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MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

Birch bark ring making workshop with Alice Margerum; and Folk Dancing workshop for adults, with Minka Järvenpää

MI: Heikinpäivä

Finnish American Heritage Center

The Joy of Singing Finnish Favorites music workshop with Ralph and Jaana Tuttila

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!