Schedule:

9:00 am - 10:00 am | LSBR MN
History of Finns in Florida
Sirpa Aho, Ph.D, and Timo Vainionpää 

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

9:00 am - 10:00 am | LSBR L
Christian Nationalism in the United States of America and Finland
Jarmo Tarkki

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 - 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 - 11:00 am | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Loistavat!
Kivajat Dancers

10:00 am - 11:00 am | LSBR K
Urho & The Grasshoppers (rehearsal / performers only)
Bill Väänänen 

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Tori
The Northern Stars Sami Girls
The Northern Stars Sami Girls

10:00 am - 11:30 am | St. Louis River Room
Choir Workshop: Sing with us! Finnish International Choir
Finnish International Choir

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR L
The War in Ukraine and the Russian Orthodox Church. Why does the Patriarch support Putin’s Invasion?
Kimmo Kääriäinen

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR O
Tampa to Tapio – Moving to Finland and Building a Life Above the Arctic Circle
Debra Ogston

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR J
Collaborative Curiosity and Fulbright Finland: Diplomacy, Leadership, Innovation and Wellbeing
Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, Edward Sivak, Mia Filardi, Joseph Zinno, Bethany McGowan

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR MN
Sauna Sherpa Tours Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltics
Kimmo Raitio

10:30 am - 11:30 am | LSBR MN
A Floridian Perspective, Significant Role of Finns in Development of the State of Florida
Timo Vainionpää, Armi Sturges, Daniel Benson, MS, LNHA, and Tiina Rogers

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

11:00 am - 11:30 am | Tori
Sámi Joik and Original Music Performance
Nathan Muus and Briand Morrison 

11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Split Rock Room
Birchbark
Duluth Sister Cities

11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Tori
Finnish International Choir Performance
Finnish International Choir

11:30 am - 12:00 pm | LSBR K
Urho & The Grasshoppers (performance)
Bill Väänänen and children

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Tori
Marimekko Fashion Show With a Twist
Finlandia Foundation National, Phyllis Fredendall and Kirsten Aune

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
The Scenic Route: Book Signing with Arnold Alanen
Arnold Alanen

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

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | lsbr6:LSBR K
Peeks into the Dancing Moominvalley
The Moomins

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Salolampi Singalong
Salolampi Singers

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
“Runic Alphabet Bingo” for the whole family
Loraine Jensen

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | St. Louis River Room
Finnish Piano Music: A Portrait In Sound
Kati Eriikka Arikoski-Johnson

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Split Rock Room
Finland, Minnesota: History, Culture, Legacy
William Besonen and Isaac Hanson

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Tori
Steve Solkela’s “Overpopulated” One-Man Band
Steve Solkela

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Finnish Dance Workshop with Kisarit Folk Dancers
Kisarit Finnish American Folkdancers

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | LSBR O
Storytelling in Unprecedented Times Inspired by the Kalevala
Lisa Fitzpatrick

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | LSBR MN
Exploring the History of St. Croix Avenue
Lakehead (Jarvenpaa) Chapter No. 1 – MFAHS 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Mun kanteleeni kauniimmin
FinnFest Kantele Tähdet

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Tori
Ida Metsberg, singer-songwriter
Ida Metsberg 

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | LSBR J
Finland in the 21 st Century World: Fireside Chat
Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, Phil Hansen and Tom Hanson

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | LSBR L
Runes and Runic Inscriptions in the Viking Age and Beyond
Loraine Jensen

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | French River Room
Wild Power and Luminous Song – The Way She Told Her Story
Diane Jarvi 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | LSBR MN
Heritage and Culture: A Roundtable Talk with Nordic American Folk Artists from the Upper Midwest
Alan Anderson, Mary Erickson, Taylor Johnson and Karen Keenan

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | St. Louis River Room
Finnish American Dance Tunes Reawakened
The Northern Stars Sami Girls 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Tori
One Weary Traveler: A Tribute to Egotrippi
Kyle Gray Young

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | French River Room
Finnish-American Writers Showcase
Multiple Presenters

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Tori
Bill Väänänen – Songs and Sing-Alongs
Bill Väänänen

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
Finnish and Finnish American folk music
Lauluaika

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | off-site location
Finnish International Choir: Songs and Stories of the Heart
Finnish International Choir

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Traditional Social Dance Workshop 2
Lauluaika & Friends

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Gooseberry Falls Room
Traditional Finnish Lavatanssit
Lauluaika & Friends

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