Enjoy a traditional, wood fired sauna during this week-long recognition of the Finnish bathing method. The sauna has a private dressing room, hot room large enough for three, buckets of water for rinsing and an outdoor shower (with a privacy screen). There will be birch whisks to try - wonderful for blood circulation! Or perhaps […]
Outdoors, Log the Sauna, a woodfire barrel sauna will host up to six people for each one-hour session ($20 per person). Indoors, the Red River Finns will serve coffee and cookies in the reception area where guests can view a display of sauna memorabilia, such as a sauna bucket, sauna thermometer, the artist impression of […]
Enjoy a Finnish winter picnic and sledding event at the second annual Laskianen, a joint celebration with FACA, Suomikoulu and FFTC/Finnsource. BYO picnic lunch and sleds; click below for more information.
Join in the wintry fun and tasty Pea Soup Challenge.
Wear purple and green and enjoy a menu of pea soup, salad, sandwiches, special desserts, Finnish coffee. Donation $12.
The Minnesota Wild retires Mikko Koivu's jersey at the game against the Nashville Predators. Event includes a ticket to the game, a post game on-ice photo and celebration of our favorite "Finnesotans." A portion of each ticket pack supports the Salolampi Foundation.
Enjoy a special dinner and music by FinnFolk. Please join us for a great night of food, fun, and spirits!
Wear your purple and green! Appetizers, meatball dinner, dessert, coffee/tea. BYOB. Music by Central Mass Accordion Club. Hat contest, games, raffle. $20. Please bring proof of Covid vaccination; masks optional. Reservations required by Sunday, March 13: finnishcenter@yahoo.com or 978 407-9690
In this FinnFest USA program, join folklorist and ethnomusicologist Nathan Gibson as he shares his research and musical samples of the ways many Finns have connected with American culture through American roots music over the last 60 years.
The Lanesville Community Center and Cape Ann Finns host a day of heritage with a talk by Dr. Jon Kilpinen of Valparaiso University about the relationship between the environment and a community, and The People Danced, with children and adults learning traditional Finnish dances with music provided by Finnish musicians. A light supper will be […]