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Film highlights the experience of Finnish war veterans

The Vancouver Finlandia Club and the Finnish War Veterans in B.C.
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The Vancouver Finlandia Club and the Finnish War Veterans in B.C. are presenting the premiere of a new Finnish-Canadian documentary film, From the Front to the West Coast: The Recollections of the Finnish War Veterans in Vancouver on Sunday, March 9 at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at 2 p.m. A number of the veterans featured, including Coquitlam resident Eino Kyynäräinen, a flight mechanic shown here in 1944, will be in attendance, along with executive producer Leena Kelly, a longtime West Vancouver resident, and director Satu Bell. Tickets: $10, visit capilanou.ca/centre.