St. Urho’s 50th Annual Celebration is March 14th, 15th & 16th, 2025 in Finland MN! Parade at Noon on Saturday!
St. Urho is a fictional Finnish saint who is said to have chased away the grasshoppers to save the grape crop. St. Urho’s Day is traditionally March 16th, and there are widespread celebrations across northern Minnesota, and indeed, many places with populations of Finnish descent.
Finland, Minnesota has long celebrated St. Urho’s Day, but in 2007 the committee who had been putting on the event for years decided to retire. For a brief time it seemed that maybe Finland, Minnesota would no longer have the saint’s celebration. However, Friends of the Finland Community decided to step in and continue the tradition. In Finland, MN, St. Urho’s Day is usually celebrated the Saturday closest to March 16th. There is a beauty pageant, a parade, music, facepainting, food, snow sculptures, and other community festivities.
The parade is always at noon on Saturday.
An informative site about the history of St Urho.
St Urho’s Celebration in Finland, MN Facebook page.
