The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Embarrass on National Sauna Day 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 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 […]
Family-friendly summer festival with Finnish music, dance, games, food and swimming in Lake Sammamish at Vasa Park, Bellevue. Entertainment features FFN Performer of the Year Pirjo Polari-Khan as well as The Maria Männistö Trio and traditional folk music and dance.
Finland-100 will be featured on the Viking Ship float in the Portland Rose Festival Starlight Parade. Downtown Portland. Co-sponsored by FFCPC, Nordic Northwest, and the Finnish-American Historical Society of the West.
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 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 […]
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto performs the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall.
See traditional Finnish Birch Bark Basketry in a group exhibit, chat with the apprentices and instructor and enjoy refreshments.
Everyone is welcome at this summer solstice festival! It's always a fun, family-friendly day filled with games, dancing, food, costumes, music, Nordic vendors and crafts and, of course, the raising of the Maypole at Portland's Oaks Park. Finlandia Foundation Columbia-Pacific Chapter will host a food booth and activities.
THE ICONIC AND THE EVERYDAY: Creative Finland in America at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C., explores the influence of contemporary Finnish architecture, design and industry on Americans. The exhibit is open to the public from mid-May to mid-August at these times: 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on these weekend dates: May 20-21 […]