• ONLINE: Artist of the Year Eric Aho In Conversation

    Enjoy a chat with FFN Artist of the Year Eric Aho and Julia Paster, a founding member of the Young Leaders Board. Painting The Picture: An Interview with FFN Artist of the Year, Eric Aho. Register for the Zoom session at the link below.

  • Salolampi Scholarship Deadline

    Youths apply by April 30 for financial assistance from Finlandia Foundation to attend the summertime Salolampi Finnish Language Village in Bemidji, MN.

  • Soiva Music Camp Registration Deadline

    April 30 is the last day to register for Soiva Music Camp, July 15-21 in Washington State. Click below for details and/or go to: /programs/soiva-international-music-camp-2024/

  • NY: Jane’s Walk in Finntown

    Robert Saasto will guide a free, 90-minute walking tour of the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, which was once the home of the largest population of Finns in New York City. The Finns built the first non-profit co-operative apartment buildings in the nation, many of which are still standing today. Robert has been instrumental in […]

  • NC: Vappu

    Members of the Triangle Finns celebrate spring and May Day at their annual Vappu party.

  • OR: Vappu Celebration

    Nordic Northwest

    Join us in celebrating May Day and the arrival of spring with the traditional Swedish and Finnish holidays Valborg and Vappu. Enjoy traditional treats, crafts, music, a bonfire and more on the Nordic Northwest Campus with Portland Finnish School, Finlandia Foundation Columbia-Pacific Chapter (FFCPC), and New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society.

  • AK: Vappu Celebration

    Finlandia Hall - Alaska Anchorage, Alaska

    Celebrate spring at this annual traditional May Day event.

  • OR: Portland Nordic Chorus

    Nordia House

    Enjoy songs in Finnish, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish and English in this community chorus concert.

  • ME: Vaino Kola Art Exhibit

    Zillman Art Museum Bangor, Maine

    Living Here Feels Like I am In My Homeland, Finland features paintings and works on paper by Finnish-born artist Vaino Kola. After serving as a professor at Wheaton College in Massachusetts for 26 years, Kola settled in Deer Isle, Maine in 1994. Seemingly untouched, picturesque locations in and around Deer Isle, have provided an endless supply […]

  • CT: Chicken BBQ

    Finnish American Heritage Sociey

    Don't miss the famous annual Chicken BBQ!