ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
April 15 –
House of Finland Open House, 12 noon-4 pm,
Balboa Park, San Diego.
April 15 – LAFF meeting, 1 pm, Giddings Room,
Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena. Potluck lunch
1 pm, program 2 pm. Program: Finns in Space: My Life
as an Astronomer by Seppo Laine, Research Scientist
at Spitzer Science Center. Business meeting
following the program.
April 29 – House of Finland Open House, 12
noon-4 pm, Balboa Park, San Diego. Vappu
Celebration, 12 noon.
May 6 – House of Finland membership meeting,
10:30 am, Balboa Park, San Diego. Open House, 12
noon-4 pm.
May 13 – April 15 – House of Finland Open House,
12 noon-4 pm, Balboa Park, San Diego.
May 20 – April 15 – House of Finland Open House,
12 noon-4 pm, Balboa Park, San Diego.
May 27 – April 15 – House of Finland Open House,
12 noon-4 pm, Balboa Park, San Diego.
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
May
3 – Finnish American Heritage Society membership
meeting, 7 pm, Finnish Hall, 76 North Canterbury
Road (Rte 169), Canterbury.
May 19 – Chicken BBQ/Beer Tasting with Lawn Games,
Finnish Hall, 76 North Canterbury Road (Rte 169),
Canterbury.
.DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
ILLINOIS
May 19-20 –
Skokie Festival of Cultures, 11 am-7 pm, Oakton Park,
4701 Oakton Street, Skokie. Finland and Estonia
plan on sharing a booth
IOWA
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
April 22 –
Friends, students and former students are all
invited to extend their well wishes to Finnish
language teacher Marita Cauthen, retiring
after 37 years of teaching the language and now
beginning a new chapter of her life in California.
Ms. Cauthen is the long-time editor of the
Finnish-American newspaper “Raivaaja”, now an online
publication. Come to the Finnish Center at Saima
Park, 61 Scott Road, Fitchburg, 2-4 pm. Refreshments
will be served.
April 22 – Finlandia Foundation Boston Chapter
membership meeting, 3 pm, Scandinavian
Cultural Center, Walnut Street, West Newton.
Cultural Program: Pianist Mackenzie Melemed and
soprano Ilona Jokinen.
April 28 – Pannukakku Breakfast, 8-10 am,
Finnish Center at Saima Park, 61 Scott Road,
Fitchburg. Finnish oven pancake, bacon,
sausage, fruit, juice, Finnish coffee bread,
coffee/tea. $7.
April 29 Vappu Piknikki, 12 noon-5 pm, Lodge
of Knights & Ladies of Kaleva of Maynard, Fort
Pond, Littleton.
June
24 – Summer Festival - Kesäjuhla, 10 am-4 pm,
Finnish Center at Saima Park, 61 Scott Road,
Fitchburg.
MICHIGAN
April 29 –
Open House, 1-4 pm, Finnish Center
Association, 35200 West
Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills.
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NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
April 29
– The 2nd Great Finnish Bread Bake Off, 3-5
pm, Inn at East Hill Farm, 460 Monadnock Street,
Troy. Adults $7, children (5-14) $3. Admission
includes tastings of pulla, a chance to vote for
your favorite bread for the “People’s Choice” award,
a chance to win a door prize, a visit with the Inn’s
many farm animals and a beverage. Sponsored by the
Historical Society of Cheshire County, The Finnish
Heritage Society - Sovittaja and Inn at East Hill
Farm. To become a contestant in the bake off visit
www.hsccnh.org or call the Historical Society at
603-352-1895.
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
April 15 –
Book reading, 3 pm, Finnish Church, 83 Christopher
Street, NYC. Finnish writers Jussi Valtonen and
Meritta Veilleux are visiting Finland Center
Foundation at the church. The event will
be organized in Finnish.
April 26 – After Work #3 “Pre-Vappu” event, 6 pm, Tuttles
Bar & Grill, 735 2nd Avenue, NYC. Cash
Bar.Sponsored by the Finlandia Foundation New York
Metropolitan Chapter, the Finnish American Chamber
of Commerce - New York and the Consulate General of
Finland in New York.
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH
DAKOTA
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH
CAROLINA
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
April 25
– Finlandia Foundation Seattle Chapter
Annual Meeting, 6:30 pm,
Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave N, Seattle.
April 29 Vappu piknik, 10:30 am,
Idlywood Beach Park.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
May 12 –
EU Open House, 10 am-4 pm, Embassy of Finland,
3301 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Cool off
at the coolest embassy on Embassy Row and experience
Arctic Finland at the Embassy of Finland. You will
have a chance to see our new Arctic Expo exhibition
and learn more about Arctic issues, ice breakers and
Finnish snow-how. Discover our kids’ corner with
activities for children, balloons, Moomins and more.
Test your knowledge of Finland in our quiz for a
chance to win a bag of Finnish goodies. Experience
our beautiful embassy building, taste delicious
Finnish food, meet friendly people, ask us
everything you’ve always wanted to know about
Finland and take some awesome selfies!
WISCONSIN
April
29 – Milwaukee Finnish American Society announces
a program change from "Is It Really Finglish?" to
"DNA & You" - Do you know how much Finn
you really are? by Jeffrey Bassett, ISOGG. Mr.
Bassett will unlock the mystery behind the top three
commercial DNA kits: Ancestry.com, 23andMe and
Family Tree Maker. He will speak on Genetic
Genealogy, the latest technique being used as a tool
in genealogical research and will explain how he got
started in genealogy along with how DNA testing
actually works. At 2pm at the Grace Lutheran Church,
3030 W. Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee. $5 for Desserts,
snacks and drinks. Children 12 and under free. Easy
Access, NO stairs.
CANADA
FINLAND
June
24-29 – FinnFest USA 2018 in Tampere, Finland.
Info: https://finnfest.us/festival_2018/
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