John Morton’s obelisk and gravesite restoration
FASDV was one of the sponsors in the restoration project of John Morton’s obelisk and gravesite. John Morton was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence in Pennsylvania, who provided the swing vote that made it possible for…
November 2014 Suomi-koulu
In November the Philadelphia Finnish school students learned about Independence Day traditions and events such as “Linnan Juhlat.” The kids came dressed for the party, shook hands with the president, ate tasty food and observed Finland’s 97th birthday. Philadelphian suomi-koululaiset…
Juhannus 2014 – Lavatanssit
Members of FASDV, PSK, and friends had a great time celebrating Juhannus (mid-summer) at Peace Valley Park. The accordionist Ed Hendela played traditional Finnish dance music and set the mood. The grill master, Adam Peritz cooked up hamburgers and hot…
April 2014 Suomi-koulu
The students learned about Finnish summer traditions and customs such as Juhannus and lavatanssit. The “littles” group continued learning letters, letter sounds and long and short vowels while the bigger children worked on spelling and vocabulary. We also continued tanhu…
March 2014 Suomi-koulu
Suomi-koulu students learned about Finnish Easter traditions. They made “virvonta” twigs — willow twigs decorated with colourful feathers, learned rhymes, and planted their Easter grass. Here’s the rhyme, so you can try it on this Easter: ”Virvon varvon tuoreeks terveeks…
Vellamo music workshop
The Philadelphia Suomi-koulu had a great time learning about Finnish folk music this Sunday at a song writing workshop by Vellamo (Pia Leinonen & Joni Tiala). Under Pia and Joni’s instruction the students wrote a song called “Hei hei pupu.” The…
Pikkujoulu 2013
ISO kiitos kaikille / BIG thanks to everyone for all your help in making this year’s Pikkujoulu a big success! I especially want to thank Pastor Talvitie for the beautiful and traditional Christmas service, cantor Kalle Toivio for making it…
October 2013 Suomi-koulu
This year our theme is Finnish traditions and our students began by learning about folk costumes. We learned about the origins of the costumes and looked at some samples as well as discovered their place on the map. The children…
Suomi-koulu Fall Picnic
We had a fun afternoon of playing, learning and crafting at Core Creek Park. The students made shadow boxes from the nature treasures they found and got reacquainted after the summer break.Thank you all for coming!
Penn’s Landing Scandinavian Festival
The Finnish American Society of Delaware Valley and Philadelphia Suomi-koulu booth was a busy spot during the Scandinavian Festival at Penn’s Landing on June 15, 2013. We met many Finns and friends of Finland — some from as far away…