tales entitled "Moss and Stones, Skin and Bones". A full house enjoyed his compelling performance.
Tickets 8€ for members, 10€ for non-members.
Burns Night 24 January
at Arbetets Vänner was a great success.
Here are some photos of the event.
FINNBRIT BBQ WALK around Luukki
Sunday 1st March at 2pm
15 of us attended a beautiful winter walk and barbecue around Luukki, on the edge of Nuuksio National Park. Sausages, buns and hot squash were provided.
emery_bridget(at)yahoo.co.uk or 050 525 7055 (texts only during working hours please) and giovanni.hawkins(at)kone.com 050 596 7835
NURSERY RHYME TIME
A weekend playgroup for British and Finnish-British families. A place where the kids can sing nursery rhymes and play with each other and the adults can have a coffee and a chat. The group is aimed at families that are either fully English speaking or have at least one native English speaking parent.
TIME: Every other Sunday, 10-12am
Dates in the spring: 17 January, 31 January, 14 February, 28 February, 14 March, 28 March, 11 April, 25 April, 9 May and 23 May.
LOCATION: FINNBRIT premises at Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9, Helsinki
For more information please email to Finn-Guild sohhawkins(at)hotmail.co.uk or FINNBRIT tuija.peussa(at)finnbrit.fi
Come along and join in the fun!
Fun for Children (link)
Cafés scientifiques
Details of the programme are in this pdf document.
Koe ja kuule Lontoo
Koe ja kuule Lontoo on ainutlaatuinen lisäys Lontoon matkaoppaisiin.Voit laittaa cd:n soimaan ja kuunnella asiantuntevan oppaan kertovan suomeksi Lontoon tutuista ja tuntemattomistakin nähtävyyksistä, kaupungin historiasta ja nykypäivästä.
Pirteät musiikkipätkät nitovat kaikkiaan 16 pysähdyspaikkaa yhteen, ja puhetta on kevennetty äänitehosteilla.
Koe ja kuule Lontoo on tarkoitettu sekä ensikertalaisille että kokeneemmille kaupungissa kävijöille. Kahden cd:n paketissa on lähes kaksi ja puoli tuntia tietoa ja tunnelmaa, ja sen kanssa on helppo seikkailla paikan päällä Lontoossa. Opasta on mukava kuunnella jo ennen matkaa tai herätellä sen kanssa muistoja matkan jälkeen.
Se on myös mainio lahjaidea Lontoosta kiinnostuneille ja kaupungissa käyneille.
Oppaan ovat laatineet kauan Lontoon virallisena matkaoppaana toiminut Marjo Sanderson ja Lontoosta raportoiva toimittaja Päivi Ylänen.
CDn voi ostaa FINNBRITin toimistosta hintaan 20€. Voit tilata sen myös postiennakolla hintaan 25€.
Nenäpäivä - Red Nose Day
The Finnish Nenäpäivä website: http://www.nenapaiva.fi/
The International Folk Club
The Folk Club meetings are scheduled on the first Friday of each month at 20.30. All welcome!
Read more about the Folk Club here.
Pictures from recent events
WRITING COMPETITION
Results from the English Language Essay Writing Competition 2009
for lower sixth formers
The Federation of Finnish-British Societies annual English Essay Writing Competition was held for the 26th time on the 7 and 8 of October, 2009. An invitation was sent out to the first class of all sixth forms (“lukios”) in Finland. Teachers then sent in the best essay from each class, and in all 130 essays were received from a total of 61 schools.
The jury was composed of five judges, including representatives from the Helsinki Finnish-British Society, the Finnish Matriculation Examination Board, and the University of Helsinki Department of English. The judges gave first prize to Riku Määttä from Tammerkosken lukio for his essay on what makes a good friend. Riku’s essay was personal, nicely phrased and communicated a sense of genuine emotion and feeling for a close friend. Well done Riku! The judges also wished to specially commend Martti Kaipiainen’s sophisticated essay.
The standard of essays was as usual high, and the judges would like to congratulate the ten runners-up and thank all those who took part in the competition.
Mark Shackleton, Chairman, Essay Writing Competition.
Essay topics:
1. What I like/do not like sports.
2. Begin a story starting “I really can’t imagine how it could have happened…”
3. What makes a good friend?
4. Write a composition that ends with the following: “It was fate that brought us together.”
5. There’s no place like home. Do you agree?
6. When I am a father/mother…
First prize, a trip to England:
Riku Määttä Tammerkosken lukio Topic no 3.
Runners-up prize, an English dictionary:
(in alphabetical order)
Anniina Hyppölä Rauman lukio Topic no. 5.
Mari Juusola Kallion lukio Topic no. 4.
Martti Kaipaiainen Joensuun normaalikoulu Topic no. 3.
Timo Kalliokoski Vaasan lyseon lukio Topic no. 5.
Jarno Keinänen Siilinjärven lukio Topic no. 6.
Tuomas Kekkonen Viitasaaren lukio Topic no. 5.
Antti Kuosmanen Tampereen klassillinen lukio Topic no. 1.
Aksel Mägi Lohjan yhteislyseon lukio Topic no. 1.
Minna Uutela Valkealan lukio Topic no. 2.
Sakari Väkevä Mikkelin yhteiskoulun lukio Topic no. 4.
DEBATING COMPETITION
FINNBRIT järjestää yhteistyössä Suomalais-brittiläisten yhdistysten keskusjärjestön ja suomen englanninopettajien liiton kanssa vuosittain koululaisille suunnatun englanninkielisen väittelykilpailun.
The final of the Debating Competition for 2008 was held at the British Embassy on 18th January.