Filipinos in Finland Mark 119th Year of Philippine Independence
16 June 2017 LAHTI, FINLAND — Minister and Consul Marie Yvette Banzon Abalos of the Philippine Embassy in Oslo and Philippine Honorary Consul in Helsinki Teresita Zurbano-Ruutu lead in the ceremonial cake-cutting during the Philippine Independence Day event organized by Filipinos in various parts of Finland. Titled “Pagtitipon”, the event was held on June 10 in the city of Lahti, northeast of the capital Helsinki.