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NY: Narrative Threads

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

Narrative Threads: Works by Eight Nordic Artists presents multi-media artwork by Nordic artists, each distinguished by their innovative use of natural, synthetic, and digital materials. Finnish artists Heidi Hankaniemi, Marianne […]

OR: Sauna is Life

Nordia House

Sauna Culture in Finland exhibit explores the history and traditions of saunas while diving into the future of contemporary urban saunas as well. Open during Nordia House hours.

MI: Requiem for the Overlooked

Finlandia Art Gallery Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Michigan

An exhibit by Calumet artist Cynthia Coté is an installation of drawings, collage, beadwork, and fiber art constructions, displayed alongside a collection of objects that inspired the work. Coté’s installation […]

MA: Sauna With Us

Scandinavian Cultural Center - MA West Newton, MA

Finlandia Foundation Boston celebrates sauna with a mobile sauna at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street in Newton from Friday to Sunday, February 23-25. There will be buckets of water for rinsing, an outdoor shower with a privacy screen, birch whisks to use in the sauna and a cold water dunk pool located […]

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.

MN: Visiting Artist Satu Nisu

Textile Center Minneapolis, MN

Finnish weaver and designer Satu Nisu will exhibit her work and meet with fiber artists and interior designers. She has two receptions scheduled for the public: March 14 and March 19.

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.