• YEAR 2005 was Japania ry:s 3rd year of activity. [Founded in 2002. Activities started 1.1.2003. Associations Register No. 184916].
• MEMBERS: Nearly 1 000 members at the beginning of the year and over 1 200 at the end of the year. 10 honorary members. 27 corporate members at the beginning of the year and 40 at the end of the year.
• MEETINGS: Regular meetings were held in Stadia (Bulevardi 31, Helsinki); spring meeting (Thu 17.3.) / 12 participants and autumn meeting (Thu 8.12.) / 7 participants
• BOARD: convened 11 times during the year.
• COMMITTEES: Operative, resource and PR committee
• THEME: Learn Japanese/about Japan! (Opi japania!)
• ACTIVITIES:
1. WEBSITE + FNNN (= Fin Nippon Net News) www.japania.org, 16.117 visitors
   - webmaster: Arto Teräs; contents: Heikki Mallat (updated 365 days per year)
2. FIN-NIPPON -BULLETIN, 5 issues (101-105) + Appendices 'Obara' and 'Feelings and moods'
   - issues in total: bulletin 7.600; appendices: 3.000 (altogether. 10.600); 124 pages
   - editor-in-chief: Heikki Mallat
3. PUBLIC EVENTS altogether 18 / 400 participants
   3.1 Japanese cultural sessions 2 / 60 participants (Stadia, Helsinki)
   • Spring (Thu 17.3.): Jari Moberg [Japanese twang]; Arto Haapaniemi [Obara]
   • Autumn (Thu 8.12.): Veijo Rahikainen [trip to Japan]; Heikki Mallat [Pro Japania].
   3.2 ' Japanese cultural session ' 1 / 120 participants (Helsinki Trade Center)
   • Travel 2005 -fair (Sun 23.1.): Toshitake Shinohara [enka-ballads];
     Soko Deguchi-Roininen and Mizuho Kojima [kimono]
   • In co-operation with: Sony Nordic A/S; Toyota-companies; Viherpaja Oy
   3.3 'Jookos Japani / Yokoso Japan' - travel evenings 5 times/ 80 participants (Cultural Center Caisa, Helsinki)
   • Spring: (Thu 13.1.) Heikki Mallat [Trip to Japan];
     (Thu 10.2.) Heikki Kokkinen [onsen];
     (Thu 10.3.) Arto Teräs [student exchange];
     (Thu 14.4.) Heikki Mallat, etc. [Aichi Expo];
     (Thu 12.5.) Tuula Granqvist [Mountain ranges of Japan].
   3.4 'Japanese society' Japan evenings 4 times/ 60 participants (Cultural Center Caisa, Helsinki)
   • Autumn: (Thu 22.9) Teppo Turkki [The transformation and new rise of Japan];
     (Thu 20.10.) Miika Pölkki [Life in the court of the Emperor in the 1100 century];
     (Thu 24.11.) Marketta Forsell [The social meaning of Ikebana];
     (Thu 15.12.) Liisa Nurminen [Japanese hospitality].
   3.5 'Get to know Japanese culture' -lectures 5 /50 (Espoon työväenopisto, Leppävaara)
   • Spring: (Mon 7.2.) Heikki Mallat [matsuri];
     (Mon 14.2.) Wili Leikola [haiku and tanka];
     (Mon 14.3.) Riitta Salastie [ikebana];
     (Mon 11.4.) Markku Peltola [chado];
     (Mon 9.5.) Minna Padilla [koto].
   3.6 'Samurai Nordic Walking' (la 8.10.) 1 / 30 participants (Suomen Latu ry, Helsinki).
   • New event. Team: Tuomo Jantunen, Veijo Rahikainen and Heikki Mallat
4. CLUB ACTIVITIES, altogether 17 times/ 160 participants
   4.1 Japanese poetry club 9 times /100 participants (Library at Rikhardinkatu, 8; Villa Kivi, 1)
   • Club master: Wili Leikola. 8 permanent club members. Results: 'Feelings and moods' -poems (May Appendix of Fin-Nippon -bulletin No. 3/2005) and 'Haiku of the week' at the internet www.japania.org (updated once a week).
   • Own publications '[One hundred poets, one hundred poems, translated by Wili Leikola, Jari Sutinen and Juhani Tikkanen; Birgitta Tikkanen 'Elän tässä, nyt (I live here, now); Riitta Rossilahti: 'Kivi virrassa' in English 'A Stone in a River']; Riitta Rossilahti received a haiku-reward from Japan.
   • The guest speaker in Villa Kivi (Wed 11.5.) was Arto Lappi, a poet from Tampere.
   4.2 J-raku animeclub 8 times / 60 participants (Library 10)
   • Established in August; meetings run by Ulla Koskivirta. 5-10 members in meetings, 45 in e-mail lists. Results: Logo, preparations for a J-raku publication.
   4.3 Other clubs: Kanji club / Club master Heikki Mallat (convened in connection with language courses); Sashiko-sewing club /Club master Merja Aaltonen (on a break); The founding of the new Sake club was transferred from autumn 2005 until later.
5. LANGUAGE COURSES & CULTURE 5 times (150 lessons) / 120 participants
   - basic course: spring and autumn (HBC)
   - follow-up course: spring and autumn (HBC)
   - follow-up course: spring (Espoon työväenopisto)
   Teacher: Heikki Mallat
6. TRIP TO JAPAN FOR MEMBERS, spring (Fri 25.3. - Wed 6.4.) 1 trip / 14 participants
   Planning of the tour program: Heikki Mallat; technical details by: Travel agency Oy Area Tour leaders: Heikki Mallat ja Mirja Ali-Mattila
7. OPEN DOORS & JAPANIA MARKETPLACE 50 times (200 hours) / 500 visitors
   - The Japania marketplace can also be found in the internet.
8. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE: The library was closed due to lack of space; Executive director Heikki Mallat has taken care of information service by e-mail, phone, letter and during open door days.
• CO-OPERATION:
1. Embassy of Japan: Occasions for invited guests and materials (magazines, brochures and maps)
2. Ministry of Education: Obara-friendship project (meetings; the trip and events in Japan
3. Memberships
   - Finnish teachers´ association of Japanese language and culture (Japanese speech event, training)
   - Kultti ry (organization of cultural magazines: information, education and events)
   - Finnish-Japanese Chamber of Commerce (lunch meetings sporadically)
   - Union of Friendship Associations in Finland (travel fairs; education; cultural excursion)
4. Other co-operation
   - Japania throughout Finland - co-operative development project (continuous internet communication with other agents in the field and one Pro Japania - cruise seminar
   Fri 30.9 - Sun 2.10, Viking Line)
   - Mochi Tsuki celebration, January (Finnish-Japanese Society/Kirja)
   - Japan day, April (Friends of Japanese Culture Society/Annantalo)
• CONNECTIONS TO JAPAN
1. Senator Marutei Tsurunen and a number of other key persons
2. Others: Embassy of Finland; FCCJ; Finnish Tourist Board; Japan-Finland societies; private persons

Helsinki: 8.3.2006
JAPANIA RY / Board