Mother of Mine Film Screening
Tue, Oct 27
|Nordia House
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. "Mother of Mine" tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero.
Time & Location
Oct 27, 2026, 7:10 PM – 9:30 PM
Nordia House, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
About
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "Mother of Mine" tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother, yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies.
About the Instructor
Thomas Birnie holds a Ph.D. in German Literature, with a doctoral minor in Scandinavian Studies, from the University of Washington. He has taught Scandinavian subjects at Portland State University since 1990 and is actively engaged in Nordic events locally.
