Finnish-British Society r.y. Annual General Meeting 2026
Thursday, 23 April 2026
17:30 – 20:00
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of the Finnish-British Society r.y.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Finnish-British Society will be held on Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 17:30. All Finnbrit members are invited to attend. After the meeting we will enjoy refreshments, each other’s company, and live music by Max Van de Kamp performing songs by Tom Lehrer.
Please inform us of your attendance by Wednesday, 22 April 2026 by booking a place at this event, by email to finnbrit@finnbrit.fi, or by phone +358 9 687 7020.
The meeting will be held on the Finnbrit premises at Fredrikinkatu 20 B 9, 00120 Helsinki.
17:30 – The Annual General Meeting
The agenda for the meeting is:
- Opening the meeting
- Election of the chairperson, secretary, two scrutineers of the minutes and, if necessary, two tellers
- Approving the agenda for the meeting
- Presenting the financial statements, the annual report, and the auditors’ report for 2025
- Granting or refusal to grant the Council and other responsible parties a release from responsibility
- Confirming the action plan, the budget, and the membership and joining fees
- Election of the Council, the chairperson, and two vice-chairpersons
- Election of one or two auditors and at least one and no more than two deputy auditors
- Election of any committee or authorisation of the Council to appoint such committees
- Other matters presented in the letter convening the meeting.
Proposals for any matters to be discussed at the AGM shall be submitted to Chair of the Council, Niina Lemettilä, by email, niina@finnbrit.fi.
19:00 – Live music: Max Van de Kamp plays songs by Tom Lehrer
About the Council:
The Council has a minimum of six meetings and an AGM every year. The council meetings last about 1,5 hours and are usually held on the Finnbrit premises. The members of the Council are elected for one year from the AGM to the following AGM. The Council discusses and makes decisions about the activities of the Society including its strategy, financial operations, the social event programme, the use of the premises and matters relating to the activities of the Finnbrit Language Centre Oy which is wholly owned by the Society.
If you are interested in joining the Finnbrit Council, please contact Chair of the Council, Niina Lemettilä, niina@finnbrit.fi.
You can read a translation of the Finnish-British Society constitution here: finnbrit.fi/constitution/
Kind Regards,
The Council of the Finnish-British Society r.y.
23 March 2026