August 17, 2023, Kahvila Kiikku, Oulu For the first time in its history, SPPF took part in the Night of Art—Oulun Muusajuhlat. We had the rare opportunity to hear the lovely poems of Polish Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska, both in the original and in Finnish translation, in the lovely setting of Kahvila Kikku, surrounded […]
Värikäs Ravintola – Colorful Restaurant
May 20, 2023, Aleksinkulma For the second time, the Polish stand prepared by the Association of Poles in Northern Finland took part in the international event organized by the city of Oulu – Värikäs Ravintola – Colorful Restaurant. Once again, Polish delicacies such as pierogi – dumplings, Polish salad with bread and delicious cakes were very […]
General Meeting SPPF 2023
22nd April 2023, Aleksinkulma For the second time, we met to discuss together the most important matters concerning the Association of Poles in Northern Finland. During the meeting, the financial report and report on the activities of the association for 2022 were presented. They were accepted by all present without reservations. The auditor also confirmed […]
Painting and scratching color eggs – workshops
March 25th, 2023, Kumppanuuskeskus This year, for the first time, we organized Easter workshops during which we created together beautiful Easter eggs: pisanki and kraszanki. Everyone, big and small, rolled up their sleeves and got to work briskly. We learned how to color eggs with poured beeswax, scratching and inventive cheerful compositions which the children […]
Barbecue and sledding in Köykkyri (Kempele)
25th of March 2023 We met for the second time to enjoy the winter aura of Finland together. Unfortunately, the weather was not good for us… snow was falling, wind was blowing, the sky was covered with clouds… But those who had already caught a bit of Finnish Sisu arrived and were in good spirits!! […]
Fat Thursday *on Saturday
18th February 2023 For the second time in the history of our association, we celebrated the end of the carnival together at Aleksinkulma in Oulu. This year our Fat Thursday took place on Saturday, but no one minded it and the turnout was great! In accordance with Polish tradition, together we prepared faworki, sweet donuts […]
Mikołajki 2022
December 3, 2022, Aleksinkulma There was Santa Claus, gifts, Christmas carols and delicious snacks… Both children and adults worked hard in our workshops … And the effects in the form of beautiful Christmas cards, see for yourself! All materials needed for our Christmas card workshops were donated by the Consul of the Republic of Poland […]
Värikäs Ravintola – Colorful Restaurant
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 […]