Check great articles in the Federation of Finnish-British Societies magazines available online.
Some highlights from previous issues:
The Finnbrit 100 Project – you are welcome to contribute!
“The Finnish British Society will turn 95 next year, and of course 100in the not distant future! We have recently started planning hot to best celebrate the events.”
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Memories of Puistokatu
“There has been a lot of time for reminiscing over the last few months, not least with the virus but also during the traditional summer focus on leisure, at least for the teachers. (I know gardeners are working round the clock to meet their planting and quickly harvesting deadlines – see David Stokes tips in this magazine.)”
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Studying in the UK – Real-life experiences and a view to the future!
“Finnbrit held its second Studying in the UK event on Thursday 10th September, 2020. This time the event was held virtually with the panelists attending from Helsinki, Oulu and London.”
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The Winter is Past
“In November 2019, I was asked by Marja-Leena Hyytinen, the Secretary of Culture, if I would be interested in interviewing a couple with a unique story – Helen and David Weston – during the Runeberg week of culture in 2020. The theme would be entitled ‘A love story’.”
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Result of the Finnbrit Writing Competition 2020
“The Federation of the Finnish-British Societies annual English Essay Writing Competition was held for the 37th time on the 15th and 16th of January 2020. The essay titles on these two dates were posted on the Helsinki Finnish-British Society Website for download on the competition day. Teachers then sent in the best essay from each class, and in all 55 shortlisted essays were received from a total of 14 schools throughout Finland.”
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Computer-Delivered IELTS (CD-IELTS) Coming Soon!
“It is of utmost importance we can serve our customers in ways that they prefer – particularly in these difficult times!”
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Sylvi – a story about love
“Sylvi is a play in four acts written by Minna Canth, a Finnish writer and social activist. It is a passion project for the translator and co-director, Pauliina Munukka, who has been haunted by the story ever since she saw it on stage as a child, with her sister playing the leading role.”
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Celebration of 100 years of Diplomacy between Finland and Britain
“Listening to Her Majesty’s Ambassador (HMA) Tom Dodd is rather like an expectant trainspotter experiencing an old steam engine flash past – one glimpses a lot but knows that there’s much more behind the spectacle that one doesn’t quite grasp.”
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Celebration of 100 years of Diplomacy between Finland and Britain
“Do you know what the Finnbrit office personnel do? Sit at the office and sip tea, watch football and cricket live broadcasts, and pop-in to Embassy events? Hummm… time for an update!”
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A hard day’s night at Finnbrit
“Open Day on 15 August at Finnbrit in Helsinki, held to coincide with the height of the city’s downtown summer festivities on the Night of the Arts, has now become a permanent feature in the calendar of the English language and cultural scene in town.”
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Introduction of Ulla Pegg
“Hello, my name is Ulla Pegg. I started as the Executive Director for Finnbrit in mid-March in the footsteps of Harriet Lindeberg-Saapunki. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Harriet for her passion in leading Finnbrit successfully over the past years!”
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Result of the Finnbrit Writing Competition 2019
“The Federation of Finnish-British Societies annual English Essay Writing Competition was held for the 35th time on the 16th and 17th of January 2019. The essay titles on these two dates were posted on the Helsinki Finnish-British Society website for download on the competition day. Teachers then sent in the best essay from each class, and in all 107 shortlisted essays were received from a total of 29 schools throughout Finland.”
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