Finnish Log Sauna Construction Master builders Timo Alakesti (pictured at left) and Marko Kemppainen will work in tandem with Calumet industrial arts teachers Robert Bohlsen and Corey Soumis, teaching how to build a dovetailed-corner log sauna using hand-hewn logs. For $500 per person, participants will have hands-on instruction for five hours per day (8 to […]
Swedish Finn foresters discuss immigrant logging in the Northwest at the Members & Friends Dinner.
Annual event celebrating Finnish-American and Finnish history, culture and traditions features presentations, discussions, concerts, tori marketplace and more. This year it takes place in the Detroit area, with most programming and Tori at the Sheraton Detroit Novi hotel, and including some activities at the Finnish Center in Farmington Hills and Finn Camp at Loon Lake.
Fog, landscapes, lace, shoes, and flowers are recurring motifs in Finnish artist Tuula Lehtinen´s art, exploring themes of femininity, sensuality, indulgence, nature, and power. Using subject matter long banned from […]
Berserk: a Viking Festival for all ages features a Viking encampment, games, food, music.
Contra dancing led by renowned caller Dudley Laufman. Dances are easy to learn and you don't need a partner, just lots of energy and spirit! $8/person, kids under 12, free. […]
Violinist Rachel Lee Priday performs pieces by Nielsen, Bach, Salonen and Saariaho.
This classic film, released on the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Winter War, is hailed as one of the most realistic depictions of war ever created. With Antti […]
Finnish Folk Music Workshop Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music […]
Finnish Folk Music Workshop Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music […]