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Historiamme
Kesällä 2008 ilmestyi Lauri Toiviasen kirja Vapaan Sanan vaiheista. Tämän linkin takana voitte lukea myös VS:n 75-vuotisjuhlanumeron reportaaseja ja haastatteluja.
This
page offers links to English language features published earlier, some
dating back to 2002. English features of late can be accessed through
links on the main page.
Visit also Editorials in English
At long last a Finnish Canadian MP in Ottawa
MP Megan Leslie is of Finnish-Canadian extraction. Her mother was born in Finland. Originally from Kirkland Lake, Northern Ontaro, Megan Leslie (NDP) represents Halifax. Read a Vapaa Sana feature, published in issue 42/08.
Finnishness is a power chord in a world of cacophony for pianist Heidi Saario and singer Cindy Koistinen. VS discussed what is it to be a musician in modern day Canada. (November 2007)
Attitudes towards Finland have varied on the Finnish Canadian scene
The impact of the Finnish civil war of 1918 lingered on here in Canada. The fact that Finland and Germany were cobelligerents in 1941-1944 alienated many friends of Finland. In the atmosphere of the Cold War the attitudes changed quickly. (November 2007)
"It was our common
effort..."
House of Finland in Toronto observed its 25th
anniversary in late September 2007. That brought back memories to many.
Sit back and enjoy while Vapaa Sana tells you the story of House of Finland.
(September 2007)
Europe
is his message
A feature about the efforst of the chairman of
the EU Canada Chamber of Commerce to make Europe better known in Canada.
(April 2007)
The
Eastern Border of Finland since 1300
(3.10.2006)
Continuity prevails in Finnish politics.
Counsellor Matti Aaltola addressed the annual
meeting of the CFF in Toronto.
(May 2007)
Jules Paivio is a retired professor
of
archicture, a socialist and a veteran of the Spanish civil war of the
late 1930s. Juha Mäkinen of Vapaa Sana interviewed Jules Päiviö
in June 2006.
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Finland
interested in Canada's immigration policy, multiculturalism
(A VS feature from June 2006)
Major pledge towards the establishment of a Chair
of Finnish in Toronto
(22.6.2006)
Column: Canadian press too tabloid
(June 2006)
New honorary consul hopes to be useful
(18.5.2006)
You and Vapaa
Sana
(11.5.2006)
Lord of the Rings motivated to study Finnish culture (4.5.2006)
The
Names of 2008
See
some of the people who made news on the Finnish Canadian scene in
2008. We think they deserve a special mention. They are MP Megan Leslie,
pastor Lionel Ketola, industrialist Hans Myrskog, violinist and Order
of Canada recipient Andrea Hansen and the deputy Canadian representative
at the Finnish Expatriate Parliament, Veli Niinimaa. (Published in Vapaa
Sana in December 2009)
Now
that you can vote.
A
VS feature about the level of
knowledge amongst the "new Finns".
A
new Finnish landmark in Toronto?
Read
about the plans to build a new Finnish Canadian center
for housing and social ventures.
Considering to live in Finland?
Would it be worthwhile to move from Canada to Finland? A Vapaa Sana editorial notes that the Finnish day care system for children, free post secondary education and the rules of the labor market may be an incentive for certain groups and professions. Finland is upgrading its efforts at trying to attract immigrants. See the editorial.
The "best selling" Finnish Canadian?
Anthony Majanlahti is a Finnish Canadian, a dual citzen and could go for an Italian as well. His books about the history of Rome have sold well, and a new book about Rome during the Mussolini era is nearing completion, Anthony Majanlahti was interviewed in issue 38/08.
Census: 130 000 Canadians share the Finnish legacy
The Finnish Canadian scene was for decades undermined by ideological divisions, at times encouraged from Finland. See the section of editorials.
Alive and kicking
Not everybody thinks that Finnish is a language spoken only by elder people. John Kaye spent a year in Helsinki and learned to speak perfect Finnish.
Europe is his message
The mental distance between Canada and Europe
has somewhat widened during the current conservative reign in Canada.
But this has not discouraged the president of the EU Canada Chamber of
Commerce, Mr Christian C Frayssignes. He is committed to making Europe
and its values better known in Canada. Read
this Vapaa Sana feature from April 2007.
The Finnish Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a member of the EU Canada Chamber of Commerce.
Is a joint Finnish Canadian identity possible? A feature in FCR on July 5, 07.
"The Finnhorse has "sisu"
A feature in FCR on August 2, 07
Now if only they were all Vapaa
Sana subscribers...
In search of a better life: Timmins and her lumbercamp
women
Toronto Mayor David Miller at the opening of an exhibit of the ethnic media at the City Hall in July 2008.
