Ten reasons why Canada and Finland are secretly sisters, separated at birth
Reason #1: Hockey. Need I say more? But just in case: Reason #2: Finland’s huge telecom communications company, Nokia, is responsible for...
The Young Finnish Women Pioneers of Montreal
The earliest waves of Finnish immigrants to Montreal consisted overwhelmingly of young Finnish women. Unlike in other areas of Canada,...
Under the North Star
In 2014, I produced this documentary, featuring many of the members of St. Michael's/St. Mikaelin Finnish church, who traveled and sang...
The annual Finnish St.Mikaelin Bazaar
The bazaar is a chance for all Montreal Finns, whether they're 'church people' or not, to get together and enjoy each other's company,...
It all started with young Finnish immigrant women...
St. Michael's Finnish church in Montreal is unique - it was a group made up mostly of young working class Finnish immigrant women who...
LUTHER SHORT FILM
Why is this particular church 'Lutheran' and what makes it so? This blog post introduces you to Martin Luther (after whom Martin Luther...
