Friends of FinnBrits

26/08/2026

Docent Anssi Roiha is a special education teacher and English teacher by training, specializing in differentiated teaching. Come and listen to Roiha's webinar on differentiation in English teaching on Monday 5 October 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. The main focus of the event is on middle school teaching.

26/08/2026

Participants Needed for Master’s Dissertation 🌿
Hello! My name is Vanessa, and I’m a master’s student at the University of Manchester studying Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding.
I’m currently conducting my dissertation research, which explores whether people’s experiences of nature and natural environments differ depending on where they currently live.
🌍 I’m looking for participants who are:
• From Finland and currently living in the UK, or
• From the UK and currently living in Finland.
The questionnaire takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete and is fully anonymous. No personally identifiable information will be collected.
The questionnaire is available in both English and Finnish, so you can choose whichever language you feel most comfortable using.
Finding participants for research can be very challenging, so I would be extremely grateful if you could take part — and I’d really appreciate it if you could also share this post with anyone who you think might be interested in taking part. 💚
Thank you so much for your time and support!

Here is the link to my questionnaire that is in English 🇬🇧:
https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_0AMwA0qSYZjaa10

And here is the link to the Finnish version 🇫🇮:
https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_2hm5aMjpSmMUaZU

25/08/2026

https://nordicedit.fi/eln2026/

NEaT is pleased to announce ELN2026 Language Under Pressure which will be held in Helsinki and online on Friday 18 September 2026. Join us for the highlight of the NEaT year! Registration for ELN2026 is open. The full ELN2026 Programme is now live. English as a Lingua Nordica is NEaT’s popular ann...

21/08/2026

The Federation of Finnish-British Societies in collaboration with British Embassy Helsinki invites you to the annual Autumn Seminar on the topic of:

“A Century-Old Residence meets The Planet of the Microbes”

on Friday, the 25th of September 2026

Friday, 25 September. The Federation of Finnish-British Societies in collaboration with British Embassy Helsinki invites you to the annual Autumn Seminar on the topic of: "A Century-Old Residence meets The Planet of the Microbes"

21/08/2026

This promises to be a great event! St Nicholas' Anglican Church, Helsinki

13/08/2026

Come and see what Finnbrit is all about!
We open our doors to the public on Thursday, the 27th of August for the annual Finnbrit Open House. During the day, you can visit us for free lessons with our expert language trainers and free English level tests. During the evening, our premises will be filled with lively entertainment, including some wonderful live music.

Open House Schedule

Free Lessons and Tests (booking required)

12.00 – 12:45 From Self-Doubt to Self-Confidence
13:00 – 13:45 The Benefits of Learning English
13:00 – 15.00 Free Level Testing
14:00 – 14:45 Small Talk in English
15:00 – 15:45 Boost your Vocabulary
16:00 – 16:45 Prepositions – The Curse of the English Language
17:00 – 17:45 Finnish Language Café

Entertainment (no booking required)

18:00 – 18:45 The Finnbrit Folk Club Band, set I

19:00 – 19:45 Pub Quiz with prizes!

20:00 – 20:45 The Finnbrit Folk Club Band, set II

08/05/2026

The Irish Writers Centre have now opened their 2026 International Debut Novel Competition, which gives aspiring novelists from around the world the chance to skip the slush pile and pitch their books directly to industry-leading agents and editors (either in person here in Ireland, or online).

Previous winners have gone on to sign with world-class agents and publish their work with presses including Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan and 4th Estate, among many, many others.

All information on the competition is available here: https://irishwriterscentre.ie/international-debut-novel-competition/

05/05/2026

The Association of Teachers of English will be hosting an exciting "Exploring Scotland" event in Kuopio on the 30th July, 2026. The day's activities will be followed by a whiskey tasting event in the evening.
Early bird discounts are available to Finnbrit members. https://www.suomenenglanninopettajat.fi/?p=8657

22/04/2026

Don't let the folk police catch you missing the best party of the year! 🎻🚨

We're playing at the Finnish-British Society 100-Year Anniversary Party where we'll be teaching dances from across the UK.

The party starts at 5pm on the 23rd May right by the sea shore at Poliisien kesäkoti in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. Link in the comments for tickets!