Gospel Helsinki lets the love of rhythm sweep you away into the world of black gospel music. The choir has 60 singers led by artistic director Nina Pakkanen, cantor of the Meilahti parish. The group will perform September 27 & 28 in the Chicago area.
Finnish glassmaking comes to Corning! The Corning Museum of Glass is excited to host guest glassmakers Helena Welling and Juha Saarikko. Both gaffers are visiting from the Iittala factory in Finland for a celebration of renowned designer Oiva Toikka’s glass birds. Don't miss glassblowing demos by Finish glassmakers, a live bird display, and bird life […]
Gospel Helsinki lets the love of rhythm sweep you away into the world of black gospel music. The choir has 60 singers led by artistic director Nina Pakkanen, cantor of the Meilahti parish. The group will perform September 27 & 28 in the Chicago area.
A one-act play by Ann Toumi, Thursday September 28 in Superior, Wisconsin and Friday the 29th in Duluth, Minnesota. It's about a teenage girl, whose first job is in the Reading Room of the Duluth City Library, circa 1968. Two Finnish men, whose unfulfilled dreams as emigrants led them to a homeless existence and long […]
The Runebergskören BSB Finnish Male Choir is a Swedish speaking male choir from Porvoo, Finland. The group, which was formed in 1923, is conducted by Teppo Salakka. The program includes both secular and sacred Finnish-Swedish, Finnish and Nordic choir music. In addition to the music of Jean Sibelius, the choir performs compositions of Selim Palmgren, […]
A one-act play by Ann Toumi, Thursday September 28 in Superior, Wisconsin and Friday the 29th in Duluth, Minnesota. It's about a teenage girl, whose first job is in the Reading Room of the Duluth City Library, circa 1968. Two Finnish men, whose unfulfilled dreams as emigrants led them to a homeless existence and long […]
The Runebergskören BSB Finnish Male Choir is a Swedish speaking male choir from Porvoo, Finland. The group, which was formed in 1923, is conducted by Teppo Salakka. The program includes both secular and sacred Finnish-Swedish, Finnish and Nordic choir music. In addition to the music of Jean Sibelius, the choir performs compositions of Selim Palmgren, […]
Come and celebrate Finland’s 100 of Independence day at Scandinavia House. There will be a Children’s workshop, Finnish movie, jazz, art exhibition and lecture, history lesson of Finnish Harlem and reception.
Events at Scandinavia House.
It is located in Hancock, but Finlandia University's roots are in Finland, and the school will celebrate those roots with a late September/early October celebration, appropriately named Festival Ruska. Events including an art show opening Thursday, September 21, a book signing and a presentation about U.P. dialect on Wednesday the 27th, Porvoo Choir in concert Saturday […]