“Our commitment must be to remember the victims who perished, respect the survivors still with us, and reaffirm humanity's common aspiration for mutual understanding and justice.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Finland
Travelling Circus People under National Socialism
24.05.2017
The project "Diverging Fates: Travelling Circus People in Europe under National Socialim" - co-funded by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance and coordinated by the Centre for Nordic Studies at the University of Helsinki - examines the histories and divergent fates of circus owners, circus families and performers in Europe under National Socialism.
IHRA Delegation Visits Finland over Holocaust Memorial Day
Professor Steven Katz, IHRA Academic Advisor with Rony Smolar (Jewish community of Helsinki)
Memorial to the Deported Jews
Memorial to the Deported Jews
Mr. Daniel Weintraub, Head of the Jewish School of Helsinki; Academic Advisor Prof. Steven Katz; Executive Secretary Dr. Kathrin Meyer
School Visit at Kallio Upper Secondary School in Helsinki
Erkki Tuomioja, Foreign Minister of Finland with Professor Steven Katz and Dr Kathrin Meyer
Symposium on the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
Professor Steven Katz at the Symposium
Dr Oula Silvennoinen at the Symposium
President of the republic, Sauli niinistö at the Holocaust Remembrance Event on 27 January
Yaron nadbornik, Chairman of the Jewish Community of Finland at the Holocaust Remembrance Event
Professor Steven Katz at the Holocaust Remembrance Event
Lighting of the Memorial Candles
Roma and Travellers: Mobility, Persecution and Memory Course, Helsinki
13.08.2014
The Helsinki Summer School course “Roma and Travellers: Mobility, Persecution and Memory” (5-21 August) is currently taking place in Finland.
Delegation Members
Timo Rajakangas (Ministry for Foreign Affairs) - Head of Delegation
Kristina Kaihari (Finnish National Board of Education) – Deputy Head of Delegation and Education Working Group
Malte Gasche (University of Helsinki) – Academic Working Group
Simo Muir (University of Helsinki) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Ilona Salomaa (University of Helsinki)- Museums and Memorials Working Group
"Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies" Course Offered at Helsinki Summer School
12.07.2011
Helsinki Summer School will offer an "Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies" course during its program this summer.
“Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies” Course Held in Helsinki
20.09.2011
An important first step in the field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Finland has been completed, as Helsinki University Summer School's course "Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies" was concluded in Helsinki in August 2011.
"Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies" Course Offered at Helsinki Summer School
13.07.2012
Helsinki Summer School will offer an "Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies" course during its program on 7-23 August this summer.
Training the Next Generation: Helsinki Summer School Course
02.10.2012
Helsinki University Summer School's second Holocaust-related course, "Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies," was held in Helsinki, Finland in August 2012.
Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research in Finland
Education
The Finnish Peace Education Institute and Cultures of Silence research project (University of Helsinki) have recently published new teaching material against antisemitism and racism. Similar materials have been published in 15 European countries. This international project is led by Anne Frank House and ODIHR (OSCE).
Finland joins ITF
20.12.2010
At its second session under Israeli chairmanship on 16 December 2010, the ITF Plenary accepted Finland as the 28th full Member State of ITF.
