Did you know that the first baby incubator, keskoskaappi, in Finland was made possible thanks to the funds raised by a Finnish American ladies association? On our 3rd episode of the Suomi–Finland Podcast, you’ll get an in-depth look into this now 70-year old Finnish American charity, called Finn Spark (Kipinä-Kerho). 

"The mission of Finn Spark, Inc. (Kipinä-Kerho) is to engage in charitable, educational, and cultural activities; to raise funds to benefit the elderly and children’s causes, and to give scholarships to educational and cultural institutions in Finland and in the United States."

Finn Spark's President Kaija Barlow Dallessandro and Anna Hjelmroos sat down with the Embassy of Finland's Communications Coordinator Satu Järveläinen to share their association's history.

Migration Institute of Finland's Senior Research Fellow Miika Tervonen gave his quick comments too, you'll hear more of him in our future episodes.

Read more about Finn Spark: https://finnspark.wildapricot.org/

Thank you to Finn Spark for granting us permission to use this archive clip of the Finnish Christmas Bazaar in the episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZY3a71_YUg&t=18s