Final Finnish Film of this Season : "Postia Pappi Jaakobille" ("Letters to Father Jacob") (FREE)

Hei kaikki!

The last Finnish film of the year is a beautiful film directed by Klaus Härö. Tervetuloa!

Letters to Father Jacob (Postia pappi Jaakobille)

Letter’s to Father Jacob (2009) tells the story of pastor Jacob and a pardoned convict Leila. Left with few options, Leila agrees to work as a personal assistant for Jacob, who is blind. Her main duty is to read him letters where people ask him for help. Answering the letters has become the most rewarding aspect of Jacob’s life, whereas Leila is not interested in religious matters and finds the whole business worthless. But then the letters stop coming, and Leila finds herself cast in an unexpected role. The film was well received by critics and audiences in Finland and abroad. 1 h 12 min.

 

Here’s a link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_gWe4TcIM8

Tuesday, December 4th at 6 pm

UC Berkeley campus
Dwinelle Hall Room B4

FREE, all are welcome
Subtitled in English

Tervetuloa!

Finnish Independence Day Celebration TODAY in Berkeley!

Finland’s 95th Independence Day Celebration

Berkeley Finnish Kaleva Hall, December 2, 2012, 2:00 pm

*****

Porilaisten Marssi
Magaret Saarni, Richard Saarni, Heikki Koskinen and Tuula Cotter-Tossavainen
Flag Bearers: Katriina Mattsson and Natalia Mäntynen-Smith

National Anthems: Star Spangled Banner and Maamme…..………..……………..Audience
Welcoming Remarks, Mistress of Ceremonies………………………….Alison Anja Kastama
Finlandia by Jean Sibelius - Accordion Solo ………………………………………Thor Miao

*****

Main Address and Greetings from the Government of Finland
Honorary Consul General Michel Wendell

*****

Music Program
Kati Pienimäki-Schenker, vocals; Heikki Koskinen, piano and tenor recorder;
Tuula Cotter-Tossavainen, violin; Ann McChesney, accordion

* Kalevala melody (trad)
* Romanssi (Nils Eric Fougstedt)
* Rannalla (Vesa Tuomi)
* Päivänsäde ja menninkäinenReino Helismaa)
* Missä muruseni on (Jenni Vartiainen)
* Kulkuri ja joutsen (Lasse Dahlquist)

*****


Dedication of Oscar Linna Panel ‘Industry and Science’
Irma Järvenpää
Tributes to Elisabeth Cornu, Melissa Mork, Sue Oksanen, Fredric Mork and Kirsti Käkelä-Bellows

*****

Tekes Activities in the Bay Area
(Tekes is the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation)Mirja Kaarlela, Santa Clara Tekes Office Manager

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Introduction of Finnish Scholars and Students
Sirpa Tuomainen

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Collection for the Kaleva Hall Building Fund
(Checks can be made to UFKB&S #21)

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Ending Song: Kotimaani ompi Suomi………………………………………Audience

*****

Refreshments are served after the Program in the Cafeteria




A $5.00 donation for refreshments requested.


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LECTURE: The Power of 'Open': Collective Intelligence, Crowdsourcing and Co-Creation - by Tanja Aitamurto FREEThurs 10/18 @ Stanford

Tanja Aitamurto

Welcome to my talk at Stanford on Thursday afternoon at 4.30pm! It is an open event, so anybody can come! http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/events/the_power_of_open_collective_intelligence_crowdsourcing_and_cocreation/

The Power of 'Open': Collective Intelligence, Crowdsourcing and Co-creation - Program on Liberation.

liberationtechnology.stanford.edu

AbstractThe manifestations of 'open' are permeating the society enabled by the rise of participatory culture and

Now thru Oct 11 Finnish Play "Happy to Stand at The ACT Costume Shop, 1117 Market St; SF!!!

