Photographs, publications and other materials tell the story of the beginning of Finnish immigration to Minnesota, when a small group of Finns disembarked from a riverboat in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1864. The special exhibition, which opened in October 2014, is at the Elmer L. Andersen Library Atrium Gallery at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Films from Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are screened at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills January 17-18 and 24-25.
This event celebrates Heikki (Henrik's day, January 19). Warm up with hot soup and bonfire after a day of cross-country skiing, folk dances, Moomin stories and fun events like wife-carrying and boot-throwing contests at this first-ever wintertime event at The Finnish Center at Saima Park in Fitchburg.
FFN Performer of the Year Olli Hirvonen presents his jazz guitar program at Suomi Talo in Lantana, Florida.
This Finnish-American mid-winter festival celebrates Karhu kylkeänsä kääntää (The bear rolls over) and takes its name from the name day for Heikki (Henrik's day, January 19). Events happen throughout January, with the last Saturday of the month the big day-long celebration filled with fun family activities, parade, Tori marketplace, Finnish buffet, Polar Bear Dive and […]
The North Corner Chamber Orchestra performs a salute to Jean Sibelius for the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth with "Sibelius, Strings and Serenades" at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle. Finland is the first country featured in the series of five concerts that will run through May and also spotlight Denmark, Sweden, Norway and […]
Survey Finnish design of the last 15 years through contemporary furnishings, fashion, objects and architecture at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle.
Anna-Lisa Jakobsson and Henna Moisanen will perform Sibelius music, with "Finlandia" by Floridian Laulumiehet. Hosted by Finlandia Foundation Florida Chapter.
Annual film festival by Nordic Heritage Museum. All Finnish films and reception on the last day of the festival, January 16th. Held at the Seattle International Film Festival Film Center. […]
Minneapolis is the scene of the grand roll-out of the "mascot" of Finland 100 as it begins 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.