FinNALA Organization
Finnish North American Literature Association
FinNALA promotes the dissemination and study of Finnish North American Literature.
FinNALA works to define the depth, breadth, and contours of Finnish North American Literature
from its inception in the late nineteenth century to the present.
FinNALA's promotes study and preservation of literature in Finnish and English and in the mixed
language that sprang from the intermingling of both.
FinNALA's Mission
Advisory Board
- Borje Vahamaki, University of Toronto
- Varpu Lindstrom, York University, Toronto
- Jopi Nyman, University of Joensuu
- John Stotesbury, University of Joensuu
- Lauri Anderson, Finlandia University, Hancock, Michigan
- Frances Wiideman, Michigan Technological University, Houghton
- Marianne Wargelin Brown, Independent Scholar
Officers Publications Team
- Beth L. Virtanen, President
Atlantic Mine, MI
- G. K. Wuori, Vice President
Sycamore, IL
Special Thanks to Finlandia Foundation National
FinNALA would like to express its sincere gratitude to the Finlandia Foundation National for their 2005
grant support for the poetry portion of the Annotated Bibliography of Finnish North American
Literature.
Board Member John Stotesbury
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Beth L. Virtanen FinNALA President, Editor-in-Chief Atlantic MIne, MI
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Sirpa Kaukinen, Assistant Editor Barrie, Ontario
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Board Member Fran Wiideman
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Board Member K. Marianne Wargelin, (center)
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Board Member Varpu Lindstrom
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Board Member Lauri Anderson
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- Beth Virtanen, Editor-in-Chief
- G. K. Wuori, Associate Editor
- Sirpa Kaukinen, Assistant Editor
G. K. Wuori FinNALA Vice President Assoc. Editor Sycamore, IL
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