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  • IL: Winter Fun Day

    Century Park Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    Finnish-American Society of the Midwest hosts a fun day of outdoor activities in the Chicago area (weather permitting).

  • MI: Heikinp盲iv盲

    Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, Hancock, MI, United States

    In 1999, the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock created a new Finnish-American celebration of winter, Heikinp盲iv盲. The celebration鈥檚 themes are taken from Finnish folk saying associated with […]

  • CA: Winter Sauna Fest

    Finnish American Home Association Sonoma, CA, United States

    Winter Sauna Fest and Tiny Tori Rummage Sale features food, music, sauna and swimming pool fun. (Sale is from 9 a.m.-noon)

  • 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 II, as well as Finland鈥檚 action during the war, from Dr. Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen She is an Associate Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania […]

  • 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 the 1930's to build a new society in the USSR based on justice, equality, and freedom.聽 They include Jussi Ketola, an idealistic American with Finnish […]

  • 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 […]