Virtual FinnFest USA Lecture Series
"Who Is Aki Kaurismäki?" by Andrew Nestingen, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle For information and to register click below.
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"Who Is Aki Kaurismäki?" by Andrew Nestingen, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle For information and to register click below.
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Michael Loukinen, Filming Finnish American Folk Dance Music in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. For more information click below.
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"Inari Sámi Folklore: Reconstructive Ethnography and Decolonization in Sápmi" by Tim Frandy, PhD, Western Kentucky University. For more information and to register click below.
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Eric Peltoniemi, "My Finnish American Musical Life." Eric sings in Finnish, “Finnglish” and English, while accompanying himself on the guitar. For more information click below.
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"The Viking Age in Finland" by Frog, PhD, University of Helsinki. For more information and to register click below.
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"Women’s Laments alongside the Kalevala: Forgotten Symbols of Finland’s Nation-Building" by Eila Stepanova, PhD, University of Helsinki; Executive Director of Karjalan Sivistysseura/Society of Karelian Culture.
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Singer, songwriter, guitarist, kantele player and poet Diane Järvi performs: "The Way She Told Her Story." For more information click below.
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"The Kalevala in Modern Finland: Influencing Popular Culture, Arts, and Business Life" by Tuomas Hovi, PhD, University of Turku and Institute of Migration For more information and to register click below.
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Elizabeth “Lyz” Jaakola performs and discusses original compositions in a range of musical genres encompassing her dual Anishinaabe and Finnish American experiences.
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Ralph and Jaana Tuttila from Laulu Aika, with Tom DuBois and Marcus Cederström present "Songs of the Finnish Migration." For more information click below.
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