Future Bites: Digitalization in the Food Service Industry tackles future of food service FinnAgora’s webinar series Future Bites continues on February 25th at 14.00 CET with an event on the new digital tools in food service industry, how the corona virus pandemic changed the field, and how the future looks with the new innovations and practices. Our Finnish and Hungarian speakers explore the topic through case examples. The webinar is produced in co-operation with Demola Global, a Finnish-founded company. The webinar is moderated by Attila Debreczeni, the owner and partner of

Finn Filmnapok is here again, celebrating 10 years as a staple in the Budapest film festival scene! The festival will be held online this year, and for the first time people all over Hungary will have the opportunity to view Finnish films from the comfort and safety of their own homes. Filmnapok will take place on 3.2.-10.2. with the movies shown in Toldi mozi Remote Cinema on tavmozi.hu. The movies are only available to view in Hungary, and they are subtitled in English and Hungarian. The festival’s 10-year run has been a successful one, and this year we are happy to bring you more movies to

FinnAgora got a new director on February 1st when Eero Yrjö-Koskinen (Master of Political Sciences) took the position over from Cita Högnabba-Lumikero, who led the institute for over five years. Yrjö-Koskinen says he is excited to start his new duties. “So far FinnAgora has focused on diverse cultural programme. We will hold onto the established events such as Finn Filmnapok, which starts this week, and others like it. However, I would like to broaden our collaborations to local companies, NGOs, sister cities and congregations,” Yrjö-Koskinen says. "Hungary is a new and interesting

FinnAgora’s director is changing on February 1 st when Cita Högnabba-Lumikero leaves her role. Högnabba-Lumikero, who has been FinnAgora’s director for more than 5 years, is happy to leave for Finland. She is grateful for the years past and good collaboration with FinnAgora’s partners. - My term in Budapest has been versatile and I’ve had the fortune to work with highly professional people that I plan on staying in touch with in the future as well. Out of her term’s productions she wants to mention introducing the Finnish educational system, the dialogue on freedom of speech and themes

FinnAgora is on Christmas break on 14.12.-4.1. This past year has been challenging, but hopefully our programme – and life overall – can go back to normal sometime next year. In the early 2021 we have 10 th Finn Filmnapok and a change of directors coming up, and we have versatile and interesting programme planned for the whole year. Keep an eye on our website, newsletter and social media to get the latest information on our events. The FinnAgora team wishes you merry Christmas and a happy new year! Picture: Fir Tree by Tove Jansson