FinnFest

North America's premiere experience of Nordic culture and learning.

Festival Schedule:

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Saving Finland in America – Aamukahvi with Finlandia Foundation National - St. Louis River Room
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Morning Modern Nordic Walking along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Rally Car Racing by Finnish American Race Teams - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 am: PONSSE Forest Machine Simulator & Scorpion Giant Harvester - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Tori Nordic Fair + Floorball - Tori
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Pasi Lautala & Steve Solkela Dueling Accordians - Tori
9:00 am - 9:00 pm: Sauna, sauna and more sauna - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: The Story of Akanidi, Daughter of the Sun - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Traditional Arts Demonstrations - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Truth in Historical Fiction, the Finnish American Novels of William Durbin - LSBR L
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Finnish Dance Performance - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Hanna Pylväinen (National Book Award Finalist) Presentation - French River Room
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Renew Your Finnish Passport - Chester Creek Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Traveling Traditions: Nordic Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Juhla! Celebrating 150 Years of Finnish Immigration in Minnesota    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Toward a Better World – Finnish Utopian communities - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Bioplastic in the Microwave Oven - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Kahvitauko: Finnish Conversation Hour - Coffee Shop/Concessions
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: “From Vietnam War to Ukraine” Photo Exhibit - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Performances / Interviews with Craft Artists - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Mini-Salolampi-Finnish language and culture morning - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Moss Stone + Sammal Kivi Exhibit Fiber Illustrations of Finnish Lore    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Floorball: NAFL Semifinals - DECC Arena
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Happy Himmeli Returns: Nordic Craft Revival for Children - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Carbon Neutral Future of Finland and Minnesota - LSBR J/K
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Writers and Family Research - LSBR L
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Film: Ojibwe Drum Songs - Split Rock Room
11:00 am - 11:30 am: Mini Asahi and Modern Nordic Walking Practice: Finnish Health Hacks in Tandem - Tori
11:45 am - 12:45 pm: Lunch Hour Asahi and Modern Nordic Walking - Gooseberry Falls Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Marimekko Fashion Show – Archives: Gems of the 60s and 70s - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Film: Happiest Country in the World – PBS Documentary - Split Rock Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Marshmallow Challenge - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Floorball: NAFL Seminfinals - DECC Arena
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Finland and Russia - LSBR J/K
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Unweaving: An Artist’s Journey - LSBR O
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Fun dance party for kids and families - Gooseberry Falls Room
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Sauna Aid and Sauna Construction - French River Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Music by The Ameri-Finn All Stars - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Greg Watson & Julia Klatt Singer - St. Louis River Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Film: Radical Creatives - Split Rock Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Finland and the US: Trade and Economy - LSBR J/K
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Got SISU? From a Firefighter to an Athlete – Impact of Mental Recovery and Resilience - LSBR MN
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Lynette Reini-Grandell Reads from Her Memoir - St. Louis River Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Jim Leary talks with Michael Loukinen - LSBR O
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Film: Máhccan (Homecoming) - Split Rock Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Sauna Quest with Arne and Steve - French River Room
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Acoustic Music from Finland with Kyle Gray Young - Tori
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Maria Voltaine Pop Music Solo Show - Gooseberry Falls Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Floorball – U-18 National Championship Game - DECC Arena
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Finnish and Finnish American Music Jam Session - St. Louis River Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Modern Nordic Walking Along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Live Music by Pasi Lautala and Trumpet Trio - Tori
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: “Christmas in July” Singalong: Carols & Hymns from the Finnish Heritage Hymnbook - LSBR J/K
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Film: Ilveskuiskaaja (Lynx Man) - Split Rock Room
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm: FinnFest Gala Dinner - off-site location
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances – First Hour with Lauluaika - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances – Second Hour with Hauliwood Vampires - Gooseberry Falls Room

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