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WA: Alvar Aalto’s Jyväskylä

National Nordic Museum Seattle, Washington

New York–­­based Finnish photographer Janne Tuunanen explores Aalto's work in their shared hometown of Jyväskylä.

MN: The Great Northern Sauna Village

The Market at Malcom Yards Minneapolis, Minnesota

A first for the annual Great Northern Festival! Experience a variety of saunas during the public event, or book a private sauna session for your group. Hours are 4-8:30 pm weekdays […]

Sámi National Day

The Sámi are the indigenous people inhabiting northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.  Sámi National Day is February 6, which commemorates the first Sámi congress in 1917.

MN: Sámi Day Celebration

Celebration of the 30th Sámi National Day includes Sámi stories, button-making, browsing the library's Sámi Collection, conversation, and exploring items from the Sámi Cultural Center.

ONLINE: Maija Isola: Master of Colour and Form

A documentary about Maija Isola, a pioneering Marimekko designer as part of the Architecture and Design Film Festival; check for window to view it.   also screening in Washington D.C. on January 27

ONLINE & NYC: Sámi Film Festival

Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave., New York, NY, United States

The 5th annual screening of Sámi films will be held online and in-person. Check for schedule and details.

MA: Mobile Sauna

Lanesville Community Center Gloucester, MA

Celebrate National Sauna Week with Cape Ann Finns and Abundance Mobile Sauna. Reservations required, times vary throughout each day. Click below for details.

MI: ISMO

Finlandia University presents Finnish comedian ISMO live at Hirvonen Hall in Hancock.

Online: FinnFest 2023

Learn all about FinnFest USA 2023 in Duluth in July in this Zoom session hosted by FFN chapter, the Finnish American Society of Cape Cod, with FinnFest President K. Marianne Wargelin. Email to register: mlariv@comcast.net

Radio & Livestreamed Sauna Special

From Duluth, a special program for National Sauna Week on The North 103.3 FM! Host Tim Winker spins sauna songs and talks history, culture and music of the Finnish sauna in America---including interviews conducted in saunas. The hour-long program will air during the 6-10 pm (Central) Folk Migrations show. Tune in or listen online at […]