November 19, 2022, Aleksinkulma Another event organized by the Association of Poles in Northern Finland which turned out to be a great success! The Polish stand at the event organized by the city of Oulu enjoyed great popularity among many other delicacies offered by representatives of countries from around the world. Our stand offered delicious […]
11 November – Independence Day
November 11, 2022, Aleksinkulma For the first time in Oulu we celebrated National Independence Day! Art workshops were held, during which not only children made beautiful cotillions. In addition to the workshops, we had the opportunity to listen to a concert of Polish patriotic songs. The celebrations were started with a speech by Mr. Ambassador […]
Polish Film Week
28 & 30 October 2022, Valve Cinema Two autumn evenings spent in the cozy Valve Cinema in Oulu were filled with the Polish language thanks to the films Let there be no trace (directed by Jan P. Matuszyński) and Mr. Jones by Agnieszka Holland. The specifically intimate atmosphere of this small cinema, as well as pleasant discussions after their […]
Mushroom picking in Rokua
September 10, 2022, Rokua The weather in Rokua was perfect, sunny, warm and windless… Unfortunately, we were unable to order mushrooms, so the harvest turned out to be quite poor… Fortunately, the wonderful atmosphere and excellent company compensated us for the poor harvest. There was a delicious lunch at the hotel, swimming in the swimming […]
Trip to Hailuoto
June 12, 2022, Hailuoto Both the weather and company were great! Hauiluoto greeted us with a beautiful sun. We had lunch at a local restaurant, there was a walk on the beach, collecting shells, visiting the Luovon Puoji Handicraft Museum… There were also some adventures on the way to the wooden lighthouse… At least I […]
SPPF General Meeting of the Association
May 29, 2022, Aleksinkulma The General Meeting of our Association was held in a hybrid form – in Aleksinkulma in Oulu, as well as online. During the meeting, we managed not only to approve the Board of the Association, but also to expand its group by a new member – Jakub. Many issues were raised […]
1st of May in Koitelinkoski
May 1, 2022, Koitelinkoski Munkki, donuts, apple pie, delicious salad, sausages, Sima and other delicacies… This is how we celebrated Vappu outdoors by the river in Koitelinkoski.
Barbecue and sledding in Virpiniemi
26 th February 2022, Virpiniemi Happy meeting in Virpiniemi. The children had so much fun while sledging and we fried sausages, ate delicious bigos from Gidek and drank delicious hot mulled wine. The beautiful sunny winter weather made it a great pleasure for us to spend time together in this beautiful place.
Donuts and faworki
February 4, 2022, Aleksinkulma All together we spend evening making and frying donuts and faworki in Aleksinkulma. Happy meeting with many small and big hands to help… And what an enthusiasm to eat fresh donuts and faworki! Volunteers were very easy to find for sure!
Polish Mikołajki 2021
December 6, 2021, Kaijonharju Great meeting to celebrate Polish Santa Claus names day and other traditions in Kaijonharju. We sang Christmas carols, eat delicious food, and enjoy beautiful decorations. And of course Santa Claus came and gave everyone lots of presents!