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  • CT: Laskiainen/Sledding Day

    Finnish American Heritage Society Canterbury, Connecticut

    Family fun in Canterbury! Sledding, indoor activities, and pea soup and breads.

  • MI: Jews in Finland during World War II

    Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills, MI, United States

    Did you know that Finland mostly protected its Jewish population from the Holocaust, despite its alliance with Nazi Germany? Learn about Jews in in Finland before and during World War […]

  • MN: Laskiainen!

    International Institute of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, United States

    The Twin Cities celebrate聽Laskiainen,聽Finland's celebration marking seven weeks before Easter, the coming of spring and increasing day length. Pea soup is traditionally eaten as Finns believed eating heavy foods would […]

  • MI: Kalevala Day Brunch & Lecture

    Finnish Cultural Center Farmington Hills, MI, United States

    The Finnish Center in Farmington Hills will commemorate the Kalevala, the national epic for the Finns, with a very interesting presentation by one of the nation鈥檚 experts on Finland, Finnish […]

  • CA: Kalevala Day

    Pasadena Museum of History Pasadena, CA, United States

    The Los Angeles Chapter celebrates Kalevala Day with a program and potluck luncheon at the Curtin House.

  • OR: The Eternal Road

    Cinema 21 Portland, OR, United States

    At the Portland International Film Festival: Based on Antti Tuuri鈥檚 bestselling novel,聽The Eternal Road tells the untold story of the many thousands of Communist Americans who answered Stalin鈥檚 call in […]

  • AZ: Arizona Musicfest

    La Casa de Cristo Church Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Russian pianist Olga Kern will be performing Rachmaninoff鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Arizona Musicfest. Maestro Robert Moody and the Festival Orchestra begin the evening with Copland鈥檚 Fanfare for […]

  • OR: Fisher Poets Gathering

    Second printing of 鈥淭his Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out about Family on the Lower Columbia鈥� will be available at Astoria鈥檚 Fisher Poets Gathering, and […]

  • OR: Pianist Janne Oksanen

    Portland Piano Company Portland, OR, United States

    In Portland, Finnish pianist Janne Oksanen will play works by a Finnish composer relatively unknown outside Finland and a contemporary of Sibelius, Toivo Kuula, in a free concert, 鈥淓choes from […]

  • NY: Book Event: They Know Not What They Do

    Scandinavia House New York, NY, United States

    Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. They Know Not What They Do, a psychological novel set in the near future by Jussi […]