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  • WA: James Ford Cooper

    Finnish Lutheran Church Seattle, WA, United States

    FFN Lecturer of the Year James Ford Cooper talks about "Finland in the Cold War," which he witnessed first hand when he was with the U.S. Foreign Service in Helsinki.

  • MA: The First Finns

    Lanesvile Community Center Gloucester, MA, United States

    FFN Lecturer of the Year Frank Eld will speak about Finnish log cabin construction in the U.S.

  • OR: Finnish Log Construction

    Lindgreen Cabin OR, United States

    Join FFN Lecturer of the Year Frank Eld in his program about the unique Finnish building technique of the log cabin, which he calls "the icon of our heritage." The talk takes place at the historic Lindgren Cabin at Cullaby Lake.    

  • IL: The Two Finn Cooks

    Estonian House Linconlnshire/Riverwoods, IL

    FFN Lecturer of the Year Soile Anderson and Eleanor Ostman share Finnish recipes and entertaining tips with a hands-on cooking class.

  • CA: Journey into Nordic Folklore

    Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    Symposium: Magic, Creatures and Legends - A Journey into Nordic Folklore includes Essential and Optional Magic in Finnish Daily Life: The Logic of Spells and Incantations in the Era before Magic Denial by Prof. Thomas DuBois, Halls-Bascom Professor of Scandinavian Studies and Folklore of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a past FFN Lecturer of […]

  • OR: Meet the Finn Cooks

    Nordia House

    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.

  • WI: Songs of the Finnish Migration

    Grace Lutheran Church (WI) Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Past FFN Lecturer of the Year Thomas Dubois presents Songs of the Finnish Migration, and guitarist Jimmy Traskelin sings and performs songs from Lahtolaulu.  

  • MA: Writing Workshop

    Scandinavian Cultural Center - MA West Newton, MA

    Lecturer of the Year Suzanne Matson, and author and poet, will talk about her work and conduct a writing workshop. Time and other details to come.

  • MT: Suzanne Matson

    Kaleva Park Lodge Roberts, Montana

    FFN Lecturer of the Year Suzanne Matson will talk about her writing, and tapping her family and personal history in her works.

  • CA: Book Talk with Hanna Pylväinen

    Finnish America Heritage Center Sonoma 197 Verano Ave, Sonoma, CA, United States

    Meet the author and FFN Lecturer of the Year, who will read from her book, talk about the process of researching and writing "The End of Drum-Time" and sign books.