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MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

Hobbyhorse Hoedown---the fun craze from Finland!

MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

Läveri (Karelian reed instrument)making workshop with Alice Margerum; and Finnish folk dance workshop for children, with Minka Järvenpää

MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

Birch bark ring making workshop with Alice Margerum; and Folk Dancing workshop for adults, with Minka Järvenpää

MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

The Joy of Singing Finnish Favorites music workshop with Ralph and Jaana Tuttila

MI: Heikinpäivä

Downtown Hancock Houghton/Hancock, MI, United States

A full day of indoor and outdoor activities celebrate winter as the month-long series of events draws to a close.

MI: Heikinpäivä

Zion Lutheran Church Fairport Harbor, OH, United States

Finnish Hymn Sing and Concert

MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

Contra Dancing wraps up the winter celebration.

MN: Laskiainen

Loon Lake Community Center Aurora, MN, United States

The Finnish Sliding Festival has been a fun wintertime event on the Iron Range since 1938. Sledding, skating, music, food, tori and more!

MN: Ski, Snowshoe, Sauna, Sip and Soup

Second annual winter event. Just show up and do any or none of the mentioned activities and hang out. Meet us at the Natural Harvest Food Coop in Virginia at 2:30pm and then we'll head to Britt to play on private trails until it's time to warm up and chill out.

MN: Evening of Poetry with the Finns

Zenith Bookstore Duluth, MN

Featured poets include: Gary Boelhower, Daniel and Sandra Oyinloye, James (Jim) Johnson (read by Marlene Wisuri) Sheila Packa, Steve Leppälä, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg (read by Hanna Erpestad). A special Finnish treat, "Runeberg Torte" (Runebergintorttu) in honor of the poet, will be served.