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St Urho: Survival Mode – Schedule of Events
St Urho’s Weekend will be quite a bit different this year. There are no indoor social activities at the Community Center this year. Instead there will be a combination of online/livestream events as well as outdoor events, the main one being the parade at Noon on Saturday March 20th. We ask that you wear masks…
Read MoreSt Urho 2021: Survival Mode
It’s been almost a year since St. Urho took to the woods to escape the pandemic. It’s time for him to come out and restock the essentials. Toilet paper, aluminum foil, yeast, and hand sanitizer to name a few. How did you survive? Were you creative? A house for every bird in the yard! Handy?…
Read MoreThe ’20s are Roaring Already! St Urho Wrap-up Info
The theme of Finland’s 45th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was St Urho Makes the ’20s Roar! The big weekend was March 13th, 14th and 15th, 2020. Paljon kiitoksia (Thank you very much!) to the many many people who helped to make the 45th Annual St Urho’s Celebration happen. From the guys who put the sign…
Read MoreSt Urho Makes the ’20s Roar!
The theme of Finland’s 45th Annual St Urho’s Celebration is: St Urho Makes the ’20s Roar! The big weekend will be March 13th, 14th & 15th, 2020. There will also be a float building workshop on March 6th, 7th & 8th at the Clair Nelson Community Center. Finland’s 45th Annual St Urho’s Celebration Schedule of…
Read MoreCatching Hoppers: St Urho Builds a Thingamajiggy!
The theme of Finland’s 44th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was Catching Hoppers: St Urho Builds a Thingamajiggy! The big weekend was March 15th, 16th and 17th, 2019. Paljon kiitoksia (Thank you very much!) to the many many people who helped to make the 44th Annual St Urho’s Celebration happen. From the guys who put the…
Read MoreCelebrate the Everyday Heroes of St Urho 2018
The Theme of Finland’s 43rd Annual St Urho’s Celebration was Urho Means Hero: Celebrate Everyday Heroes. The Big Weekend was March 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2018. Paljon kiitoksia (Thank you very much!) to all the heroes who helped to make the 43rd Annual St Urho’s Celebration happen. From the guys who put the sign up over the…
Read MoreThe 42nd Annual St Urho’s Celebration in Finland MN Wrap-up
March 17th, 18th and 19th was the 42nd Annual St Urho’s Day Celebration. The theme was Urhopalooza! 3 Days of Grasshoppers and Grapes. As always, the theme was open to interpretation, but the idea was originally about what would happen if Finlanders put on a music festival. It was an amazing weekend! The parade on…
Read MoreMarch is Finland 100 Month in Finland MN!
This proclamation is posted at the Finland Co-op and also at the Clair Nelson Center. For more information about Finland 100 please visit finnsource.org For more information about the upcoming St Urho’s Celebration in Finland MN, click here.
Read MoreSt Urho 2016 Wrap Up – Thanks for Another Great Year!
Well, we did it again! The feeling when it is all said and done is amazing. What a fun weekend! What a great place this is! Thanks to everyone who helped to make St Urho 2016 so great! Thanks to the army of raffle ticket and button sellers and businesses who help out with that…
Read MoreSt Urho’s Celebration 2016 is March 11th, 12th & 13th
The theme for the 41st Annual St Urho Celebration is St Urho’s Beach Party. Plans are already underway. As usual, festivities will include the Friday evening Miss Helmi beauty and talent competition, the Saturday Parade at noon on Highway 1 (the only state highway in Minnesota to shut down for a parade!), music, food, crafts…
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