Activities geared to adults at this Salolampi Language Village weekend may include baking/cooking demonstrations, handicrafts/weaving or small wooden projects. Significant time will be dedicated to connections around music, art or handicrafts; games, books and other cultural resources; and enjoyment of food, coffee and sauna together, all with a common Finnish undercurrent.
Both days of the Festival are filled with music, dancing, food, lectures, demonstration, vendors and activities for young and old alike. The Viking Encampment and Sami Village will once again be present.
"Maple & Spruce, Birch & Pine" The violin duo Miolina plays new works by Finnish composer Tomi Räisänen and pieces by other Nordic composers.
The Finnish kantele group appears as part of the Folk Fest Residency, on their latest U.S. tour.
The Finnish a cappella group FORK performs at this festival. As one of the world's leading professional a cappella groups, the four Finns of FORK have toured the globe with magnificent shows that fearlessly combine music, stand-up, theatre, dance and lights into an elegant night out with a fine-tuned sense of humor.
Both days of the Festival are filled with music, dancing, food, lectures, demonstration, vendors and activities for young and old alike. The Viking Encampment and Sami Village will once again be present.
Pastorit Jarmo Tarkki ja Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Music Director Selma Seppänen, M.Mus. Liturgy and songs in Finnish, Sermon in English.
Easter egg hunt and activities on Palm Sunday.
Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C. is hosting the Mind-Building exhibition, which presents Finnish public libraries and library architecture throughout time. The exhibition will be open for public every first Tuesday of the month from February until June (February 4, March 3, April 7, May 5 and June 2, 2020), from 4pm to 7pm.
Soile Anderson and Eleanor Ostman will demonstrate making the popular Finnish Celebration Cake in their FFN Lecturer of the Year program as part of the Cook & Eat series.