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Close Window From left: William Davnie, Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Laura Noreila-Manninen, Executive Director, The League of the Finnish-American Societies and Jari Mäki.
From left: William Davnie, Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Laura Noreila-Manninen, Executive Director, The League of the Finnish-American Societies and Jari Mäki.
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From left: William Davnie, Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Laura Noreila-Manninen, Executive Director, The League of the Finnish-American Societies and Jari Mäki.
From left: William Davnie, Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Laura Noreila-Manninen, Executive Director, The League of the Finnish-American Societies and Jari Mäki.

Public Affairs Officer William Davnie And Political Section Chief Greg Thome Visit Seinäjoki to Attend Amerikan Päivät

The League of Finnish-American Societies (SAYL) held its biennial American Days celebration in Seinäjoki from August 26-28. The organization’s theme this year is ‘Migration’, making Seinäjoki a natural choice for the gathering, as most Finnish-Americans come from that Pohjanmaa region. Public Affairs Officer William Davnie and Political Section Chief Greg Thome represented the Ambassador at the event, which included a parade, tours of Seinäjoki’s famous Alvar Aalto-designed buildings, a visit to the regional Migration Museum unit, and a gala evening of speeches, entertainment and dancing. The SAYL Seinäjoki Region chapter also celebrated its 60th anniversary during the weekend, and was presented an American flag by SAYL President, kansanedustaja and vuorineuvos Martin Saarikangas, and William Davnie. The SAYL was founded in 1943, and continues to be the largest such U.S. friendship organization in the world.

View speech by William Davnie.

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