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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: All Sibelius Concert

Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Osmo Vänskä conducts the Minnesota Orchestra with US-born Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä and the University of Michigan Musical Society Choral Union, featuring Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, Snofrid, Op. 29 and Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82.

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.

CA: Nordic Studies Program

Moses Hall Berkeley, CA

Nordic Studies Program will kick off the new year with an education tech talk, Social-Emotional Skills in the Digital Age, by Mervi Pänkäläinen and Inka-Kristiina Hanhivaara. They will talk about Mightifier, a digital social-emotional learning tool.

FFN Scholarship Application Deadline

Finlandia Foundation annually awards academic scholarships to students in the U.S. and Finland pursuing a variety of undergraduate and graduate studies. Click below for details and application.

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.

DC: Finnish Libraries Exhibition

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

Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C. is hosting the Mind-Building exhibition, which presents Finnish public libraries and library architecture throughout time. The exhibition will be open for public every first Tuesday of the month from February until June (February 4, March 3, April 7, May 5 and June 2, 2020), from 4pm to 7pm.