• NY: Iria Leino Exhibition

    Chelsea 512 Gallery 512 W 22nd St, New York, NY

    Iria Leino (1932-2022) was a pioneering Finnish abstract painter. One of the world's first supermodels, in 1966, she moved to a SoHo loft where she painted and lived until her […]

  • Friends of Finland Call for Art

    Finlandia Art Gallery Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Michigan

    October 1 is the deadline for submissions for a juried exhibition of contemporary, folk and traditional arts and crafts by Finnish, Finnish-American and Finnish-loving friends. The exhibit dates are November […]

  • Aleksis Kivi Day / Finnish Literature Day

    October 10 is the birthdate of Finland's National Writer Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872). He wrote Seven Brothers, the first novel in Finnish. Learn more at the link below. This is also […]

  • CA: Book Talk with Hanna Pylväinen

    Finnish America Heritage Center Sonoma 197 Verano Ave, Sonoma, CA, United States

    Meet the author and FFN Lecturer of the Year, who will read from her book, talk about the process of researching and writing "The End of Drum-Time" and sign books. […]

  • NH: Finn Funn Weekend

    The Inn at East Hill Farm 460 Monadnock St, Troy, NH, United States

    Programs, music, food and tori celebrate Finnish American heritage.

  • MI: The Kuksa – Carving a Wooden Cup

    Finnish American Heritge Center Hancock, MI

    The kuksa is a carved wooden drinking vessel of Nordic origin. Alex Yerks instructs this course, a great introduction to green woodworking as well as a unique opportunity to learn […]

  • ONLINE: Nordic Book Club

    Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On November 5, we’ll be discussing the two final books of Finnish author Antti Tuomainen’s Rabbit Factor Trilogy, The Moose Paradox and The […]

  • Finnish Swedish Day Heritage Day

    Every November 6, Finland celebrates Finnish Swedish Heritage Day, marking the significance of this bilingual country’s “other� official language. Click below for more.