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Suomi-Päivät on Australiassa vuosittain järjestettävä suomalaisten kokoontuminen. Joka vuosi tapahtuman isännöi vuorotellen eri puolilla Australiaa toimivat suomalaisyhdistykset Australasian Federation of Finnish Societies and Clubs Inc.:n suojeluksessa.
Tänä vuonna 58. Suomi-Päivät järjestetään Sydneyssä osoitteessa Castle Glen Reserve, Ridgecrop Drive Castle Hill 2145 NSW. Tapahtuman isännöi FSS pääsiäisviikonloppuna huhtikuussa!
Suomi-Päivien ydin on suomalaisen kulttuurin juhlistaminen – musiikki, tanssi, ruoka, juomat ja ihmiset.
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The Finnish Festival, Suomi-Päivät in Finnish, is the annual meeting of Finns in Australia. Each year, it is hosted by a rotating roster of Finnish Clubs around Australia under the auspices of the Australasian Federation of Finnish Societies and Clubs Inc.
This year, the 58th Finnish Festival will be held in Sydney at Castle Glen Reserve, Ridgecrop Drive Castle Hill 2145 NSW. The FSS will host the event on the Easter weekend in April!
The heart of the Finnish Festival celebrates our culture; the music, the dancing, the food, the drinks, the people.
Osallistuvat yhdistykset / Participating Clubs
Brisbanen Suomi Seura BSS
Canberra Finnish Society CFS
Gold Coast Finnish Sports Club GCFSC
Finnish Society of Sydney FSS
Melbournen Suomi-Seura MSS
West Sydney Finnish Club WSFC
Sports and games
Clubs compete known as the best.
Workshops
Experience our culture first-hand.
Food and Drink
to indulge in and try.
What Are Mölkky and Pesäpallo? Here’s How They Work!
Mölkky
Mölkky, commonly known as Finska in Australia, is a Finnish throwing game suitable for all ages and conditions.
The aim is to throw the pin to knock over skittles each round until you score precisely 50 points. Going over will set your score back to 25 points, and then the game continues.
When you throw, the number of pins you knock down is added to your score. If you only knock one down, the number shown on that skittle is added to your score instead.
The winner is the first person to reach exactly 50 points.
Excerpt: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6lkky
Pesäpallo / Finnish Baseball
The basic idea of pesäpallo is similar to that of baseball: the offence tries to score by hitting the ball successfully and running through the bases, while the defence tries to put the batter and runners out. One of the most essential differences between pesäpallo and baseball is that the ball is pitched vertically, which makes hitting the ball, as well as controlling the power and direction of the hit, much easier. This gives the offensive game more variety, speed, and tactical aspects compared to baseball. The fielding team is forced to counter the batter’s choices with defensive schemes and anticipation.
Excerpt: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pes%C3%A4pallo
Finnish Festival was made possible by the following:
The Finnish Society of Melbourne 