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WA: Nordic Stories

Our monthly Nordic Stories program is geared toward preschool aged children and their caregivers and features children’s stories from the Nordic countries paired with fun craft projects. This month's book […]

WA: Finnish Film Festival

FireHouse Arts and Events Center Bellingham, Washington

This inaugural event features three days of movies from Finland. See website for films and screening times.

WA: “Aalto: Architect of Emotions”

National Nordic Museum Seattle, Washington

In honor of acclaimed Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's 125th birthday, join us for a screening of Aalto: Architect of Emotions.

MN: Laskiainen

Loon Lake Community Center Aurora, MN, United States

85th Finnish Sliding Festival in Palo. The two-day wintertime celebration includes food, artisans, basketball games, sleigh and dog sled rides, music and sledding.

ONLINE: Folk Songs from Karelia Workshop

Conducting this two-day workshop is Emmi Kuittinen, a folk musician, singer and songwriter, who specializes in the Karelian and Ingrian singing styles and also laments. Karelia is a wide area situated in Finland and Russia and it has a very rich and diverse singing culture. In this workshop you’ll get to know more about different […]

Runeberg Day

Celebrating the birthdate of Finnish national poet JL Runeberg (1804-1877).

MN: Laskiainen

Loon Lake Community Center Aurora, MN, United States

85th Finnish Sliding Festival in Palo. The two-day wintertime celebration includes food, artisans, basketball games, sleigh and dog sled rides, music and sledding.

ONLINE: Folk Songs from Karelia Workshop

Conducting this two-day workshop is Emmi Kuittinen, a folk musician, singer and songwriter, who specializes in the Karelian and Ingrian singing styles and also laments. Karelia is a wide area situated in Finland and Russia and it has a very rich and diverse singing culture. In this workshop you’ll get to know more about different […]

Sámi National Day

The Sámi are the indigenous people inhabiting northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.  Sámi National Day is February 6, which commemorates the first Sámi congress in 1917.

MN: Sámi Day Celebration

Celebration of the 30th Sámi National Day includes Sámi stories, button-making, browsing the library's Sámi Collection, conversation, and exploring items from the Sámi Cultural Center.