CA: Traveling Sauna
The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Los Angeles on its cross-country tour, which wraps up December 2-6 in Washington, D.C. Finland 100 events will be planned at stops […]
FL: Midnight Sun Festival
Bryant Park Lake Worth, FL, United StatesCome join us at the Midnight Sun Festival, March 3 – 5, 2017 for live music, a taste of some delicious Finnish food, and lots of fun at Bryant Park in Lake Worth! There will be top musical performers from Finland as well as local bands, a wide variety of fabulous food from Finland as well as […]
WA: Marimekko, With Love
Nordic Museum Seattle, WA, United StatesAn exhibition of landmark fabrics and fashions created by pioneering designers at Finland's Marimekko, from the 1950s to the 1970s.
NY: Finnish Film with Live Organ Music
Unitarian Church Ithaca, NY, United StatesOrganist Kent Washburn accompanies "Mustalaishurmaaja" (The Gypsy Charmer), a 1929 silent film with Finnish and English intertitles. The original soundtrack was compiled from Finnish folk songs and classical selections by organist Kent Washburn.
OH: St. Urho Celebration
Finnish Heritage Museum Fairport Harbor, OH, United StatesThree different Mojakka recipes will be served before the St. Urho program celebrating the Saint who drove the grasshoppers out of Finland, saving the grape crop. Grasshoppers beware. At the Finnish Heritage Museum in Fairport Harbor.
OR: My Paradise and Climate Change Exhibits
Nordia HouseMy Paradise: Summer Villas by Famous Finnish Architects, 1880’s-1960’s is a photographic exhibit by Jari Jetsonen that focuses on the summer villas of famous Finnish architects throughout the 20th century. […]
MA: St. Urho’s Dinner Dance
Saima Park Fitchburg, MA, United StatesCelebrate the Saint who saved the wine crops by driving the grasshoppers out of Finland.
CA: Suomi 100 Spring Concert
Finnish Lutheran Church Dallas, TXGreet Spring in San Diego with music by violinist Paivikki Nykter, kantele artist Merja Soria and the church choir in this concert hosted by the Finnish Lutheran Church of San Diego.
CT: Sisu and Creativity Exhibition
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT, United StatesThe Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) is partnering with the Finnish American Heritage Society (FAHS) based in Canterbury, CT to present art works, images, and documentation of the community’s history from […]