Finnish Society of Sydney Inc.

12/05/2026

A special invitation from The Ambassadors of Finland and Norway to Australia to join a cultural reception event in Sydney! Please RSVP today! https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/Nordic_Voices_in_Literature_Finlands_Sofi_Oksanen_and_Norways_Anne_Beate_Hovind_3476

02/05/2026

We were honoured to host Minister Ville Tavio, Ambassador Arto Haapea, Special Advisor Tuomas Tähti, Unit Director Marja Kuosmanen, Deputy Head of Mission Ahti Törrönen & Public Diplomacy Specialist Cassandra Botros last night at our Vappu Party! Thanks once again to the Estonian Society for co hosting this fabulous event with us!

Pictured: Eija Kaarina Burge (FSS), Annika Vasara-Blunden (FSS Secretary), Ave Nukki (Estonian Society President), Ambassador Arto Haapea, Minister Ville Tavio, Niina Tujula (FSS Vice President), Miia Groenewald (FSS Treasurer) & Samuel Rusanen (FSS)

30/04/2026

Early bird tickets still available!
Vappu Party 2026! 🎉🥳🍾🕺💃🏻
Finnish Society of Sydney & Estonian Society of Sydney present Vappu 2026!
Dance the night away to the LIVE BAND, ‘Jericho’, and enjoy Finnish/Estonian Vappu food and drinks available for purchase.
When: Friday 1st May 2026 6pm-11pm
Where: Estonia House 141-143 Campbell St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Tickets $25 pre-sale using the link below or $35 at the door.
Tickets:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1536533

29/04/2026

Early bird tickets still available!

Vappu Party 2026! 🎉🥳🍾🕺💃🏻

Finnish Society of Sydney & Estonian Society of Sydney present Vappu 2026!

Dance the night away to the LIVE BAND, ‘Jericho’, and enjoy Finnish/Estonian Vappu food and drinks available for purchase.

When: Friday 1st May 2026 6pm-11pm

Where: Estonia House 141-143 Campbell St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Tickets $25 pre-sale using the link below or $35 at the door.

Tickets:

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1536533

Hope to see you there!

18/04/2026

Vappu Party 2026! 🎉🥳🍾🕺💃🏻

Finnish Society of Sydney & Estonian Society of Sydney present Vappu 2026!

Dance the night away to the LIVE BAND, ‘Jericho’, and enjoy Finnish/Estonian Vappu food and drinks available for purchase.

When: Friday 1st May 2026 6pm-11pm

Where: Estonia House 141-143 Campbell St, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Tickets $25 pre-sale using the link below or $35 at the door.

Tickets:

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1536533

Hope to see you there!

15/04/2026

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made the 58th Suomi Päivät/Finnish Games in Sydney 2026 such a memorable and meaningful event! 🇫🇮💙
To all our attendees, participants, volunteers, and organisers, your energy, dedication, and enthusiasm brought this event to life. It was incredible to see so many people come together to celebrate, compete, connect, and share in our traditions.
A special thank you as well to our generous raffle sponsors for your support and contributions!
Events like these are a powerful reminder of the strength of our community. The spirit of togetherness, friendship, and cultural pride truly shone throughout the Games, and it’s what makes this gathering so special year after year.
Kiitos kaikille, thank you all and we look forward to seeing you again next Easter in Canberra!
Please share your photos from the weekend in the comment’s 😊

07/04/2026

Finnish Society of Sydney- 58th Finnish Easter Games Grand Raffle Raffle - Winners Announcement

Thank you to everyone who participated in our raffle. We're delighted to announce the winners:

1st Prize: Winner: Ulla Mäkinen - Ticket #227

2nd Prize: Winner: Brett Gaunt - Ticket #129

3rd Prize: Winner: Alisa Moore - Ticket #483

4th Prize: Winner: Anna Isenberg - Ticket #85

5th Prize: Winner: Eeva-Liisa Langille - Ticket #237

6th Prize: Winner: Michael Borg - Ticket #407

7th Prize: Winner: Pia Kammermann - Ticket #350

8th Prize: Winner: Tim McIlwaine - Ticket #555

9th Prize: Winner: Tanja Kankaanpaa - Ticket #592

10th Prize: Winner: Tim Pond-saarelainen - Ticket #656

11th Prize: Winner: Fiona Shannon - Ticket #47

12th Prize: Winner: Theresa Kotila - Ticket #369

13th Prize: Winner: Victoria Lacey - Ticket #57

14th Prize: Winner: Leena Jokinen - Ticket #573

15th Prize: Winner: Ulla Mäkinen - Ticket #221

16th Prize: Winner: Miia Niskanen - Ticket #756

17th Prize: Winner: Drew Ikin - Ticket #212

18th Prize: Winner: Ulla Hietamaki - Ticket #678

19th Prize: Winner: Susan Lagerlow - Ticket #19

20th Prize: Winner: Shane Gaunt - Ticket #513

21st Prize: Winner: Alison Lappalainen - Ticket #635

22nd Prize: Winner: [Identity Withheld] - Ticket #457

23rd Prize: Winner: Tuuli de Moet - Ticket #189

24th Prize: Winner: Rene Ratilainen - Ticket #743

25th Prize: Winner: Marnie Smith - Ticket #292

26th Prize: Winner: Eija Pajunen - Ticket #708

27th Prize: Winner: Elisa Mokany - Ticket #30

28th Prize: Winner: [Identity Withheld] - Ticket #149

29th Prize: Winner: Jaana Raina - Ticket #445

30th Prize: Winner: Kirsi Koskenniska-Roth - Ticket #282

Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone for supporting Finnish Society of Sydney Inc.!

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02/04/2026

The bar is now open- Kippis!!!

02/04/2026

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Enjoy the preparation video and follow the pesisworldcup2026 instagram page!

01/04/2026

Thanks to Finnair for donating this collectable model A350-900 which features in our Grand Easter Raffle https://rafflelink.com.au/fss-finnishgames2026