Finnish Organization of Canada

Finnish Organization of Canada (FOC, Finnish: Kanadan Suomalainen Järjestö) is a Finnish Canadian cultural organization. It was established in 1911 as the Finnish Socialist Organization of Canada (Kanadan Suomalainen Sosialistinen Järjestö). FOC is the oldest nationwide cultural organization for Finns in Canada.[1] It was first connected with Social Democratic Party of Canada and later with Communist Party of Canada. Today FOC is no longer associated with politics. It has fewer than 200 members, who are mostly senior citizens in the areas of Toronto, Vancouver, Sudbury and Thunder Bay.[2]

  1. ^ Finns Historica Canada. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ Paul R. Magocsi: "Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples", p. 519–521. Retrieved 10 January 2014.