• NY: The Art of Making Picture Books

    Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave., New York, NY, United States

    Award-winning Finnish author and artist Marika Mijala, translator Mia Spangbenberg, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo discuss their work across artmaking, translation, and children’s book-making,

  • ND: Norsk Hostfest

    North Dakota State Fairgrounds Minot, ND, United States

    A celebration of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, with fun, food, entertainment, artisans and Viking Village.

  • NY: The Grump: In Search of an Escort

    Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave., New York, NY, United States

    Nordic comedy series includes this 2022 Mika Kaurismaki film about a journey of two estranged brothers.

  • MN: Beginning Wet Felting

    The Nodic Center Duluth, MN

    A class for adults as part of the Nordic Reflections in Fiber celebration.

  • ONLINE: Author Talk with Kaj Korkea-aho

    One of this year’s nominees for the annual Nordic Council Literature Prize, Finnish writer Kaj Korkea-aho, will discuss his book Röda rummet (Red Room, 2021). It follows a young and slightly depressed writer and musician who, growing tired of his poverty as an artist, jokingly places an ad in a local paper offering to write a […]

  • CA: Fishing for the Little Pike

    Clio's Books Oakland, California

    Finnish author Juhani Karila talks about his new novel, "Fishing for the Little Pike." RSVP and read about the book at the link below.

  • WA: Carl Wirkkala

    Naselle Community Center Naselle, WA, United States

    Enjoy an evening of music with Carl Wirkkala & The Whistle Punks

  • 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.

  • Day of Finnish Literature

    The birthday of the national writer of Finland Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872).

  • ONLINE: The Red Book of Farewells

    In this Online Nordic Book Club via Zoom, translator Mia Spangenberg talks about Pirkko Saisio's autofictional novel. “A beautifully rendered portrait of a strikingly queer life–Saisio troubles any distinction we might try to draw between the personal and the political, the remembered and the invented” (Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere). Register at link below.