Kalevala

Finlandia University hosts in-person and online events celebrating Finland's national epic poem. Click below for schedule and Zoom access for Thursday's Kalevalathon, a marathon reading of The Kalevala.

The 44th annual Kalevala Day will be a tribute to the Finnish sauna and sauna culture, and include a sauna built between 1914 and 1918.  There will be sauna stories and songs, a presentation about Finnish sauna culture, dancing and music by the Finnish Choral Society, Evergreen Kantele group and solo by Maria Mannisto.

Join in reading Kalevala in any of the languages you know! We have over 40 Kalevala translations, including Estonian, French, Swahili, Urdu, Turkish, English.. and many more ! Finnish snacks, salmon ruis-bread, coffee, cakes, cookies and wine will be served. With music performances by Eeppi Ursin and Kalevala Musical.