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.
Finnish Hymn Sing and Concert
Contra Dancing wraps up the winter celebration.
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.
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.
Finlandia Foundation annually awards Lindfors Legal Scholarships to law students in the U.S. and Finland. Click below for details and application.
The Finnish Sliding Festival has been a fun wintertime event on the Iron Range since 1938. Sledding, skating, music, food, tori and more!
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.
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.
Featured poets include: Gary Boelhower, Daniel and Sandra Oyinloye, James (Jim) Johnson (read by Marlene Wisuri) Sheila Packa, Steve Leppälä, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg (read by Hanna Erpestad). A special Finnish treat, "Runeberg Torte" (Runebergintorttu) in honor of the poet, will be served.