ONLINE: The Baltic Sea
What do you know about the Baltic Sea? Join the webinar, cohosted by FFN and Suomi-Seura, with Elina Lehtinen of the John Nurmisen Säätiö on Zoom. Click below to register in advance.
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WA: SEA Nordic Film Festival
Majestic Bay Theatre Seattle, WAThe Seattle Nordic Film Festival's features and documentaries will be shown at the Majestic Bay, while some films and selected shorts will be available for virtual streaming. Finnish films are "The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic" and "Power of the People." Click below for screening times.
MN: Nordic Ball
Ukrainian Event Center Minneapolis, MNDust off your shoes and iron your linen blouses, the Nordic Ball is back! A Twin Cities tradition since 1977. Join folk dance groups from the Twin Cities' Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish communities for a ball of live music, dancing, and a buffet of Nordic delights.
MN: Publication Party
Danish American Center Minneapolis, MinnesotaJoin Diane Jarvenpa to celebrate the publication of her new book of poetry, Shy Lands
OR & VIRTUAL: Searching Your Genealogy
Nordia HouseAttend in person or join via Zoom on the last Wednesday of each month, January – June.
MN: Sara Pajunen
The Southern Theater Minneapolis, MNViolinist Sara Pajunen will play some Nordic tunes and an original piece on the hardanger d'amore in "Cedarbacke," a dance project-in-progress by choreographer Berit Ahlgren, as part of the 7th Annual Candy Box Dance Festival at the Southern Theater. Check for schedule.
MD: Spring Celebration
Welcome spring with vappu traditional foods, sima, crafts and more
Salolampi Scholarship Deadline
Last day to apply for FFN funds for 2023 Salolampi Language Village youth programs.
Vappu
This nationwide celebration of spring is an official Flag Day in Finland. It is also International Labor Day, and one of the biggest annual Finnish festivals.