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MA: Aallotar

St. Paul Lutheran Church Gloucester, MA, United States

Aallotar, violinist Sara Pajunen and accordionist Teija Kiku, will perform their original "chamber folk" music.

MA: Kalevala Day Celebration

The Finnish Center at Saima Park Fitchburg, MA, United States

Enjoy a full day of activities, from the hearty Finnish breakfast to the film, "Finnish Center at Saima Park, the Next Generation Workshops" to cross-country skiing and snowshoeing the Saima […]

MN: Sami Bracelet Class

Sami Cultural Center of North America Duluth, MN, United States

Learn to craft your own beautiful Sami inspired bracelet (new patterns) using traditional Sami techniques with materials imported from Sweden - 4% silver thread, reindeer leather (new colors), shed reindeer […]

MI: Kaleva Day Celebration

Finnish Cultural Center Farmington Hills, MI, United States

Join the Kaleva Day Celebration hosted by Knights & Ladies of the Kaleva. The brunch event features guest performers Eliisa Seigle and Don Reinholm. Lecturer of the Year Frank Eld will make a presentation about Finnish log construction.

WI: Suomalainen Pea Soup Time

Grace Lutheran Church (WI) Milwaukee, WI, United States

Enjoy a traditional Finnish feast of pea soup, Cole slaw, dark bread, lingonberries and dessert. Tickets available at the door.

MA: Choral Music Tradition in Finland

Scandinavian Cultural Center - MA West Newton, MA, United States

Hear Dr. Riikka Pietiläinen-Caffrey, an associate professor of music at Bunker Hill Community College, talk about Finland's long tradition of choral music. The program includes video performances and listening to the music of Finnish choral composers.

NY: Kullervo

Carnegie Hall New York, NY, United States

The Oratorio Society of New York presents Jean Sibelius' Kullervo. The men from the choir will join with two soloists to perform this 70-minute suite that follows the life of the tragic character featured in Finland’s national epic poem, Kalevala on the Perelman Stage, Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall.

WA: Iris

Swedish Cultural Center Seattle, WA, United States

Iris is an eight-year-old from Stockholm who finds herself required to spend a summer on the Åland Islands. The adjustment from a colorful city life with her artist mother to a bucolic insular existence with her maritime uncle is the stuff of this charming and splendidly photographed film. In Swedish with English-subtitles.

MI: Kalevalathon

Finnish American Heritage Center

Finlandia University students and faculty, in celebration of Kalevala Day, also known as the Day of Finnish Culture, will perform a 5.5-hour marathon reading of Finland's epic poem Kalevala in the inaugural Kalevalathon.

OR: Juli Wood

Nordia House

FFN Performer of the Year, saxophonist Juli Wood, brings her jazzy interpretations of Finnish folk tunes to Nordia House, hosted by FF Columbia-Pacific Chapter.