Luckan

Luckan (Swedish for "ticket window" or "box office") is a network of Finland-Swedish cultural centres in Finland. Currently, there are located in 11 cities and towns in Finland: Helsinki, Kimito in Kimitoön, Kirkkonummi, Kokkola, Kristinestad, Närpes, Porvoo, Karis in Raseborg, Tampere, Turku and Oulu.[1]

Since early 2019, Luckan in Helsinki operates in the building that used to serve the Amos Anderson Art Museum.

Luckan offers its visitors the cultural events, theme days and press conferences, free usage of Internet, information on the Finland-Swedish society.[2][3] Luckan also offers to read the Swedish-language newspapers and over sixty branch magazines. The center also upholds a website featuring information about the Finland-Swedish society, in English, called Svenskfinland.fi.

Luckan gives information on various events, education, Finland-Swedish organisations and societies, social welfare and integration in Finnish society aimed at immigrants.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Luckan was founded in 1992 in Helsinki by Nylands svenska landskapsförbund and Mellannylandsprojektet. The name Luckan refers to the organization's first location in Helsinki, a window near the ticket windows of the Swedish Theatre.

In November 1998 Luckan moved into Lasipalatsi/Glaspalatset. By March 2004 Luckan obtained new premises in the building of Forum shopping centre.[11] In early 2019, Luckan moved within the Forum block to the building previously used by the Amos Anderson Art Museum.[12][13] Both organizations have financial and other ties to Konstsamfundet,[11][14] a wealthy patron of culture and the arts in Finland.

References
  1. "Föreningen Luckan". Luckan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. Andersson, Dan (2017-05-12). "Meet new people and help each other". www.helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. Carlsten, Marcus (2017-02-11). "Med Luckan öppen för alla". Smocka (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  4. "Welcome". Luckan Integration. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. "Sluta panta blir Ärligt talat-chatten". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. Gustafsson, Mathias (2018-04-17). "Nu ska arbetsgivarna få möta invandrare på svenska – Luckan inleder nytt projekt". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  7. Sjövall, Mikael (2018-03-14). "Luckan vill köra i gång ny verksamhet i Stockholm". www.hbl.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  8. Gröhn, Christoffer (2016-02-18). "Helsingfors ska för första gången konkurrensutsätta Luckans tjänster". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  9. Sandström, Erik (2018-09-03). "Luckan får nya medlemmar – vill stärka sin riksomfattande verksamhet". www.hbl.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  10. Hakala, Heidi (2012-11-21). "Produforum i Nyland avslutar sin verksamhet". hbl.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  11. "Welcome to Luckan!". Luckan. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  12. "Luckan vill vara mer än en biljettlucka – öppnar på nytt ställe i Helsingfors". www.hbl.fi. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  13. "Luckan i Helsingfors flyttar till större utrymmen". Helsingin kaupunki (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  14. "Amos Anderson". Amos Rex. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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