2023 Spring cèilidh

29/04/2023 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm – The Finnish Scottish Society warmly invites you to our first-ever Spring Cèilidh! The event takes place on Saturday 29th April 2023 from 18:00 to 23:00 at Käpylän työväentalo, Vipusentie 19, Helsinki. The evening’s entertainment includes a performance by Helsinki Pipes and Drums (link) and lots of dancing to the music of the amazing Helsinki Cèilidh Band […] Continue reading 2023 Spring cèilidh

Burns Supper 2023

28/01/2023 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm – The Finnish Scottish Society would like to warmly invite you to our 2023 Burns Supper to celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s bard, Rabbie Burns. It takes place on Saturday 28th January 2023 in Pakinkylän VPK juhlatila, Pakilantie 64, 00660 Helsinki. The event runs from 18:30 to 23:00. Doors open at 18:00. For the […] Continue reading Burns Supper 2023

Burns Supper 2020

25/01/2020 @ 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm – The Finnish Scottish Society would like to warmly invite you to our 2020 Burns Supper to celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s bard, Rabbie Burns. The Society’s annual Burns Supper is the only authentically Scottish supper which is held in Finland. This year’s event takes place on Saturday 25th January (Burns Night) in Myllysali […] Continue reading Burns Supper 2020

2019 Saint Andrew’s Day Cèilidh

30/11/2019 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm – The Finnish Scottish Society warmly invites you to our annual Saint Andrew’s Day Cèilidh to celebrate Scotland’s national day! The cèilidh takes place on Saturday 30th November (Saint Andrew’s Day) from 18:00 to 23:00 at Käpylän työväentalo, Vipusentie 19, Helsinki. For the uninitiated, a cèilidh (meaning a “visit, visiting” in Scottish Gaelic) is a traditional […] Continue reading 2019 Saint Andrew’s Day Cèilidh

Burns Supper 2019

02/02/2019 @ 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm – The Finnish Scottish Society would like to warmly invite you to our 2019 Burns Supper to celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s bard, Rabbie Burns. The event takes place on Saturday 2nd February in Myllysali on Suomenlinna, Helsinki. The event runs from 19:00 to 23:30. Doors open at 18:30. For the unfamiliar, a Burns […] Continue reading Burns Supper 2019

Scotland the What?

28/02/2018 – 10/03/2018 @ 12:00 am – In co-operation with KAVI, the National Audiovisual Institute of Finland, the Finnish Scottish Society is pleased to announce Scotland the What?  A season of films with Scottish roots. The season starts on February 28th with the Ken Loach directed My Name is Joe (1998), starring Peter Mullan and Louise Goodall.  Also showing is the movie […] Continue reading Scotland the What?

Q&A Session on Scotland, Scots in Europe and the effects of Brexit

16/05/2017 @ 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm – The Finnish Scottish Society invites you to our Question and Answer Session with Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs The Society is pleased to announce that Fiona Hyslop MSP has agreed to have a video conference with members of our Society. In light of the past year’s events, we thought […] Continue reading Q&A Session on Scotland, Scots in Europe and the effects of Brexit

Pub Crawl and BrewDog Tasting Saturday 29th April

29/04/2017 – 30/04/2017 @ 7:00 pm – 1:00 am – The Finnish Scottish Society is having a pub crawl on Saturday 29th April in Helsinki. We’ll be visiting the following bars (times are a rough guide of our “schedule”): BrewDog (19.00-21.00) Bar Loose (21.00-22.00) O’Malley’s (22.00-23.00) Bierhaus Munchen (23.00-00.00) The Pullman Bar (00.00-01.00) We’ll be starting the pub crawl at BrewDog, who have kindly arranged […] Continue reading Pub Crawl and BrewDog Tasting Saturday 29th April

St. Andrew’s Day Cèilidh

03/12/2016 – 04/12/2016 @ 7:00 pm – 12:00 am – The Finnish Scottish Society warmly welcomes you to our first event, a cèilidh in honour of St Andrew’s Day! The event takes place on December 3rd, 2016 from 7pm to midnight. For the uninitiated, a cèilidh is a traditional Scottish social gathering with folk music, dancing, food, drink, and above all, merriment. If you don’t […] Continue reading St. Andrew’s Day Cèilidh

Pre-cèilidh Family Day

03/12/2016 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Whether or not you’re coming to our cèilidh in the evening, the Finnish Scottish Society welcomes you for an afternoon of fun, food, and laughter for all the family. Bring your kids and join us from 2.30pm to 5.30pm on December 3rd! Entry is free, and the program for the day includes: General Program (all day) Bake […] Continue reading Pre-cèilidh Family Day