"Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century," illuminates the untold story of African American visual and performing artists who sought new possibilities, inspiration, and environments in the Nordic countries […]
Living Here Feels Like I am In My Homeland, Finland features paintings and works on paper by Finnish-born artist Vaino Kola. After serving as a professor at Wheaton College in Massachusetts […]
World Forestry Center presents Tree People, an exhibition by Finnish photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo. This exhibition braids forest mythology with an almost forgotten treasure trove of customs and beliefs, […]
The 2nd annual Nordic folk music and dance family-friendly event features workshops, performances, concerts and dance. Check website for hours and schedules.
The first of its kind gathering of mobile saunas in New England. For two weekends, mobile saunas from all over the region will gather at the UKTS site in Pembroke to provide traditional sauna to sauna enthusiasts. May 31-June 2 and June 7-June 9; check link for hours each day.
Make your own Finnish National Instrument! Join LynnAnne Vesper from the Kantele Shop in Ely, Minnesota, for a 5-day workshop to build your own kantele. Workships hours are 9-5 Saturday-Sunday and 9-1 Monday-Wednesday.
Tour the museum and sauna in Canterbury, meet photographer Allan Seppa, enjoy kantele and flute music, see weaving and wood carving demonstrations and displays, and more!
The New York Scandia Symphony performs The Ugly Duckling and traditional Scandinavian folk tunes in this family-friendly concert.
Olli Soikkeli, a Finnish guitarist based in NYC and Brad Brose on bass guitar perform Gypsy style jazz. Light refreshments served.
SCANDIA BRASS QUINTET will perform their special repertoire of popular folk tunes and brass quintets, representing compositions from all of the five Scandinavian countries.