Canada

The Finnish Expatriate Parliament is geographically divided in eight regions. There is a vice-speaker for each region and all the regions organize their own meetings. On this page you can find information about activities in Canada.

Contact Information

Members of the FEP Speakers' Council in period 2017-2020, as confirmed in June by the Parliament session of 2017:

The Region's Vice Speaker 2017-2020 is Mr Veli Niinimaa
E-mail: Veli(a)nucleus.com
25 Cathedral Rd. NW, Calgary, AB T2M 4K4
Tel: 403-282 5320
June – Aug. 705-657 3961

Alternate: Ms Maarit Koivunen
E-mail: maarit_koivunen(a)hotmail.com
55 Danzig Street, Toronto, M1E 2L3 On, Canada.
Puh: +1-416-724 9856

Congratulations to those elected!

New: Canada region elected at its AGM on 29.6.2018 Irina Ilmokari to join support the regional work of Chairman Veli Niinimaa and Deputy chairman Maarit Koivunen. Irina's title is Deputy vice chairman and her e-mail is: irina9(a)sympatico.ca.

The representative of the area, the FEP Vice Speaker in period 2015-2017 was Mr Veli Niinimaa . His alternate was Ms Maarit Koivunen.

Links to the expatriate Finnish clubs and activities in Canada here.

What's new?

2019 AGM Minutes

USP / FEP 2019 AGM minutes

Chairman's report 2019

Chairman's report to the 2019 USP/FEP AGM.

2019 AGM

Finnish Expatriate Parliament, Canada Region – AGM in Thunder Bay on June 22.

AGM Agenda

Agenda for the AGM on June 22, 2019.

2018 AGM Minutes

Minutes of the 2018 AGM

Publications in 2017

Finnish-Canadian authors' publications in 2017.

2018 Report

Chairman's Report to AGM in 2018

2018 AGM

2018 AGM agenda

Membership - Canada region

April 2018 Membership = 61

Regional report March 2018

Regional report to USP / FEP Speakers Council

Grand Festival 2018

The 78th Finnish-Canadian Grand Festival will be held in Toronto at Agricola Church and on Saturday at Tyndale College / University www.tyndale.ca. More festival information from www.FinnFestivalCanada.com

Annual General Meeting 2018

The Annual General Meeting will be held during the Finnish-Canadian Grand Festival in Toronto on June 30, 2018.

Annual General Meeting 2017

Minutes of the 2017 Annual General Meeting, FEP- Canada Region

Regional meeting 2017

Minutes of the Regional meeting June 15, 2017

Chairman's report 2017

Canada Region

2017 Regional meeting

Thursday 15.6. 2017 8:15 a.m.
Suomi-Seura ry
3rd Fl., Mariankatu 8, 00171 Helsinki

2017 AGM Agenda

FEP Canadian Region Annual Meeting

2016 AGM Minutes

Finnish Expatriate Parliament, Canada region, 2016 Annual General Meeting minutes

Operating policy, Canadian region

Finnish Expatriate Parliament, Canadian Region, Operating Policy

Initiatives from Canada

Four initiatives for discussion

AGM Agenda

FEP Canadian Region Annual Meeting
Saturday 25.6. 2016 10:00 – 11:00

USP / FES Canadian Member Organizations

A list of USP / FES Member Organizations in Canada by regions - January 2014. The complete listing shown by clicking the title.

Flag raising days in 2016

Official flag raising days in Finland in 2016.

Christmas greeting

Christmas greeting and a report of the year's activities.

Sibelius

BBC Radio 3 - Northern Lights: Sibelius

Celebrate 2017 book

A book to celebrate achievements by Finnish-Canadians in Finland's centennial year 2017

Minutes of the 2015 AGM

Minutes of the FEP, Canadian region 2015 AGM

Regional meeting 2015

Minutes of the Canadian Regional meeting 21.5.2015

Report of the 2015 Congress

Klick on the title to open the file.

2015 Annual General Meeting Agenda

FEP Canadian Region Meeting

Novotel Hotel Meeting Room #2, North York, ON Saturday, 27.6. 2015 11:00 – 12:00 Noon

Chairman's report 2015

Chairman's report to the AGM, June 2015

Canadian Regional Meeting 2015

Canadian Regional Meeting - Agenda
21.5. 2015 Klo 17:30 5:30 p.m.
Suomi-Seura r.y., Mariankatu 8, Helsinki

USP profile

Overview of USP / FEP structure and work

Next Finnish Expatriate Parliament Congress

The next Congress of the Finnish Expatriate Parliament will be held at the University of Helsinki on 22-23.5.2015

Next AGM on 27.6.2015 in Toronto, ON

The next USP/FEP Canadian region AGM will be held on Saturday, 27.6.2015 at the Novotel Hotel, Toronto, ON.

AGM minutes

Minutes of the 2014 AGM held in Toronto.

Report to the 2014 AGM

AGM Report, Canadian Region - Toronto, 21.6. 2014

Information meeting in Edmonton on 23.1

Information meeting in Edmonton on Thursday, January 23 at 7:30 pm
Dutch-Canadian Club 13312 - 142 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
Everyone welcome! Coffee and pulla served.

Citizenship

Finnish (dual) citizenship

Passport

Finnish Passport

Summary 10/2013

Summary of the Speakers' Council fall meeting 2013

Regional report 10.2013

Canadian regional report 10.10.2013

AGM 2013 Minutes

Canadian Regional Meeting

Annual Meeting 30.62013

Agenda for the Canadian 2013 Regional meeting

Finnish Language schools in Canada

Contact information for active Finnish language schools

Speakers’ Council Meetings April 15-16, 2013

Summary of Speakers’ Council Meetings April 15-16, 2013

Report - Spring 2013

Report to the Speakers Council - April 2013

Finnish language schools in Canada

Number of students in Finnish Language Schools in Canada in the fall of 2012.

Minutes 28.7.2012

Minutes of the USP/FEP – CANADIAN GENERAL MEETING

Minutes - Regional meeting 25.10.2012 Helsinki

Area Delegate’s Meeting minutes

Sutinat March 2013

English summary of the March Suomi-Seura information bulletin. Full details in the Finnish version available on the Suomi-Seura webpage.

Information meeting in Toronto

Information meeting on Thursday, 18 April, 2013 at 7 pm. Suomi-Koti, B2

Alueraportti kevät 2012

Puhemies Niilo Saaren alueraportti puhemiesten kokouksessa, Helsingissä 7.-8.5.2012.

Advance poll

Advance poll in 2012 and 2006 Presidential elections

Fall 2011 Report

Fall 2011 USP Canadian Region report

Second newest member

Second newest USP/FEP member

Minutes of the Regional Meeting 2011

Minutes of the regional meeting 2011, Finnwest 2011.

Sring 2011 report

Sring 2011 report

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