September 8, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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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June 16, 2025
After an exciting National Sauna Week 2025, we had connected with so many incredible global leaders in the sauna world that we suddenly
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June 9, 2025
Written by Abby Carlson When I was around ten years old, I found an article in the newspaper on how a French
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May 27, 2025
Written by Nina Dahlblom Lina Hagström can be called lucky. She was born in Finland, the happiest country in the world,
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May 22, 2025
Chicago, IL — April 2025 — In a historic moment atop the 71st floor of Chicago’s Willis Tower, sauna culture took a bold leap forward.
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