On June 7th, the “Finnish Midsummer Goes Beijing”--Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Finland’s Independence, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and Embassy of Finland in Beijing, was successfully held in the CPAFFC. About 300 people from the two countries attended the event.

Vice President Lin Yi of CPAFFC, Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintil?, and Finish Ambassador to China Marja Rislakki attended the event and addressed the audience. Vice President Lin Yi conveyed her warm congratulations and best wishes to the Finnish people on the 100th anniversary of Finland’s Independence, and expressed CPAFFC’s willingness to facilitate the people-to-people friendship and local government cooperation with the Finnish side, and constantly inject new impetus into the future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership between China and Finland.

The Finnish famous YL Male Voice Choir made a special visit to the event and brought traditional Finnish music performance for the audience. The event also taught people Finnish traditional dances and displayed Finland’s folk activities, which showcased the authentic Finnish Midsummer Festival.