Annual event celebrating Finnish-American and Finnish history, culture and traditions features presentations, discussions, concerts, tori marketplace and more. This year it takes place in the Detroit area, with most programming and Tori at the Sheraton Detroit Novi hotel, and including some activities at the Finnish Center in Farmington Hills and Finn Camp at Loon Lake.
Fog, landscapes, lace, shoes, and flowers are recurring motifs in Finnish artist Tuula Lehtinen´s art, exploring themes of femininity, sensuality, indulgence, nature, and power. Using subject matter long banned from contemporary art as too frivolous and decorative, Lehtinen’s art challenges the separation between the intellectual realm of art and culture and the domain of daily […]
Berserk: a Viking Festival for all ages features a Viking encampment, games, food, music.
Contra dancing led by renowned caller Dudley Laufman. Dances are easy to learn and you don't need a partner, just lots of energy and spirit! $8/person, kids under 12, free. For more information call 207-717-0794
Violinist Rachel Lee Priday performs pieces by Nielsen, Bach, Salonen and Saariaho.
This classic film, released on the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Winter War, is hailed as one of the most realistic depictions of war ever created. With Antti Tuuri’s script from his novel of the same name, director Pekka Parikka has created an epic that is, at the same time, personal and human. […]
Finnish Folk Music Workshop Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music around the world. They will be joined by Finnish musician and entertainer Jimmy Träskelin; the group will lead a pair of workshops for musicians of […]
Finnish Folk Music Workshop Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music around the world. They will be joined by Finnish musician and entertainer Jimmy Träskelin; the group will lead a pair of workshops for musicians of […]
Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music around the world.
This classic film, released on the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Winter War, is hailed as one of the most realistic depictions of war ever created. With Antti Tuuri’s script from his novel of the same name, director Pekka Parikka has created an epic that is, at the same time, personal and human. […]