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DEADLINE TO ENTER: National Sauna Week Poster Art Contest

OCTOBER 1: Deadline to enter the 2nd National Sauna Week Poster Art Contest! National Sauna Week is February 16-22, 2025. Click below for details on entering the Poster Art Contest; deadline is October 1. https://finlandiafoundation.org/sauna-poster-contest-2025/

Friends of Finland Call for Art

Finlandia Art Gallery Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Michigan

October 1 is the deadline for submissions for a juried exhibition of contemporary, folk and traditional arts and crafts by Finnish, Finnish-American and Finnish-loving friends. The exhibit dates are November 21, 2024-January 28, 2025 at the Finlandia Art Gallery. Click Jotform link below for more information and submission form.

Aleksis Kivi Day / Finnish Literature Day

October 10 is the birthdate of Finland's National Writer Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872). He wrote Seven Brothers, the first novel in Finnish. Learn more at the link below. This is also recognized as Finnish Literature Day.

CA: Book Talk with Hanna Pylväinen

Finnish America Heritage Center Sonoma 197 Verano Ave, Sonoma, CA, United States

Meet the author and FFN Lecturer of the Year, who will read from her book, talk about the process of researching and writing "The End of Drum-Time" and sign books.  

NH: Finn Funn Weekend

The Inn at East Hill Farm Troy, NH, United States

Programs, music, food and tori celebrate Finnish American heritage.

MI: The Kuksa – Carving a Wooden Cup

Finnish American Heritge Center Hancock, MI

The kuksa is a carved wooden drinking vessel of Nordic origin. Alex Yerks instructs this course, a great introduction to green woodworking as well as a unique opportunity to learn to safely use a large array of tools while developing techniques which bridge the gap between spoon and bowl carving. This class is open to […]

ONLINE: Nordic Book Club

Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On November 5, we’ll be discussing the two final books of Finnish author Antti Tuomainen’s Rabbit Factor Trilogy, The Moose Paradox and The Beaver Theory. Click below to register.

Finnish Swedish Day Heritage Day

Every November 6, Finland celebrates Finnish Swedish Heritage Day, marking the significance of this bilingual country’s “other” official language. Click below for more.