Award-winning Finnish author and artist Marika Mijala, translator Mia Spangbenberg, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo discuss their work across artmaking, translation, and children’s book-making,
A celebration of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, with fun, food, entertainment, artisans and Viking Village.
Nordic comedy series includes this 2022 Mika Kaurismaki film about a journey of two estranged brothers.
A class for adults as part of the Nordic Reflections in Fiber celebration.
One of this year’s nominees for the annual Nordic Council Literature Prize, Finnish writer Kaj Korkea-aho, will discuss his book Röda rummet (Red Room, 2021). It follows a young and slightly depressed writer and musician who, growing tired of his poverty as an artist, jokingly places an ad in a local paper offering to write a […]
Finnish author Juhani Karila talks about his new novel, "Fishing for the Little Pike." RSVP and read about the book at the link below.
Enjoy an evening of music with Carl Wirkkala & The Whistle Punks
FFN Lecturer of the Year Suzanne Matson will talk about her writing, and tapping her family and personal history in her works.
The birthday of the national writer of Finland Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872).
In this Online Nordic Book Club via Zoom, translator Mia Spangenberg talks about Pirkko Saisio's autofictional novel. “A beautifully rendered portrait of a strikingly queer life–Saisio troubles any distinction we might try to draw between the personal and the political, the remembered and the invented” (Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere). Register at link below.