Strong ties have existed between individual citizens of Canada and Finland as a result of immigration, business, educational and cultural exchanges, tourism, etc. since the early twentieth century. More formal interactions between the two nations occur at the level of diplomatic and other inter-governmental exchanges and in international venues.
As its name suggests, the mission of the Canadian Friends of Finland (Ottawa), or CFF, is to help strengthen and enrich the relations between the two nations at the levels of individuals, and of social, cultural and educational groups. Through the various activities it organises for its members, the CFF provides a network of contacts among Canadians interested in Finland.
The Canadian Friends of Finland (Ottawa) began in 1988 as a branch of Canadian Friends of Finland based in Toronto. In 1993 Canadian Friends of Finland (Ottawa) incorporated as a non-profit charitable corporation under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act.
CFF (Ottawa) has among its stated objectives
a) to develop, promote and encourage friendly relations among the
peoples of Finland and Canada and to foster and extend friendly
relations among individuals interested in Finnish-Canadian
relations,
b) to provide a network of contacts among Canadians interested in
Finland by encouraging and/or sponsoring social, cultural and
educational events, and
c) to provide contacts and to work as an intermediary between
Canadian and Finnish cultural, academic and scientific groups.
To carry out its mission, the CFF (Ottawa) organises various types of
events and activities for its members, such as
a) talks and presentations by the Finnish Ambassador to Canada and
members of the staff of the Embassy of Finland on a variety of
current subjects,
b) talks by academics, writers and other experts from Finland and
Canada,
c) concerts by Finnish and Canadian artists,
d) celebrations, in Ottawa, of various Finnish national and
cultural events, such as Juhannus,
e) participation in events organised by other groups with
complementary missions, such as the Nordic Society,
f) screening of films and videos from Finland or about Finland, and
g) a Newsletter.
Canadian Friends of Finland (Ottawa)
P.O. Box 55071
240 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1P 1A1
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