ND: Norsk Hostfest
North Dakota State Fairgrounds Minot, ND, United StatesA celebration of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, with fun, food, entertainment, artisans and Viking Village.
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NY: The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave., New York, NY, United StatesNordic comedy series includes this 2022 Mika Kaurismaki film about a journey of two estranged brothers.
MN: Beginning Wet Felting
The Nodic Center Duluth, MNA class for adults as part of the Nordic Reflections in Fiber celebration.
ONLINE: Author Talk with Kaj Korkea-aho
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 […]
CA: Fishing for the Little Pike
Clio's Books Oakland, CaliforniaFinnish author Juhani Karila talks about his new novel, "Fishing for the Little Pike." RSVP and read about the book at the link below.
WA: Carl Wirkkala
Naselle Community Center Naselle, WA, United StatesEnjoy an evening of music with Carl Wirkkala & The Whistle Punks
MT: Suzanne Matson
Kaleva Park Lodge Roberts, MontanaFFN Lecturer of the Year Suzanne Matson will talk about her writing, and tapping her family and personal history in her works.
Day of Finnish Literature
The birthday of the national writer of Finland Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872).
ONLINE: The Red Book of Farewells
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.
MD: A Reading & Cultural Event
FFN Lecturer of the Year Suzanne Matson reads from her works. Details to come