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October 15, 2025

Discovering the heritage of Finnish pioneers on the Mendocino Coast, CA by Nina Dahlblom

Northern California’s rugged coastline, with its sweeping cliffs and redwood forests, has held me captive more than once. We first fell in love with Mendocino County years ago,

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October 14, 2025

The Finnish American Historical Archive from a First-Timer’s Perspective by Elsa Kääriäinen

You walk through a wooden door into a room in a basement. With its rows of metal shelves filled with cardboard boxes, folders and books,

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October 7, 2025

A First for Finnish Art: Helene Schjerfbeck featured at The MET

Finlandia Foundation National is built on values: values that connect our nationwide network of chapters and extend far beyond. These values reflect our Finnish and Finnish-American roots,

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October 2, 2025

Hancock, Michigan Leaders Embark on Finnish-American Heritage Delegation to Finland and Estonia

Hancock, MI – September 17, 2025 – A delegation of community leaders from Hancock, Michigan, travelled to Finland and Estonia in September to strengthen cultural ties,

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September 8, 2025

From Finlandia University to Finlandia Foundation National: The Legacy of the Finnish American Heritage Center

Did you know there used to be a Finnish university in Hancock, Michigan? For more than a century, Finlandia University stood as the longest surviving educational institution in the U.S.

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September 3, 2025

Book Review: The Spyglass by Eero Kilpi

Author: Eero Kilpi, Finlandia Foundation National's Lecturer of the Year 2025 The Spyglass. Written by George Mäkelä. Edited by Carol Mäkelä,

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September 3, 2025

Finding the Finn in Oneself/ FinnFest Sauna Seminar 2025

The evolution of sauna tradition was a common theme during the sauna seminar at this year’s FinnFest. We attended the FinnFest Sauna Seminar on July 31 in Duluth,

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September 2, 2025

My Summer In Finland

Over three weeks, we managed to visit several summer cottages, explore charming “living rooms” of city life, and catch up with loved ones.Our home base was comfortably close to the sea,

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August 19, 2025

Seppälä Honored for Work with Kivajat Finnish Folk Dancers (Originally published in the Ontonagon Herald)

Submitted by Fern Malila • Originally published in the Ontonagon Herald, Volume 144 No. 34, Wednesday, August 20, 2025 After 20 years and over 800 folk dance rehearsals,

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July 15, 2025

Finlandia Foundation National Opens Applications for Performer and Lecturer of the Year

July 11, 2025 — Finlandia Foundation National (FFN) is now accepting applications for its flagship cultural programs: Performer of the Year and Lecturer of the Year.

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