The English Garden
*Booking has now closed* The Federation of Finnish-British Societies in collaboration with British Embassy Helsinki invites you to the annual Autumn Seminar on the topic…
Finnbrit Mahjong Club
Welcome to the new Finnbrit Mahjong Club! Meetings take place at Finnbrit and are on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 16.30…
Nursery Rhyme Time Autumn 2022
The group meets on Sundays from 10:00 – 11:30 every other week during the autumn of 2022. Dates: September 11 September 25 October 9 October…
Finnbrit Museum Club – October 2022
The aim of the group is to visit museums and exhibitions in the capital area and socialise. This is an opportunity to meet like-minded English-speaking…
Monthly Members’ Meet-Up – October 2022
Welcome to the Monthly Members’ Meet-Up on Friday the 21st of October. There is no fixed programme or purpose for these meetings. You could think…
The English Book Club October 2022: Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
In autumn 2022, The English Book Club will read Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women (1869). The novel is lengthy, but the next book, The…
An Evening of Artificial Spring Water Tasting with Eero Yli-Vakkuri
Finland does not have any wilderness and we are better off without yearning for it. What would “wilderness” be like? Every tree, branch, and stone…
No flower goes to waste before bringing joy to someone
No flower goes to waste before bringing joy to someone. This is the motto of FloweRescue ry, a charity that collects surplus flowers and donates…
The English Book Club November 2022: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
In autumn 2022, The English Book Club will read Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women (1869). The novel is lengthy, but the next book, The…
Knitting Club Presents: The President’s Ball
The Knitting Club cordially invites you to the annual viewing of the President’s Ball on Finland’s Independence Day on the 6th of December. The exact…
The English Book Club December 2022: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
In autumn 2022, The English Book Club will read Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women (1869). The novel is lengthy, but the next book, The…
Helsinki Morrisers 2022
Join us at our regular fortnightly morris dancing practice. Fun and a friendly welcome are guaranteed. Fitness and experience are not required! We practise…
Knitting Club with IESAF 2022
A social handicraft group gathering on Thursdays 18:30 – 21:00 to do any kind of handicraft like crocheting, quilting, cross stitching and knitting, or fixing…
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Pop-up events
As a member, you can set up your own event!
If you are interested in Cine-Live, Mamu Standup (yes, that is what they call themselves!), Helsinki University Think Corner or Theatre or… anything interesting in English – do invite Finnbrit friends to come along! This gives everyone an opportunity to experience something they might not otherwise do in great Finnbrit company, and you get a Finnbrit subsidised ticket to the event!
How does it work?
Propose an event…+–
… to us at finnbrit@finnbrit.fi with a place, time and date at least 3 weeks ahead of the date, along with a link to the event. In addition, we will need your name and contact details.
We will then post…+–
… all this information and advertise the event on our website and/or our social media, and provide you with the list of names prior to the event. In addition to yourself, there must be a minimum of four people who have signed up for the event.
At the event+–
To keep it simple, everyone gets their own tickets (if applicable) and you, as the leader of the event, should wait for everyone at the ticket booth. Then you can all go to the event as a group, agree where to meet during the interval / break for a chat, and meet up after the event.
Afterwards…+–
Do save your receipt for your ticket to the event, bring it to the office, and we will reimburse you up to EUR 30.
The events will be posted on the Finnbrit website just before the events take place, so do keep a look out and join in the fun!
Click here to view past events