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Festival Schedule:

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Sax-Zim Bog Tour - Tours
8:00 am - 4:00 pm: Tour – Mesabi Memories: Iron Ore Mining and the Knights of Kaleva - Tours
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Northwest Wisconsin Tour - Tours
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Nordic Riviera Tour - Tours
8:30 am - 10:30 am: St. Croix Avenue – Duluth Walking Tour - Tours
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Moss Stone + Sammal Kivi Exhibit Fiber Illustrations of Finnish Lore    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Advanced ASAHI® Teacher Training Seminar - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Farms, Forests, and Fires: Finnish settlers in Carlton County - Tours
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Beginning ASAHI® Teacher Training Seminar - Gooseberry Falls Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Floorball: Ft Worth vs Ohio (FREE!) - DECC Arena
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Finnish Studies 101: Myths and Facts – 160 years of Finnish America - French River Room
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Film: Manoomin (Wild Rice): Ojibwe Spirit Food - Split Rock Room
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: “Finnish American Composers of Art Music” - French River Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Floorball: Minnesota vs Fresno (FREE!) - DECC Arena
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm: Film: Ojibwe Drum Songs - Split Rock Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Finnish Studies 101: Why is Finland only 107 years old? - French River Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Film: Ojibwe Birchbark Wigwam - Split Rock Room
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Floorball: Texas vs Seattle (FREE!) - DECC Arena
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Film: Ilveskuiskaaja (Lynx Man) - Split Rock Room
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances - Gooseberry Falls Room

Thursday, July 25, 2024

8:00 am - 4:00 pm: Embarrass History and Architecture Tour - Tours
8:30 am - 3:30 pm: Family History (Genealogy) Seminar - French River Room
9:00 am - 3:00 pm: Learn Finnish Language Seminar – Intermediate - LSBR O
9:00 am - 3:00 pm: Learn Finnish Language Seminar – Beginners - LSBR L
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Moss Stone + Sammal Kivi Exhibit Fiber Illustrations of Finnish Lore    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Advanced ASAHI® Teacher Training Seminar - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Pulla-Baking Contest and Demonstration - off-site location
9:00 am - 9:00 pm: Sauna, sauna and more sauna - Tori
9:00 am - 10:00 pm: Film: Manoomin (Wild Rice): Ojibwe Spirit Food - Split Rock Room
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Beginning ASAHI® Teacher Training Seminar - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Sauna Seminar - LSBR J/K
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Floorball: Ohio vs Texas - DECC Arena
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Are Birds in Minnesota and Finland Similar? - LSBR MN
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Toward a Better World: Three Centuries and Six Continents of Finnish Utopias - St. Louis River Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Film: Happiest Country in the World – PBS Documentary - Split Rock Room
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: “From Vietnam War to Ukraine” Photo Exhibit - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Rally Car Racing by Finnish American Race Teams - Tori
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Toward a Better World – Finnish Utopian communities - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Juhla! Celebrating 150 Years of Finnish Immigration in Minnesota - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Traveling Traditions – Nordic Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Mini Asahi and Modern Nordic Walking Practice: Finnish Health Hacks in Tandem - Tori
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Traditional Arts Demonstrations - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: The Story of Akanidi, Daughter of the Sun - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: PONSSE Forest Machine Simulator & Scorpion Giant Harvester - Tori
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Tori Nordic Fair + Floorball - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Film: Máhccan (Homecoming) - Split Rock Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Bioplastic in the Microwave Oven - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Floorball: Minnesota vs Ft Worth - DECC Arena
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Live Music by Breanne Marie - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Finnish American Writing - St. Louis River Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Learn Simple ASAHI® – Open Workshop - LSBR MN
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Finnish Dance Workshop - Gooseberry Falls Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: The poetry of Lynette Reini-Grandell & Loren Niemi - St. Louis River Room
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Film: Suomeen juurtuneet (Home and Away) - Split Rock Room
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Traditional Finnish Dance Music by Teresa Aho and The Northern Stars Sami Girls - Tori
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Finland in America: Finnish-American Collections in Archives in Minnesota and Michigan - LSBR MN
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Modern Nordic Walking Along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: FLoorball: Fresno vs Seattle - DECC Arena
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm: Young & Finnspired! Young Professionals Networking Event - off-site location
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Convocation - LSBR J/K
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: “My Immigrant Story”: Comedic Monologue - LSBR J/K
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances - Gooseberry Falls Room

