Heikinpaiva - A Mid-Winter Finnish-American Festival in Michigan's Copper Country.

Schedule Of Events

10am - 3pm - Tori markets, Finnish American Heritage Center and United Methodist Church

11am - Parade, Quincy Street, Hancock. Following parade - Bear Spiral (Karhunpeijäiset), and Outdoor Games, Quincy Green, Hancock.

2:30-4pm - Animal Life: Art from the Kalevala - opening reception at the Copper Country Community Arts Center, Quincy St., Hancock. Exhibit ends 28 Feb.

3pm - Sauna Week 2025 Sauna Forum, First United Methodist Church, Hancock. Keynote speaker Eero Kilpi, Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year will discuss "Sauna Lost in Translation: Restoring Finnishness to a Global Tradition." Free and open to public.

7-10pm - Iltamat (evening dance), $15 per person. Finnish American Heritage Center. Hors d'oeuvres and raffle available.