WED-THU Oct 3rd - 11th Finnish play "Happy to Stand" by Sirkku Peltola, translated by Eva Buchwald at the Costume Shop, 1117 Market St, San Francisco.  More details from Kati Schenker at katsch22@yahoo.com

 

DESCRIPTION: Gram and her daughter, Aili, share a 78-square-foot apartment. Yet even when Aili's two rude children unexpectedly return home, followed by Gram's secret friend, an Iraqi immigrant, this crowded home seems filled with possibility. Conceived by one of Finland's most-performed playwrights, Happy to Stand asks: How much space do we really need?

 

Written by Sirkku Peltola
Translated by Eva Buchwald
Directed by Domenique Lozano

UC Berkeley Finnish Film Night "Hella W" Tomorrow Night at 6 p.m.

Finnish film night

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Hella W

Hella W (2011) is based on the true story of playwright, politician and businesswoman Hella Wuolijoki (1886-1954). In what was still very much a man’s world, Wuolijoki managed to write successful plays and create a thriving business. Wuolijoki was also very active politically, promoting left-wing ideas. She had connections to the Soviet Union, which made the Finnish authorities increasingly suspicious – especially after the beginning of the Finnish Continuation War in 1941. While following the life of this exceptional woman, the film also touches on key moments in Finnish history from the independence to the 1940s.

Here is a link to the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MHFXL59N0k

The film will be shown on UCB campus, in

Dwinelle Hall, room B4, at 6 pm on Tuesday, October 9th.

It is free, open to everyone, and subtitled in English.

Tervetuloa!

(The doors on the Campanile side are unlocked. As you enter from the
Campanile side, turn left and then take the stairs on the left to the bottom floor.)

Questions?  Contact issa@berkeley.edu

CAL Finnich Conversation Hour -- date change

Hei kaikki,

The Finnish Conversation Hour on UCB campus this week is not on Wednesday but on Friday at the Free Speech Cafe at 4 pm (http://www.yelp.com/biz/free-speech-movement-cafe-berkeley)

. We'll meet on the terrace.

Tervetuloa!

 

Amanda Pirilä  

amanda.pirila@gmail.com

PLAY: Happy to Stand, by Sirkku Peltola... at The Costume Shop, SF, Oct 3-11 ($200

Hei kaikki, hello Everyone!

(pardon, if some of you may get this as a repeat, or if you are not in the Bay-Area, and i made a mistake. Please do forward on tho anyone that might be interested.)

Here is a play you should try to go see, put on by A.C.T., with a fantastic cast; a Finnish play translated into English. American premiere, tix - if i have info correctly -  $20, please check the links!

October 3–11, 2012 Happy to Stand by Sirkku Peltola Translated by Eva Buchwald Directed by Domenique Lozano Gram and her daughter, Aili, share a 78-square-foot apartment. Yet even when Aili's two rude children unexpectedly return home, followed by Gram's secret friend, an Iraqi immigrant, this crowded home seems filled with possibility. Conceived by one of Finland's most-performed playwrights, Happy to Stand asks: How much space do we really need? Click here to buy tickets to this production Performances take place at The Costume Shop, 1117 Market Street, San Francisco.

This is the link to the page where folks can buy tickets: https://tickets.act-sf.org/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=1177C168-55A2-434D-9B54-

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Roope Hourula died

Berkeley Resident Roope Hourula died. He will be missed by many.

9/15 at 11 AM Consular Corps Scandinavian Soccer tournament will again be played at Piper Park in Larkspur, South Marin County. If you haven't already, please start practicing! We also need cheering section to support our Finnish Team. Dress in your blue and white and spend a fun afternoon with the Danes, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes

SEPTEMBER 15th SAT at 11.00am



Consular Corps Scandinavian Soccer tournament will again be played at Piper Park in Larkspur, South Marin County.  If you haven't already, please start practicing!  We also need cheering section to support our Finnish Team.  Dress in your blue and white and spend a fun afternoon with the Danes, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes.

Air Guitar Championships held in Finland, today

Air Guitar Championships held in Finland, today.

American wins real guitar prize!!!