Finnish-American Events

Finlandia Foundation National Executive Director Tommy Flanagan chats with Katja Pantzar, author of Everyday Sisu and The Finnish Way.  Details and registration at link below.

In the Coeur d'Alene area, Toasty Mobile Saunas hosts a fun series of events to celebrate National Sauna Week. Check the schedule for activities on the 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd and 25th at the link below. All times are PST.

Pasi Rajala, of the Finnish Embassy and host of the D.C. Sauna Society, talks about how sauna is an unusual but effective setting for diplomatic relations.

Celebrate National Sauna Week! Reservations for timed use of the mobile sauna are required. Hours vary each day. Details and reservations at link below.

Justin Juntunen, founder and CEO of Cedar & Stone Nordic Sauna in Duluth, MN, looks at how the cultural gift of sauna is transforming communities today. Details and registration at link below.

Students in the advanced Finnish class at Brigham Young University and members of Finlandia Foundation Utah will enjoy a private sauna party, including authentic vihtas and traditional foods.

Celebrate the sauna beginning with a Pannukakku Breakfast, bake sale and artist tables (8 - 10 a.m.), followed by a presentation about traditional Finnish sauna, and fun sauna sing-along led by Roy Helander. The sauna museum will be open from 9 til noon, and ski/snowshoe/hiking trails will beckon.

A chat with the Finnish actor who is also an avid fly fisherman, environmentalist and entrepreneur who co-founded the much-lauded Löyly sauna and restaurant in Helsinki. Details and registration at link below.

In the Coeur d’Alene area, Toasty Mobile Saunas hosts a fun series of events to celebrate National Sauna Week. Check the schedule for activities on the 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd and 25th at the link below. All times are PST.