"Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century," illuminates the untold story of African American visual and performing artists who sought new possibilities, inspiration, and environments in the Nordic countries as an alternative to Paris. This exhibition is the first comprehensive examination of this topic. On June 13: Howard Smith: African American Artist in Finland […]
Finnish-American artist Heather Allen Hietala's exhibition. Finlandia Art Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Traditional Finnish salmon soup, munkki (donuts), Sima and more at this Mayday Celebration featuring the musical duo of Selma Seppanen FFN Performer of the Year Miska Kajanus.
Enjoy a chat with FFN Artist of the Year Eric Aho and Julia Paster, a founding member of the Young Leaders Board. Painting The Picture: An Interview with FFN Artist […]
Youths apply by April 30 for financial assistance from Finlandia Foundation to attend the summertime Salolampi Finnish Language Village in Bemidji, MN.
April 30 is the last day to register for Soiva Music Camp, July 15-21 in Washington State. Click below for details and/or go to: https://finlandiafoundation.org/programs/soiva-international-music-camp-2024/
Robert Saasto will guide a free, 90-minute walking tour of the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, which was once the home of the largest population of Finns in New York […]
Join us in celebrating May Day and the arrival of spring with the traditional Swedish and Finnish holidays Valborg and Vappu. Enjoy traditional treats, crafts, music, a bonfire and more […]
Enjoy songs in Finnish, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish and English in this community chorus concert.
Living Here Feels Like I am In My Homeland, Finland features paintings and works on paper by Finnish-born artist Vaino Kola. After serving as a professor at Wheaton College in Massachusetts for 26 years, Kola settled in Deer Isle, Maine in 1994. Seemingly untouched, picturesque locations in and around Deer Isle, have provided an endless supply […]
Join us for a Finnish Conversation Group organized by Nordic Northwest and Finlandia Foundation's Columbia-Pacific Chapter. Whether you are fluent or just beginning this is your chance to meet and […]
Fallen Leaves and Filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki with Andrew Nestingen Join this conversation via Zoom with the professor of Finnish Studies and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, is […]
Enjoy this webinar with Frank Eld, expert on Finnish log construction, as he talks about his latest discoveries from his 2023 trip to Finland. Register for the Zoom session at […]
The first of its kind gathering of mobile saunas in New England. For two weekends, mobile saunas from all over the region will gather at the UKTS site in Pembroke to provide traditional sauna to sauna enthusiasts. May 31-June 2 and June 7-June 9; check link for hours each day.
World Forestry Center presents Tree People, an exhibition by Finnish photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo. This exhibition braids forest mythology with an almost forgotten treasure trove of customs and beliefs, portraying the sacred connection between people and trees in Finnish folk culture. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.