November 16, 2024, Pohjankartano School, Leevi Madetojankatu, Oulu Yes, for the fifth time, volunteers from the Polish Association in Northern Finland proudly represented Poland and its culinary traditions at the extremely popular event in Oulu – the Colorful Restaurant – Värikäs Ravintola! The Polish stand, one of the twenty participants in this event, has long […]
Let’s Read Together – Luetaan – November 2024
November 13, 2024, Pekuri Library in Oulu The meetings at Pekuri Library, where we read fairy tales to children in both Polish and Finnish, have already become a permanent part of the event calendar of the Association of Poles in Northern Finland. This time, we read Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Our older children eagerly helped […]
Polish Independence Day 2024
Sunday, November 10, 2024, TurusenSaha, Oulu Moving, humorous, filled with touching music and conversations… these are just some of the comments we heard from participants at the Polish Independence Day celebrations in Oulu. On the occasion of Poland’s most important national holiday, we gathered in the cozy hall of TurusenSaha in Pikisaari, where the evening […]
Meeting with the Polish Author – Jakub Bartecki
Friday, November 1, 2024, Bar & Restaurant ZIVAGO, Oulu In the cozy atmospheric setting of the Zivago Bar & Restaurant, on the evening of Friday, November 1st, a very special event for the local Polish community took place – a literary event with the young writer from Częstochowa, Mr. Jakub Bartecki. The literary meeting was […]
SPPF at the Opening of the Town Hall in Oulu
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Town Hall in Oulu Representatives of the Polish Association in Northern Finland were invited to take part in this event, which was called – Multicultural Oulu. After a long renovation, the authorities of Oulu officially reopened the doors of the Town Hall with great fanfare and organized a week full of […]
Trip to Varjakka
September 21, 2024, Varjakka Island, Oulu The trip to Varjakka Island was the third joint expedition organized by the Association of Poles in Northern Finland aimed at getting to know new places in the Northern Ostrobothnia. The island of Varjakka, despite being very close to Oulu, is unknown to many people living here, although it […]
Mushroom picking in Muhos
September 14, 2024, Muhos This year the weather was definitely not on our side. We were greeted by a rainy day, and the weather forecast gave only a small chance of improvement. Fortunately, this did not discourage all the lovers of walking in the forest in search of mushrooms. Together, at the meeting place in […]
The land of poetry – an evening of Czesław Miłosz’s poetry
August 15, 2024. Kahvila Kiikku, Oulu Oulu Arts Night For the second time in its history, the Association of Poles in Northern Finland became part of an extraordinary event included in the annual calendar of the city of Oulu – Oulu Arts Night – Oulun Taiteiden Yö – taking place in mid-August. Poland is currently […]
Polish Party – June 2024
Saturday, June 15, 2024, Kulttuurilaboratorio This year, the Association of Poles in Northern Finland decided to start the holiday season with the sounds of the greatest Polish hits. The Polish Party is the second this king of event in our history, full of singing, dancing and good fun. Once again, our table was full of […]
Board Game Evening no2
May 31, 2024, SPPF Office in Kumppanuuskeskus Another evening of board games and new challenges and competitions… that’s how we spent this May Friday evening at the SPPF office! Once again we played our favorite games and the room was filled with laughter, fun and friendly competition between the younger and older participants of the […]