Schedule:

9:00 am - 10:30 am | LSBR L
The Moomins’ Creator: Tove Jansson
Helena Halmari, Amberyl Malkovich, Marianne Wargelin, & Heikki Maenpää 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Tori
PONSSE Harvester Simulator
PONSSE

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Split Rock Room
Moomin Films
The Moomins 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Tori
Finlandia Foundation National Oral History Project
Mirva Johnson/FFN 

9:00 am - 10:00 am | LSBR MN
Rugs, Raanu, and Rya: The Legacy of Finnish Weaving
Lisa-Anne Bauch 

9:00 am - 10:00 am | LSBR O
Northern Alliances: Finland–Minnesota Leadership in Forest Innovation
Jon Heyesen, Rolf T. Weberg, John Rajala and Ida Rukavina 

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Tori
Brooks Anderson Peace Walk
Duluth Sister Cities 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Exhibits and Demonstrations
Multiple Presenters 

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Tori
Easy Does It – Safe & Effective Asahi
Asahi - the Nordic Wellness Practice from Finland 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Tori
Tori Nordic Fair – FREE and OPEN to the public
Numerous vendors and performers 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Muuttoliike! A TINY ART EXHIBITION
Multiple Artists 

10:00 am - 11:30 am | St. Louis River Room
5-String Kantele Workshop
Margaret Vainio 

10:00 am - 10:30 am | LSBR O
ALA Architects – Shaping Public Space in Finland
ALA Architects, Ahti Westphal 

10:00 am - 11:30 am | French River Room
10/11-String Kantele Workshop
Kay Seppala 

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Tori
Steve & Kyle
Steve & Kyle 

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR J
Nordic “Soft Diplomacy” in the 21st Century: A Panel
Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola and Ross Wilson from Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation 

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR MN
Heritage and Culture: A Roundtable Talk with Nordic American Folk Artists from the Upper Midwest
Multiple Presenters from UW Madison 

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR O
Sauna Lost & Found, Bringing Finnishness to a Global Tradition
Eero Kilpi 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Split Rock Room
Birchbark
Duluth Sister Cities 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Tori
Ida Metsberg, Singer-Songwriter
Ida Metsberg 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | lsbr6:LSBR K
Peeks into the Dancing Moominvalley
The Moomins 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Traditional Finnish Folk Dance Choreography – Part 1
Kati Arikoski-Johnson 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Kisarit – Finnish Folk Dance Performance
Kisarit Finnish American Folkdancers 

11:30 am - 12:30 pm | St. Louis River Room
The Finn I Am
Bill Väänänen 

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Balance Your Body and Mind the Finnish Way: ASAHI
Margaret Vainio, Carol Curtis, Sue Schafer, Debra Wahlberg, and Don Bode 

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Tori
Sámi Joik and Original Music Performance
Nathan Muus and Robert Jones 

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | LSBR MN
A Family Heritage Underfoot: Reconstructing Alma’s Rag Rug
Barb Yarusso 

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | LSBR O
ALA Architects Videos – Shaping Public Space in Finland – Kuopio City Theater and Dipoli
ALA Architects 

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Split Rock Room
Moomin Films
The Moomins 

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | lsbr5:LSBR J
Opening Convocation
Multiple Performers 

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Tori
Lindula Brothers
Lindula Brothers 

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Combined Dance Performance with the Kisarit Folk Dancers and Kiikurit Folk Dancers
Kisarit & Kiikurit 
 
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Traditional Finnish Folk Dance Choreography – Part 2
Kati Arikoski-Johnson 

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Tori
Finnish Old Time
Jack Lind Old Time Accordion Music 

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | LSBR MN
The Scenic Route: Presentation and Book Signing with Arnold Alanen
Arnold Alanen 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | LSBR L
Hobby Horsing: Vakavaa Hauskaa! (Serious Fun)
Colette Marie Mclaughlin 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | St. Louis River Room
Five Strings, Five Notes
Kay Seppala 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | LSBR O
Zero Arctic: Building a Sustainable Future with Lessons from the Past
Marko Huttunen 

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Split Rock Room
Finland, Minnesota: History, Culture, Legacy
William Besonen and Isaac Hanson 

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Traditional Social Dance Workshop 1
Metku & Friends

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Tori
Majority Finn
Majority Finn

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Loistavat!
Kivajat Dancers

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | St. Louis River Room
The Suomi Suite
Bill Väänänen

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Traditional Nordic Open Jam Session
Lauluaika & Metku

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | off-site location
FinnFest Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony
Multiple Presenters

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm | off-site location
Finnish Heritage Night at Duluth Huskies Baseball Game
FFN Young Leaders Board, FinnFest and Duluth Huskies

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Lavatanssit: Traditional Finnish Dance Music with Metku and Friends
Metku 

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | off-site location
The FinnFest Symphony Orchestra Concert
FinnFest Symphony Orchestra

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