Concert at Herbert Zipper Concert Hall in Los Angeles by Viipurin Lauluveikot, one of the oldest men’s choirs in Finland. Founded in 1897, it is celebrating its 120th birthday in 2017.
Finlandia Foundation New York Metropolitan Chapter hosts a Saturday street fair with food and vendors on Bleecker Street, followed by a Finland 100 Birthday Party from 6 p.m.-Midnight. On Sunday a sauna party with SISU, the traveling sauna, happens in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Traditional foods, crafts, gifts and entertainment from Finland and the other Nordic countries at the Vasa Park in South Elgin.
Enjoy an afternoon of live music outdoors, in salute to Finland's century of independence.
Soprano Mimmi Fulmer, who is professor of Voice and Opera at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is accompanied by pianist Craig Randal Johnson in this Recital of Finnish Vocal Art Music Celebrating 100 Years of Independence including works by Kortekangas, Sibelius, Merikanto, Kilpinen and Kaipainen.
Finnish Tech, Design and Art hosts its fifth annual exhibition showcasing Finnish innovation, sustainability and integrity.
Celebrate the centennial of Finland's Declaration of Independence, which is on December 6.
Head to Finnish Kaleva Park as the Ladies of Kaleva serve authentic kalamojakka (salmon and potato chowder), whipped fruit pudding and more to celebrate the centennial. The sauna will be hot!
The Finnish metal band performs "Apocolyptica Plays Metallica Four Cellos Tour" in Chicago.
Photos by Marlene Wisuri and poems by Jim Johnson, as well as vintage photos by Marlene's grandfather J.C. Hendricks at the Nordic Center in Duluth.