PHOTOS
Photos from 2011
FACC welcomes Martti Ahtisaari to Chicago
April 2011
The Annual FACC meeting at the Finnish
Embassy in Washington D.C.
May 2011
Golla is a Finnish company that specializes in
fashionable bags for portable electronics. The
company's representative, Heli, presented FACC
with an overview of the company's operations in
the US.
April 2011
FACC members were all ears with Golla's
presentation in its Chicago office.
April 2011
FACC's president Tony Johansson with the Golla
team
April 2011
Golla's Fashionable line of bags for portable
electronics including laptops
April 2011
The FACC board members enjoying the Sibelius
Concert at Grant Park in Chicago
July 2011
The FACC Midwest Vice President Henna
Koivisto and the FACC Pacific Coast President
Virpi Sidler at FinnFest (San Diego)
August 2011
Dinner in Chicago in honor of Frederick C.
Niemi, the former long-time Honorary Consul of
Finland for the Midwest Region. Current
Honorary Consul, Olavi Goos, congratulating him.
July 2011
Frederick C. Niemi accepts his honorary medal
'the Commander of the Order of the Lion of
Finland' (Suomen Leijonan Ritarikunnan
Komentajamerkki SLK), an honor reserved for
exceptionally well-deserving individuals.
July 2011
Mayor of Franklin Park, Barrett Pedersen, and
Kenneth Kollar, President of the Franklin
Park/Schiller Park Chamber of Commerce
hosted an evening for FACC, discussing how
village government works and how they attract
and keep businesses thriving in Franklin Park.
The meeting was organized by John Johnson, a
long time Franklin Park Village Trustee. Evening
ended with a visit to John's sign-making
business C. Johnson Sign Co.
October 2011