About Finland House
"Finland House" is "Suomi Talo" in the Finnish language.
Finland House is located in beautiful Lantana, Florida. We are a central place to celebrate Finnish culture and heritage since 1948. Events span across traditional Finnish culture including folk dances, creative looming, and Finnish music. Modern events are becoming more populous at the Finland House including fitness classes, karaoke nights, and salsa dancing.
Our events celebrate both tradition and modern flair — from folk dances, creative looming, and live Finnish music to popular contemporary gatherings like fitness classes, karaoke nights, and salsa dancing.
We proudly house an ample library of over 12,000 Finnish-language books and movies. In addition, we are honored to display the largest collection of Finnish crests, outside of Finland.
About Finland
Saunas, more than cars
Sisu
Nature
Happiest Place
Over 188,000 Lakes
Midnight Sun
Santa/Lapland
Nokia - technology
Cruise and Boat Construction
Cha Cha Man
Wood Supplies/Machinery
Helsinki Library/Architecture
Not Ikea
Angry Birds
6th Hardest Language to Learn - per ChatGPT
Education is top notch
Northern lights
Wife Carrying Contest
Sauna! Sauna!
Did you know that there are more sauna's in Finland than cars?
Language
Finnish is the 6th hardest language to learn
in the world.
Lakes Galore
Finland is known for their lakes! There are over 188,000 lakes in the country.
Wife Carrying...
Finland is where the Wife Carrying Contest originated.
“There will always be a new generation coming to take care of Finland House.” President Karl Nikula, 1992.
Our Mission
Finland House is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Finnish heritage, culture, and community through educational programs, cultural events, and social engagement for all generations.
80th Celebration
There are two long recordings of our 80th anniversary on January 20, 2024 on YouTube. They Include a review compiled by Sirpa Aho of the history of Finnish activities at Suomi Talo and the entire village.
Thanks to:
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Timo Vainionpää for the description.
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Järviradio broadcast the audio live.
We wish you had been there. The full audience enjoyed themselves and we all had a memorable evening!