This family-friendly Finnish Midummer Festival at Sampo Beach features Finnish music, games, vihta making, sauna and swimming. FFN past Performer of the Year Sara Pajunen is the featured performer. Coffee, pulla and sima will be available and people may roast their own hot dogs or sausages over the campfire. Click below for details. Everyone is […]
Celebrate Midsummer
Celebrate Midsummer with music, games, Finnish food and mini kokko/bonfire.
Dance to your favorite tunes to music with Dan Mackowiak
Enjoy the music by the Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Attend in person or join via Zoom on the last Wednesday of each month, January – June.
FFN Past Performer of the year Diane Jarvi performs world music with Cafe Accordion Orchestra.
Enjoy a workshop and dance with Lauluaika (Finnish for "Song Time"), a group of musicians who share a passion for singing and playing Finnish folk tunes for audiences who enjoy listening or dancing.
An official Finnish Flag Day on the birthdate in 1878 of the writer and poet Eino Leino, who died on January 10, 1926.
Sara Pajunen, composer, improviser, and audio-visual artist, will present audio-visual work, sound art, and photographs from her projects “Mine Songs: Sounding an Altered Landscape” and “The Places We Know.” Featured are field recordings, violin, aerial image, and archival material to focus on themes of long-rhythm and broken connections with environment, dominant cultural narratives, and listening […]