National Sauna Week festivities in Fitchburg: Pannukakku Breakfast: Finnish oven pancake; Loaves of coffee bread also for sale. Vendors: artist Karen Kemp, Lark Knits, Son of a Bee. Raivaaja Foundation will have an information table. Proof of full vaccination status and masks required. 10:30am: "Wife" Carrying Contest! Contestants must be at least 18 years of […]
National Sauna Week festivities include: Finnish Pannukakku Breakfast (8-10 a.m.), Wife Carrying Contest (10:30 a.m.); visit the former sauna, now preserved as a museum (11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.); X-C ski, snowshoe or hike the beautiful, groomed trails (limited equipment available to borrow); Finnish coffee bread and hot drinks available (10 a.m.-3 p.m.).
All are invited to cross country ski, snowshoe, or hike on Saima Park's beautiful, groomed trails. A limited supply of equipment is available to borrow. Finnish coffee bread, coffee/tea/cocoa, and water will be for sale. Visitors may bring their own lunch to enjoy in the Function Hall. Vaccination proof and masks are required inside. A […]
Enjoy a traditional, wood fired sauna during this week-long recognition of the Finnish bathing method. The sauna has a private dressing room, hot room large enough for three, buckets of water for rinsing and an outdoor shower (with a privacy screen). There will be birch whisks to try - wonderful for blood circulation! Or perhaps […]
Outdoors, Log the Sauna, a woodfire barrel sauna will host up to six people for each one-hour session ($20 per person). Indoors, the Red River Finns will serve coffee and cookies in the reception area where guests can view a display of sauna memorabilia, such as a sauna bucket, sauna thermometer, the artist impression of […]
Enjoy a Finnish winter picnic and sledding event at the second annual Laskianen, a joint celebration with FACA, Suomikoulu and FFTC/Finnsource. BYO picnic lunch and sleds; click below for more information.
Join in the wintry fun and tasty Pea Soup Challenge.
Singer-Songwriter Eeppi Ursin celebrates the release of her new album “Speechless” with a concert at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 with her band. Ursin’s fourth full studio album is a luscious combination of pop, soul, prog and empowering vocals, and the two singles “Down” and “When It’s All Over” have already reached a wide audience. […]
The Finnish School children present songs, poems and small plays to act out the main parts of the Kalevala. In addition, Johanna Telander will perform.
Celebrate Finnish culture and Kalevala at the New Member Pot Luck.