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MI: Copper Country Sauna Tour

Take a self-guided tour of Copper Country Saunas throughout the central Keweenaw! Each one unique, set off on an afternoon adventure discovering the saunas that reside within the community. Tickets will contain a map and list of addresses for the tour. Tickets are $10, and only available for purchase physically during Sauna Week (Feb. 18-24): […]

Kalevala Day

February 28 is Kalevala Day, in honor and celebration of Finland’s National Epic. Elias Lönnrot collected the poems in Finland and Karelia and edited and compiled them into the first edition of “Kalevala" in 1835. See link below for more.

MA: Music from Ameriikan laulu

Boston Symphony Hall Boston, MA, United States

FFN Past Performer of the Year Sara Pajunen, violin/vocals (and friends) performing in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Music of the Midnight Sun festival. Melding Finnish and Finnish-American influences, traditional and new music, and classical and folk approaches, Sara Pajunen creates breath-like, woven sound using violin, accordion, and voices.

DC: Kalevala Dinner

Embassy of FInland Washington, D.C., DC, United States

Dinner catered by Chef Mikko and appearance by FFN Performer of the Year Miska Kajanus, who shares his story about his journey from Finland to the U.S.

MI: St. Urho’s Celebration

Finnish Cultural Center Farmington Hills, Michigan

Wear the purple and green for this fun time in honor of the legendary saint who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland.

CA: All Sibelius Concert

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony in an all-Sibelius program.

MN: St. Urho’s Celebration

Danish American Center Minneapolis, Minnesota

Celebrate the legendary St. Urho with a pea soup cook off and music for dancing by Lauluaika.

CA: All Sibelius Concert

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony in an all-Sibelius program.