Friday, July 26, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Morning Modern Nordic Walking along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Origami and Geometry - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Traveling Traditions: Nordic Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Renew Your Finnish Passport - Chester Creek Room
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Health Benefits of Sauna with Dr. Mark Timmerman - St. Louis River Room
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Film: Ojibwe Birchbark Wigwam - Split Rock Room
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Juhla! Celebrating 150 Years of Finnish Immigration in Minnesota    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Toward a Better World – Finnish Utopian communities - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Tori Nordic Fair + Floorball - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 am: PONSSE Forest Machine Simulator & Scorpion Giant Harvester - Tori
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Climate Positive: Resilient Ecosystems + Advanced Wooden Building Materials - LSBR O
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Music by The Ameri-Finn All Stars - Tori
9:00 am - 9:00 pm: Sauna, sauna and more sauna - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: The Story of Akanidi, Daughter of the Sun - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am: “How the Nordic Countries achieved the World’s Highest Standard (and Quality) of Living” - French River Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Traditional Arts Demonstrations - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Sami Collections at UMD: From Duluth to the Arctic Circle - LSBR MN
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: “From Vietnam War to Ukraine” Photo Exhibit - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Rally Car Racing by Finnish American Race Teams - Tori
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Finnish American Cooking and Cookbooks: Past and Present - LSBR J/K
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Finland Sings Its Heritage - LSBR L
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Moss Stone + Sammal Kivi Exhibit Fiber Illustrations of Finnish Lore    
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Kahvitauko: Finnish Conversation Hour - Coffee Shop/Concessions
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Interviews with Craft Artists - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Floorball: Ft Worth vs Fresno - DECC Arena
10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Research Vessel Blue Heron Tours: Exploring the Great Lakes - off-site location
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Salolampi Singalong - Tori
10:30 am - 12:30 pm: Film: Suomeen juurtuneet (Home and Away) - Split Rock Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: “From Vietnam War to Ukraine” - LSBR J/K
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Truth in Historical Fiction, the Finnish American Novels of William Durbin - LSBR L
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Story Telling for All Ages - St. Louis River Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Writing a New Vision Inspired by a Finnish-American-Sami Heritage - French River Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Bringing Back the White Pine: The Future of Ecological Forestry - LSBR O
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Discover Finland’s Best Health Hacks: Asahi & Modern Nordic Walking - Gooseberry Falls Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: “Migration in Finland Today” Panel Discussion - LSBR MN
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Live Music by Breanne Marie - Tori
11:45 am - 12:45 pm: Lunch Hour Asahi and Modern Nordic Walking - Gooseberry Falls Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Kirsten Aune Textiles Fashion Show - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Fun dance party for kids and families - Gooseberry Falls Room
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Film: Radical Creatives - Split Rock Room
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: “Finnish American Composers of Art Music” - French River Room
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Family History Writing: Beginning, Beginning Again, and Again - St. Louis River Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Colourful Chemistry - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Finnish Dance Demonstrations - Tori
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Floorball: Seattle vs Ohio - DECC Arena
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Substance: Importance of Material Selection in Design - LSBR O
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Women in Leadership - LSBR J/K
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Live Music by Pasi Lautala - Tori
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: “Boost Yourself to Happy Finland” - LSBR O
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Artistic Expression of the North American Sámi - LSBR MN
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm:  “Who’s Taking Sauna?” - Tori
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Finnish American Writers Panel - French River Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Wood in Architecture: New Environmental Intelligence through Experimentation - LSBR J/K
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Viola Turpeinen: 2024 Library of Congress Designation - Gooseberry Falls Room
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Acoustic Music from Finland with Kyle Gray Young - Tori
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Film: Máhccan (Homecoming) - Split Rock Room
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Floorball: Texas vs Minnesota - DECC Arena
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: FinnFest 2024 Keynote: Finland’s Role in the Changing World – How Can a Small Country Build Peace in a Time of Conflict? - LSBR J/K
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Modern Nordic Walking Along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: University of Helsinki & Aalto University Alumni & Friends Networking Event - LSBR L
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Chamber Music Concert: The Sounds of Finland’s Natural World - LSBR J/K
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances – First Hour with Lauluaika - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances – Second Hour with Hauliwood Vampires - Gooseberry Falls Room

