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Minneapolis, MN. 9/17—20.
FinnFest 2026 was a blast—and Finlandia Foundation National was proud to be a major sponsor and contribute several special programs to Minneapolis!
September 9, 2026
Driving back from a week of fieldwork in northern Minnesota on the Mesabi Iron Range, part of the route took me down Minnesota’s Highway number 7.
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September 15, 2026
Presented by Finlandia Foundation National, FinnFest USA, and Frank Theatre for a One-Night-Only Free Outdoor Performance at Minnehaha Park on Sept. 19 MINNEAPOLIS,
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June 30, 2026
By Tommy Flanagan We are continually humbled by the generosity of members of our community, which is shown in countless, meaningful ways. Occasionally, however,
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February 25, 2026
Written by Nina Dahlblom This guide explains how Finnish citizens living in the United States can obtain or renew a Finnish passport and how Finnish Americans with Finnish ancestry may qualify for Finnish citizenship.
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July 21, 2026
By Gage “Touko” Keränen A distinct geographical feature of Michigan’s shoreline along Lake Superior is the colorful sandstone cliffs, where many layers of red,
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This fall, Finnish-American art and culture will be on display in the Arctic.
Finlandia Foundation National’s Finlandia Gallery is crossing the Atlantic for a landmark collaboration with the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. Continuum brings together Finnish-American artists and friends of Finland whose work explores the connections between Finland and Finnish America through memory, migration, landscape, identity, and artistic practice.
Gallery Valo, University of Lapland
Rovaniemi, Finland
Thurs., Oct 1 | 10am PT | 1pm ET
Join Finlandia Foundation National for a special Finnposium exploring Sámi identity and experience in North America. Moderated by Sámi- and Finnish-American folklorist Tim Frandy, this conversation brings together five North American Sámi to share their distinctive experiences of reconnecting with Sámi culture and community. From a history in which many Sámi immigrants kept their stigmatized identity quiet to today’s renewed connections across North America, Sápmi, and the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, the discussion explores the complexities of being both Indigenous and immigrant—and what identity, reconnection, culture, and belonging mean today.
Tues., Oct 13 | 10am PT | 1pm ET
Join Finlandia Foundation National for a special Finnposium exploring American residential design through a Finnish lens. Finnish-American architect Sini Kamppari, founder of Studio Kamppari and author of Building Finnish, examines the architecture of everyday life and how Finnish approaches to entryways, bathrooms, bedrooms, and other spaces differ from American conventions. By applying Nordic principles to a typical American home, Kamppari invites us to question the assumptions built into our own floor plans—and consider how more intentional design can better support the way we actually live.
Tues., Oct 27 | 9am PT | 12pm ET
Join Finlandia Foundation National for a special Finnposium exploring the transatlantic experiences of the 1939–1940 Finnish Winter War. Presented in partnership with three leading military history museums in Finland, the program examines how Finnish Americans supported Finland through relief efforts, volunteered to fight, and awaited news from loved ones during the war, as well as how wartime experiences traveled to America with later immigrants. Directors from the Finnish Defence Forces Museum, Infantry Museum, and Lotta Svärd Museum, together with FFN’s Curator of Special Exhibits, will explore the war’s lasting impact on Finland and Finnish America—and the heritage connections that continue today.
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With the closing in 2023 of Finlandia University, which was founded in 1896 as Suomi College, FFN stepped in to become the caretaker of the Finnish American Heritage Center and its extensive archives and artifacts, the monthly Finnish American Reporter, the Finnish American Folk School, the Art Gallery, Price of Freedom Museum and North Wind Books store.
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