Head to Finnish Kaleva Park as the Ladies of Kaleva serve authentic kalamojakka (salmon and potato chowder), whipped fruit pudding and more to celebrate the centennial. The sauna will be hot!
The Finnish metal band performs "Apocolyptica Plays Metallica Four Cellos Tour" in Chicago.
Photos by Marlene Wisuri and poems by Jim Johnson, as well as vintage photos by Marlene's grandfather J.C. Hendricks at the Nordic Center in Duluth.
Shop the Tori/Nordic Marketplace and enjoy the Classic Car Cruise at The Finnish Center at Saima Park.
A celebratory day-long event at Nordia House in Portland, including a worship service, activities for children and adults, Finnish Sing-Along and concert. Put on by the Messiah Lutheran Church, Reformation 500, Finnish American Historical Society of the West, Suomi-Seura, the Astoria Lodge of United Finnish Kalevala Brothers and Sisters, Suomi-Koulu, and FFCPC in honor of […]
FinnsConnect South Florida is getting together for a casual afternoon at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park.
Soprano Mimmi Fulmer, who is professor of Voice and Opera at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is accompanied by pianist Craig Randal Johnson in this Recital of Finnish Vocal Art Music Celebrating 100 Years of Independence including works by Kortekangas, Sibelius, Merikanto, Kilpinen and Kaipainen.
The WISC Conversation, Leadership from Values and Principles in a Changing World, will focus on how to lead from a good set of values and principles with the goals of obtaining sustainability, improving equality and gender balance, and pursuing the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. WISC is The Women's International Study Center at Acequia Madre […]
Vellamo is on a 38-performance tour of the U.S., from Sept. 6-Oct. 28. The duo combines the rich tradition of Finnish folksong with an appealing “retro” sensibility (recalling the likes of Judy Collins or Richard and Mimi Fariña), creating an exotic and magical acoustic experience. A visit to the world of Vellamo is an enchanting, […]
Minneapolis is the site of an incredible program that commemorates 100 years of Finland as a nation state at FinnFest USA, the annual celebration of Finnish and FInnish-American culture, traditions and trends. Yhdessä/Together, the theme of Finland 100, guides this year’s encounter with Finland and Finnish America. Programs and events will be held at the […]