Saturday, July 27, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Saving Finland in America – Aamukahvi with Finlandia Foundation National - St. Louis River Room
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Morning Modern Nordic Walking along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Rally Car Racing by Finnish American Race Teams - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 am: PONSSE Forest Machine Simulator & Scorpion Giant Harvester - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Tori Nordic Fair + Floorball - Tori
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Pasi Lautala & Steve Solkela Dueling Accordians - Tori
9:00 am - 9:00 pm: Sauna, sauna and more sauna - Tori
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: The Story of Akanidi, Daughter of the Sun - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Traditional Arts Demonstrations - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Truth in Historical Fiction, the Finnish American Novels of William Durbin - LSBR L
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Finnish Dance Performance - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Hanna Pylväinen (National Book Award Finalist) Presentation - French River Room
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Renew Your Finnish Passport - Chester Creek Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Traveling Traditions: Nordic Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Juhla! Celebrating 150 Years of Finnish Immigration in Minnesota    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Toward a Better World – Finnish Utopian communities - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Bioplastic in the Microwave Oven - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Kahvitauko: Finnish Conversation Hour - Coffee Shop/Concessions
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: “From Vietnam War to Ukraine” Photo Exhibit - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Performances / Interviews with Craft Artists - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Mini-Salolampi-Finnish language and culture morning - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Exhibit: Moss Stone + Sammal Kivi Exhibit Fiber Illustrations of Finnish Lore    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Floorball: NAFL Semifinals - DECC Arena
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Happy Himmeli Returns: Nordic Craft Revival for Children - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Carbon Neutral Future of Finland and Minnesota - LSBR J/K
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Writers and Family Research - LSBR L
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Film: Ojibwe Drum Songs - Split Rock Room
11:00 am - 11:30 am: Mini Asahi and Modern Nordic Walking Practice: Finnish Health Hacks in Tandem - Tori
11:45 am - 12:45 pm: Lunch Hour Asahi and Modern Nordic Walking - Gooseberry Falls Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Marimekko Fashion Show – Archives: Gems of the 60s and 70s - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Film: Happiest Country in the World – PBS Documentary - Split Rock Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Aalto University Junior Workshop: Marshmallow Challenge - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Floorball: NAFL Seminfinals - DECC Arena
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Finland and Russia - LSBR J/K
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Unweaving: An Artist’s Journey - LSBR O
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Fun dance party for kids and families - Gooseberry Falls Room
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Sauna Aid and Sauna Construction - French River Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Music by The Ameri-Finn All Stars - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Greg Watson & Julia Klatt Singer - St. Louis River Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Film: Radical Creatives - Split Rock Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Finland and the US: Trade and Economy - LSBR J/K
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Got SISU? From a Firefighter to an Athlete – Impact of Mental Recovery and Resilience - LSBR MN
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Familiar Lands, Foreign Gates: Lynette Reini-Grandell Reads from Her Memoir - St. Louis River Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Jim Leary talks with Michael Loukinen - LSBR O
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Film: Máhccan (Homecoming) - Split Rock Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Sauna Quest with Arne and Steve - French River Room
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Acoustic Music from Finland with Kyle Gray Young - Tori
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Maria Voltaine Pop Music Solo Show - Gooseberry Falls Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Floorball – U-18 National Championship Game - DECC Arena
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Finnish and Finnish American Music Jam Session - St. Louis River Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Modern Nordic Walking Along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Live Music by Pasi Lautala and Trumpet Trio - Tori
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: “Christmas in July” Singalong: Carols & Hymns from the Finnish Heritage Hymnbook - LSBR J/K
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Film: Ilveskuiskaaja (Lynx Man) - Split Rock Room
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm: FinnFest Gala Dinner - off-site location
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances – First Hour with Lauluaika - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lavatanssit – Nightly Dances – Second Hour with Hauliwood Vampires - Gooseberry Falls Room

Sunday, July 28, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Morning Modern Nordic Walking along Lake Superior - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Finnish Brass Bands on Minnesota’s Iron Range; Revisiting “Cornets and Pickaxes” after 10 Years - French River Room
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Lyz Jaakola Hosts Ojibwe Music Morning - Tori
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Rally Car Racing by Finnish American Race Teams - Tori
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Learn these Beautiful Hymns before the Ecumenical Service! - LSBR J/K
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Toward a Better World – Finnish Utopian communities - Gooseberry Falls Room
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Juhla! Celebrating 150 Years of Finnish Immigration in Minnesota - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Traveling Traditions: Nordic Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Film: Ilveskuiskaaja (Lynx Man) - Split Rock Room
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: The Story of Akanidi, Daughter of the Sun - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: PONSSE Forest Machine Simulator & Scorpion Giant Harvester - Tori
9:00 am - 9:00 pm: Sauna, sauna and more sauna - Tori
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Tori Nordic Fair + Floorball - Tori
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Exhibit: Moss Stone + Sammal Kivi Exhibit Fiber Illustrations of Finnish Lore    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: “From Vietnam War to Ukraine” Photo Exhibit - Edmund Fitzgerald Hall
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Kahvitauko: Finnish Conversation Hour - Coffee Shop/Concessions
10:00 am - 11:30 am: Ecumenical Worship Service - LSBR J/K
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Emil Hurja: Political Opinion Polling Pioneer - Split Rock Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: James Johnson, Poet - St. Louis River Room
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Toward a Better World: Three Centuries and Six Continents of Finnish Utopias - French River Room
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Live Music by Lindula Brothers - Tori
11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Launching a dream: A Finnish American Love Story - LSBR J/K
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Floorball: Final Game - DECC Arena
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Sauna Raffle and Finnair Flights - Tori
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Film: Máhccan (Homecoming) - Split Rock Room

Fest Date: July 24 - 28, 2024

Location: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center - 350 Harbor Drive Duluth, MN 55802

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