Celebrate the sauna beginning with a Pannukakku Breakfast, bake sale and artist tables (8 - 10 a.m.), followed by a presentation about traditional Finnish sauna, and fun sauna sing-along led by Roy Helander. The sauna museum will be open from 9 til noon, and ski/snowshoe/hiking trails will beckon.
A chat with the Finnish actor who is also an avid fly fisherman, environmentalist and entrepreneur who co-founded the much-lauded Löyly sauna and restaurant in Helsinki. Details and registration at link below.
Come to FAHA and enjoy hot saunas and icy pool, a winter fest meal of pea soup + laskiaispulla + coffee. There will also be a presentation on Kalevala.
In the Coeur d’Alene area, Toasty Mobile Saunas hosts a fun series of events to celebrate National Sauna Week. Check the schedule for activities on the 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd and 25th at the link below. All times are PST.
The first edition of the Kalevala appeared in 1835, compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot on the basis of the epic folk poems he had collected in Finland and Karelia. This poetic […]
This annual exhibition is in coordination with the City of Hancock’s Heikinpäivä mid-winter celebration on January 28 and Kalevala Day on February 28.
Celebrate Kaleva Day at the 5th annual nonstop reading of the epic Finnish work, led by Led by Finlandia University’s Finnish & Nordic Studies professor Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen. You may attend in person […]
Scandinavia House, Finlandia Foundation’s Young Leaders Board and the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C. present a discussion on gender and equality within the Finnish film industry with directors, researchers, and industry professionals from both Finland and the United States. The panel will reference the Finnish film Force of Habit (Tottumiskysymys) as a starting point for […]
Enjoy the best musical entertainment directly from Finland, arts and crafts, great food, ice-cold lemonade and beer and the Finnish heritage of Lake Worth.
4 p.m. CENTRAL: Virtual presentation on FINLAND AND SWEDEN: CONNECTIONS, HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY, insights into the Finnish and Swedish presence in Europe and America presented by K. Marianne Wargelin. For Zoom coordinates email info@fasm.us