The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Milwaukee 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.
FFN Performer of the Year Pirjo Polari-Khan shares her poetry and songs with children and the young at heart in the Scandinavian Music Festival summer concert series hosted by the Scandia Symphony Strings. The free event happens on Billings Lawn at Fort Tryon Park.
THE ICONIC AND THE EVERYDAY: Creative Finland in America See how Finnish design and architecture have influenced American life in the last century at this free exhibit at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C. The exhibition is open on Wednesdays from 3pm to 7pm and on the following weekends from 11am to 4pm: May […]
The 40th annual celebration of Nordic culture is two events in one, with a variety of foods, music, living history and crafts and cooking demonstrations from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland, as well as Viking heritage. There are Viking battle demonstrations and the popular Scandinavian Marketplace. The American and Finnish students and instructors of […]
The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Houghton and Hancock for Copper Country Midsummer events 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.
The theme of the 2017 Frederick Forward Finn Fest is Midsummer on the Maple. Wife carrying contest, entertainment, museum exhibit and more.
Join the three-day, four-location celebration of Midsummer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The festivities begin at Hanka Homestead on Friday, and move to the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock on Saturday, where there will be a tori/marketplace, music and folk dances. The Saturday afternoon activities move to Agate Beach and Toivola for the town's 125th anniversary. There will […]
Join the three-day, four-location celebration of Midsummer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The festivities begin at Hanka Homestead on Friday, and move to the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock on Saturday, where there will be a tori/marketplace, music and folk dances. The Saturday afternoon activities move to Agate Beach and Toivola for the town's 125th anniversary. There will be music, […]
Finnish American Society of West-Central Michigan celebrates Juhannus/Midsummer at Veterans Park on Randall Street in Coopersville. It's a potluck, so you can bring a dish (main course, salad, dessert or bread) to share and your own table service.
For more than a century Kesäjuhla, Summer Festival, has been a tradition of The Finnish Center at Saima Park in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.