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The AGM of 2024 will be held at our weekend in Hull 26-28 April.
Our members’ activities are listed below:
25 / 04 / 2024
Danish-Scottish Society
Faroe Islands Flag Dag, Reception in Edinburgh.
25 / 04 / 2024
Anglo-Swedish Society
Young Members Evening.
26 / 04 / 2024
Royal Swedish Golfing Society
Spring Meeting & AGM.
26 / 04 / 2024
Danish-Scottish Society
Exhibition by Danish artist Lys Hansen, private viewing.
28 / 04 / 2024
Danish-Scottish Society
Lunch in Moffat.
30 / 04 / 2024
Anglo-Swedish Society
Valborg.
30 / 04 / 2024
Anglo-Swedish Society
Annual General Meeting.
01 / 05 / 2024
Scottish Norwegian Society (Glasgow)
Annual General Meeting.
01 / 05 / 2024
Danish-Scottish Society
Talk on the Danish Folk High School in Scotland by Camilla Kornerup.
04 / 05 / 2024
Danish-Scottish Society
Coffee Meeting in Dundee.
04 / 05 / 2024
Swedish Church in London
Flea Market.
11 / 05 / 2024
Swedish Church in London
Eurovision, watched in the Church.
11 / 05 / 2024
York Anglo-Scandinavian Society
By train to Whitby on the North York Moors Railway.
11 / 05 / 2024
Danish Church in London
Fair at the Church.
14 / 05 / 2024
Anglo-Danish Society
AGM & Ambassdor's Reception.
14 / 05 / 2024
Royal Swedish Golfing Society
International Meeting (14-18 May).
17 / 05 / 2024
Scottish Norwegian Society (Glasgow)
Grunnlovsdag - 17. Mai - Norwegian Constitution Day: Procession & Celebrations in Edinburgh.
17 / 05 / 2024
Orkney Norway Friendship Association
Syttende mai celebration.
22 / 05 / 2024
Northants Anglo-Scandinavian Society
Spring lunch.
07 / 06 / 2024
Royal Swedish Golfing Society
Summer Meeting.
13 / 06 / 2024
Anglo-Finnish Society
Walk in the Inns of Court guided by Barrister Peter Hofford.
19 / 06 / 2024
Anglo-Swedish Society
Royal Ascot.
21 / 06 / 2024
York Anglo-Scandinavian Society
Sankt Hans Aften - Celebrating Midsummer.
26 / 06 / 2024
Anglo-Swedish Society
A visit to Goodworth Clatford Vineyard.
28 / 09 / 2024
Royal Swedish Golfing Society
Autumn Meeting (28-29 Sept.).
10 / 10 / 2024
Anglo-Finnish Society
Pre-War Rolls-Royce Motor Cars with a Finnish Connection, a talk by Sir John Stuttard.
29 / 11 / 2024
Anglo-Finnish Society
Tour of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
06 / 12 / 2024
Anglo-Danish Society
Centenary Gala Dinner at Drapers' Hall.
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The Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen (and Founder and Artistic Director of the annual Baltic Sea Festival) is together with Nile Rodgers awarded the 2024 Polar Music Prize. This prize was founded in 1989 by Stig ”Stikkan” Anderson, the
publisher, lyricist and manager of ABBA. The prize money is approx. £75,000 GBP.
PM (Eng): Nile Rodgers and Esa-Pekka Salonen announced as 2024 Polar Music Prize Laureates
Stockholm, Tuesday 12 March: Nile Rodgers, award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, guitarist and co-founder of CHIC, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, esteemed conductor and composer, are announc...The 2024 Polar Music Prize is awarded to Esa-Pekka Salonen from Finland.
The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig ”Stikkan” Anderson, a true legend in the history of Swedish popular music. Stig Anderson was thepublisher, lyricist and manager of ABBA.
#polarmusicprize
PM (Eng): Nile Rodgers and Esa-Pekka Salonen announced as 2024 Polar Music Prize Laureates
Stockholm, Tuesday 12 March: Nile Rodgers, award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, guitarist and co-founder of CHIC, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, esteemed conductor and composer, are announc...Swedish Ludwig Göransson has won his second Oscar, this time for his exceptional musical composition in the film “Oppenheimer”: The haunting violin theme and synthesizers effectively captured the essence of the biopic about nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Ludwig Göransson Wins His Second Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer' Score
Ludwig Göransson made good on an awards-season sweep by winning an Academy Award Sunday night for the music of "Oppenheimer," his second career win for best original score. The Oscar completes a run ...March News from the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland
www.fininst.uk
1. Thursday 28 March at 6.30pm.
The Royal Society of Arts, in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute London, the Delegation of Flanders (Embassy of Belgium) in the UK and Ireland, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, the Cyprus High Commission and EUNIC London (European Union National Institutes for Culture), will host a discussion on:
Global environmental challenges: Lessons from Ukraine discussion event
What can other parts of the world learn from Ukraine, as it pioneers bringing acts of ecocide into the discussion of justice in the context of war?
The speakers include Marjukka Porvari who works as an environmental expert at the European Commission’s Ukraine Service under the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. Marjukka Porvari has over 20 years of experience of working for the third sector, central government and research institutions, focusing especially on environmental issues in Eastern Europe.
The event takes place in person and online, more info on our website. Please register via the Eventbrite link.
2. Circus artist Henri Kangas: 'Mentoring opens up doors to new networks'
We interviewed Henri Kangas from Jam Shenanigans, who gave us insight into his work and his experiences with the mentoring programme he took taking part in. The programme was organised in collaboration with Circus & Dance Info Finland and Performing HEL showcase.
Read the interview on our website!
3. Apply for Below Zero Finnish Art Award by 8 April!
There's still time to apply for the Below Zero Finnish Art Award! The award consists of a mentored residency and a solo exhibition at Beaconsfield Gallery in London in 2025, and also an exhibition at the Serlachius Museums in Mänttä in 2026. Visit our website for more info!
4. More things that might interest you:
Outi Pieski's solo exhibition at Tate St Ives got a 5-star review from the Guardian! The exhibition is open until 6 May.
Murmurations group exhibition at the Bowes Museum in Durham features works from artists Hanna Tuulikki and Henna Asikainen amongst others. More info on the museum's website.
Self-Determination: A Global Perspective group exhibition is on until 21 April at IMMA in Dublin, featuring Finnish artist Minna Henriksson's work. More info on our website.
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus featuring Finnish soprano Anu Komsi perform Brahms, Rautavaara and Sallinen at the Barbican on Friday 8th of March at 7.30pm.
The Finnish Institute in London is an expert on Finnish culture and society, working in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Anglo-Finnish Anglo-Swedish Society
www.anglofinnishsociety.org
Annual General Meeting
MAR 13, 2024
Annual General Meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 followed by a light buffet dinner.
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