FINBEL is a social network of Belgians, Finns, and others who are interested in the special bond that exists between our two fabulous countries, Belgium and Finland. Our goal is to share bits of Belgian culture in Finland.
Who are we?
FINBEL is a small non-profit association that was originally created in the 1970’s, and was resuscitated again in 1996 by Marketta Palo, one of our longest-standing members. Currently FINBEL counts about 50 members. 

​We mainly use English as our communication language due to our heterogeneous member pool.
What do we do? ​
We organize all sorts of activities according to the liking of our members, and also strive to inform them of other Belgium-related issues and happenings, such as concerts and exhibitions.

Everyone is free to attend our open gatherings. Other events, such as the St. Nicholas celebration, are strictly for members.

F I N B E L   B O A R D

The Board of the association consists of 9-12 members, who hold an annual meeting each autumn. The annual meeting starts with the General Assembly, open for all members, which handles the closing of the books, reviewing the past year, and electing new board members. The new board then moves on to  planning the upcoming year.
President
Bart Gaens
Vice President
Johanna Vanamo
Board Members
Anneleen Van Ingh
Corentin Evens
Corinne Strauven
David Cools
Sven Lanens
Manu De Clerck
Johan Scholliers
Willem Aerts
Xavier De Meulder
Jean de Lannoy
Cédric Bodet

Our Privacy Policy

On 25 May 2018, a new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. FINBEL fully complies with this regulation, which aims to protect personal data more strongly. We affirm that the information with which our members have provided us is solely used internally, for purposes of membership management, and that it has not been, nor will it be shared with or disclosed to any other persons or 3rd parties.

The FINBEL mailing list also follows the new EU GDPR. FINBEL uses Mailchimp for maintaining its subscriber list and distributing FINBEL-related information. Your details are only accessible by the FINBEL president, vice president and communication officer. FINBEL will not sell or disclose the email addresses and/or names of the mailing list subscribers to any other parties or persons. Mailchimp's privacy policy can be read here. If you wish to unsubscribe from FINBEL newsletters or related information, simply follow the link in the footer of your received email.

If you have any questions pertaining to the management and protection of your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at finbel.association(at)gmail.com

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