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Click here to find out how you can help support FinnFest USA '99 and the Finnish Community!The theme of FinnFest USA '99 is Roots and Wings. Our individual supporters are our roots, our corporate sponsors give us our wings. Both are needed for a successful FinnFest in July 1999. Check out the home pages of our corporate sponsors. These companies support the Finnish culture. Let us support them through our business.
FinnFest USA '99 is proud to present its Chief Sponsor: Finnair! What finer wings for a FinnFest with a theme of Roots and Wings than the national Finnish airline!
Finnair is one of the most experienced airlines in the world, thanks to the world-leading technical standards that the airline maintains. They have been flying regular scheduled flights for 75 years and now have a superior quality fleet of 57 aircraft, including state-of-the-art wide-bodied MD-11 aircraft. - Their new charter fleet comes from Boeing and you will have a chance to combine a trip to the Museum of Flight on your FinnFest visit.
There are no better connections between Finland and the United States than Finnair, the dependable Finnish airline and the dependable sponsor of FinnFest USA '99!
Acura of Lynnwood
Acura is a dealership that has always taken extra special care of its Finnish customers. It is the right destination for you when you want expert and friendly service. Acura was founded over a decade ago, and their automobiles have been lauded for their compelling combination of gratifying comfort, meticulous quality and impeccable engineering. Visit their dealership and visit their Web Site. Make sure to thank them for their support of FinnFest.
Windstar Cruises
So you need a vacation. Not of the usual sort. A vacation that blows out the cobwebs, jump-starts the spirit, and puts your senses in a state of high alert. The Wind Surf will take you there.
The lucky winner of the FinnFest USA '99 Raffle will be sailing away on a seven-day Caribbean cruise in 1999! It will truly be an experience 180° from ordinary: privacy, privilege, pampering, play. . . Check them out on the windstarcruises web page. You may want to have the same experience yourself.
"The Windstar Experience "
Ekono
Ekono Supports FinnFest99!
What are Finns known for but their expertise in forestry! Ekono is a consulting company that brings the Finnish knowhow close to American and Canadian customers. For consulting expertise in engineering, forestry and waste management, please contact them on (425) 455-5969, or at 11061 NE 2nd, Suite #107, Bellevue, WA 98004.
FinnFest USA '99 is grateful for Ekono's generous financial support and the use of the Ekono conference room as the Board room for FinnFest!
Andersen Consulting
Andersen Consulting is a leading global management and technology consulting firm whose mission is to help its clients change to be more successful. (Annual Report 1997) Andersen Consulting is helping FinnFest USA '99 be successful through its sponsorship of FinnFest's Virtual Finland, a concrete demonstration of the wings of today's technology.
Bank of America
Bank of America
is the new banking company created by the merger of Bankamerica and the NationsBank. FinnFest visitors can take advantage of nearly 14,000 Bank of America VERSATELLER and NationsBank ATMs in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Bank of America is the biggest bank in the state of Washington. You know where to go if you need more money for your FinnFest "Tori" (market place) purchases.
Consulate General of Finland
Consulate General of Finland - Los Angeles FinnFest USA '99 appreciates the support and assistance given by the Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles. They provide a solid bridge between Finland and the West Coast. Their expertise in government, technology and trade enable them to provide information and services to everybody interested in Finland.
Nokia
Nokia Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications giant, is known as a company Connecting People. FinnFest USA '99 thanks Nokia for helping FinnFest connect the Finnish American community and all friends of Finland.
Travel Time
We hope all FinnFest visitors get to know Travel Time, the official travel agency of FinnFest USA '99! You can get help in English or Finnish, with travel arrangements to FinnFest, with exciting side tours to take in connection with the festival, with hotel selections. They will be happy to be your official travel agency at all times!
Finn Ware
Finn Ware - "Siskojen Kauppa" donated a handsome Tapio Wirkkala centerpiece bowl as the second prize in the FinnFest USA '99 Raffle. Please contact them for all Finnish and Scandinavian items, ranging from crystal to books and sauna supplies. You can order their catalog by calling 1-800-851-FINN, or visit them in Astoria, OR at 1116 Commercial Street.
Scandinavian Specialty Products, Inc.
A Five-Heart Waffler awaits the third prize winner at the FinnFest USA '99 Raffle, courtesy of Scandinavian Specialty Products at 8539 - 15th Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98117. Call them on (206) 784-7020 when you are looking for Scndinavian taste delicacies, or other Scandinavian items.
Great Oaks/Isot Tammet
FinnFest thanks an Anonymous Donor!
Pines/Hongat
FinnFest thanks an Anonymous Donor!
Spruce Trees/Kuuset
Birch Trees/Koivut
Eli and Aune Hepokoski
Leo Utter
Finland Society (Suomi Seura)
Finlandia Foundation - Los Angeles Chapter
Finlandia Foundation National
Finlandia Foundation - Seattle Chapter
Finn Hall Association
Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce - Northwest Chapter
Finnish-American Heritage Committee - Seattle
Finnish Center Association - Farmington Hills, MI
Order of Runeberg - Seattle
Swedish Finn Historical Society - Seattle
Tanhuajat - Seattle
United Finnish Kaleva Brothers and Sisters, Lodge #1
United Finnish Kaleva Brothers and Sisters, Lodge #11
West Coast Finnish American Singers Association