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, […]
Enjoy Canterbury's 7th annual Fine Art & Craft Exhibit and sale featuring works in clay, fiber arts, fused glass, jewelry, mosaics, painting, photography and wood. Watch demonstrations in weaving, birch bark crafts, wood carving and potter's wheel. Tour the Finnish Heritage Museum, library and sauna and enjoy refreshments and live music.
The Finnish-American Club of Tucson will host a program featuring FFN Centenary Lecturer Börje Vähämäki, who will speak about "Film, Literature and Finnish Identities."
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and Suomi Finland 100 Chorus will perform a concert of Finnish music at the Gordon S. Ives Auditorium in the Masonic Heritage Center in Bloomington. The Suomi Finland 100 Chorus, under the direction of Eeva Savolainen, is made up of 65 musicians, including singers from the Bloomington Chorale, and Angelica Encore […]
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 […]
The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Atlanta on its cross-country tour, which wraps up December 2-6 in Washington, D.C. Finland 100 events will be planned at stops across the country. Visit travelingsauna.com for an up-to-date schedule and map of the route.
Seattle welcomes Finnish cellist and Sibelius specialist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian in concert at Seattle Pacific University. They are touring with their Sibelius program as part of the Finlandia Foundation Finland 100 Music Program.
The Finnish Lutheran Church in San Diego invites you to a Hymn Marathon (Virsikirja maratoni) featuring the Ilo Choir with Terhi Miikki-Broersma.
This documentary explores the life and visionary work of Finnish-American modernist architectural giant Eero Saarinen (1910-1961). The movie and discussion will be conducted by Eric Saarinen, son of Eero.
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 […]