Join FFN for a night of death metal, featuring Seattle-based band Veriteras. Doors open at 7:30pm. Check out the event on Facebook here: FB EventMetal music is one of the biggest cultural exports from Finland, and many people know about Finland because of metal bands like Insomnium, Children of Bodom, Nightwish, and so many others. Veriteras […]
Join FFN for a night of death metal, featuring Seattle-based band Veriteras. Doors open at 7pm Pacific. Check out the event on Facebook here: FB Event, and preorder your tickets here: TicketsMetal music is one of the biggest cultural exports from Finland, and many people know about Finland because of metal bands like Insomnium, Children of Bodom, […]
Welcome to Bake NISU or PULLA at Saima ParkJoinFinland native Saija Laurla on Sunday, May 4, from 10am to 1pm, to bake thistraditional Finnish sweet bread. Thereis a saying in Finland: A loved child has many names. This most certainlyapplies to our loved coffee bread. Nowadays,the whole of Finland calls this soft cardamom bread with thename "pulla". […]
Visit the Finnish American Folk School and tour our fiber, wood, and ceramics studios at 200 Michigan St. in Hancock, MI. See what the Folk School is all about and find some treasures while you're here.*Rummage Sale* Let our surplus equipment & suppliesbecome your next great crafting adventure!*Mother's Day Gifts* Purchase a pot handmade at […]
Sock Mending WorkshopThursday, May 15, 20256-8pm ETInstructor: Anna DijkstraLocation: Finnish American Folk School Fiber StudioSkyline Commons 105 @ 200 Michigan St. Hancock, MIClass fee: $25Optional mending kits available for purchase during workshop: $10CLICK HERE TO REGISTERRegistration closes May 12 or when sold outQuestions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandiafoundation.orgwww.finnishamericanfolkschool.comGive your socks a second chance by learning to mend them! […]
Are you Sharp? Sharpening Basics with Alex YerksFriday, May 16, 202510am-5pm ETInstructor: Alex YerksLocation: Finnish American Folk School Wood ShopSkyline Commons room 102Class fee: $85Materials fee: $25 paid directly to instructorCLICK HERE TO REGISTERLast day to register May 8 or when sold outQuestions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandiafoundation.orgwww.finnishamericanfolkschool.comSharp tools are a must if you want to carve safely and […]
Spoon Carving with Alex YerksSaturday + Sunday, May 17-18, 202510am-5pm ETInstructor: Alex YerksLocation: Finnish American Folk School Wood ShopSkyline Commons room 102Class fee: $190Materials fee: $40 paid directly to instructorCLICK HERE TO REGISTERLast day to register May 8 or when sold outQuestions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandiafoundation.orgwww.finnishamericanfolkschool.comThe folk tradition from tree trunk to table! Come carve one of the […]
Spoon Carving with Alex YerksSaturday + Sunday, May 17-18, 202510am-5pm ETInstructor: Alex YerksLocation: Finnish American Folk School Wood ShopSkyline Commons room 102Class fee: $190Materials fee: $40 paid directly to instructorCLICK HERE TO REGISTERLast day to register May 8 or when sold outQuestions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandiafoundation.orgwww.finnishamericanfolkschool.comThe folk tradition from tree trunk to table! Come carve one of the […]
Exhibit dates: June 12 - September 10, 2025 Opening reception: June 12th, 7pm EST
Every year on the second Saturday in June, World Wide Knit in Public Day encourages knitters to come together and enjoy one another's company. It's also a day for experienced knitters to teach others how to knit. Join the Finnish American Folk School Knitting Circle as they debut North Wind Books' new venue. A redesigned […]