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From Finland's Front to the West Coast of Canada: The Recollections of Finnish War Veterans in Canada.
Come Celebrate Finland's National Veterans day at the Scandinavian Centre on Sunday April 26th. Doors open at 12.30pm. Program at 1pm. 66 minutes in Finnish with English subtitles.
All the veterans that were interviewed for the film lived in BC.
The veterans tell their stories revealing history through personal experience: why and how they fought; the personal consequences, as well as the consequences to the country as a whole; tragedy and hope.
For more information please see https://scancentre.org/finnish-canadian-documentary-film/
and www.leenakelly.com
You must RSVP by April 20th as refreshments are served after.
Dress code: Semi-formal
Come Celebrate Finland's National Veterans day at the Scandinavian Centre on Sunday April 26th. Doors open at 12.30pm. Program at 1pm. 66 minutes in Finnish with English subtitles.
All the veterans that were interviewed for the film lived in BC.
The veterans tell their stories revealing history through personal experience: why and how they fought; the personal consequences, as well as the consequences to the country as a whole; tragedy and hope.
For more information please see https://scancentre.org/finnish-canadian-documentary-film/
and www.leenakelly.com
You must RSVP by April 20th as refreshments are served after.
Dress code: Semi-formal
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