• Community Thanksgiving & Remembrance Night Recap

  • Announcing the Sisu Community Impact Award!

  • So Much Summer Fun!

  • New Drone Photos of the Clair Nelson Center by Nate Schumacher

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    Clair Nelson Scholarship: 2025

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    St Urho 2025 Rundown and Thank You: 50 Years of Fun!

    A giant KIITOS (THANK YOU) to all of the people […]

  • St Urho’s Golden Year: 50 Years of Grasshoppers and Grapes – 2025 Schedule of Events

    Finland’s 50th Annual St Urho’s Celebration Schedule of Events Theme […]

  • Get Ready for the 50th Annual St Urho’s Celebration!

    By the St Urho Committee St Urho’s 50th Annual event […]

  • New Wood-Fired Oven at the Clair Nelson Center

    By: Kaare Melby As I look out at the brand-new […]

  • Community Reflections

    By Honor Schauland St Urho’s Day in Finland always makes […]

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    2025 is St Urho’s Golden Year: 50 Years of Grasshoppers and Grapes

    2025 is a big year for Finland Minnesota! March 15th, […]

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    We’re Getting an Outdoor Wood-Fired Oven!

    At long last, we are getting an outdoor wood-fired oven […]

  • Announcing the 2024 Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Recipients!

    We are excited to announce the 2024 Clair Nelson Vocational […]

  • St Urho 2024 Rundown and Thank You

    A giant KIITOS (THANK YOU) to all of the people […]

  • St Urho Travels the World: 2024 Schedule of Events

    Finland’s 49th Annual St Urho’s Celebration Schedule of Events Theme […]

  • Finland Community Scrapbook Archive

    We keep a scrapbook archive at the Clair Nelson Center […]

  • Home Solutions Kicks off in Finland

    By Mike Nikula (Finn), Outreach Coordinator With the ever-growing need […]

  • Finland Farmers Market Summer 2023 Recap

    by Kyle Flack, Finland Farmers Market Coordinator The Summer Farmers […]

  • Announcing the 2023 Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Recipients!

    We are excited to announce the 2023 Clair Nelson Vocational […]

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    New Faces at the Clair Nelson Center!

    We want to welcome two new staff members to the […]

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    Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Deadline Extended Until May 1st, 2023

    The deadline for the Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship has been […]

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    St Urho ’23 and Me Thank Yous and Wrap Up

    A giant KIITOS (THANK YOU) to all of the people […]

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    Job Posting: Finance Lead Position

    Join the Leadership Team of the Friends of the Finland […]

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    Job Posting: Operations Lead

    Join the Leadership Team of the Friends of the Finland […]

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    John Beargrease Finland Checkpoint 2023

    This year the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will be […]

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    Camp Finland is looking for Coordinators for 2023

    Teen Camp Finland is a week-long overnight camp in Mid […]

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    Looking Back at 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023

    2022 has felt like a “normal” year, or at least, […]

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    2022 Summer Farmers Market Wrap-Up

    It was another incredible summer season for the Finland Farmers […]

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    Registration Info for Spanish Camp 2022

    Spanish Camp 2022 is back at the Clair Nelson Center […]

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    Bouncing into Summer with Thursday Youth Night

    The sun is peeking out from the clouds, and like […]

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    Support Camp Finland 2022!

    Dear Finland Community, Camp Finland is back June 20th-24th for […]

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    Local & Handmade Timber Frame Project at the Clair Nelson Center

    As the pandemic recedes and makes way for new hope, […]

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    St Urho 2022 Thank Yous and Shout Outs

    Kiitos paljon kaikille!  Thank you all so much! To the […]

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    Finland Community Nature Childcare Scheduled to Open in February

    At long last, the Finland Community Nature Childcare is scheduled […]

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    St Urho Flies the Coop – Information and Schedule of Events

    St Urho’s Celebration will be March 11th, 12th and 13th […]

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    Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Accepting Applications Until April 1st, 2022!

    The Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship is accepting applications now through […]

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    Art of Hosting: World Class Collaborative Leadership Training in Finland, Minnesota

    Finland has always accomplished community goals by working together. It’s […]

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    A Great Loss to Our Community: Kiva (Dennis) Black

    Kiva Black  – July 26, 1963 ~ September 19, 2021 […]

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    From Concept to Completion! Finland Wild Rice House “Caps” its Journey

    The Finland Wild Rice House – Manoomin Waakaa’igan – Villirisi […]

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    Another Successful Finland Farmers Market Season Ends!

    by Katee Ristuccia, Finland Farmers Market Coordinator A big thank […]

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    Strategic Planning Potluck Results

    For the past month, the Friends of Finland Board has […]

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    Community Activities Moved Due to Greenwood Fire

    UPDATE: As of September 19th, 2021, all of Friends of […]

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    Friends of Finland/Clair Nelson Center COVID-19 Building Usage Policy

    Updated June 29th, 2021 Current situation – We are excited to […]

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    We Survived! St Urho 2021 Wrap Up

    The theme of Finland’s 46th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was […]

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    Candle-making Workshop with Finland Community Youth Program

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    St Urho: Survival Mode – Schedule of Events

    St Urho’s Weekend will be quite a bit different this […]

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    St Urho 2021: Survival Mode

    It’s been almost a year since St. Urho took to […]

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    Light in the Dark

    2020 has been a lot of hard work to adapt […]

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    Update from the Friends of Finland Board: Welcome New Board Members!

    The Friends of Finland board just welcomed a number of […]

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    The Finland Community Nature Childcare is Very Close to Opening!

    You may have heard already that the Finland Community Nature […]

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    Camp Finland 2021 COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

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    Keeping the Finland Community Connected

    While the Clair Nelson Center remains closed to the general […]

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    Free Yuletide Feast – To Go!

    Meal pick up will be Wednesday December 23rd, 2-4pm Staff […]

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    Free Thanksgiving Dinner – To Go

    Wednesday November 25th, 2-4pm “Gratitude is a powerful thing, so […]

  • Come Make a Crafty Mess with the Finland Youth Program!

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    Camp Finland 2020 Was Great Despite the Challenges

    Despite the work it took to comply with all of […]

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    COVID Decisions for Clair Nelson Center – Phase 3

    Dear Folks, It’s been a long weird couple of months […]

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    Contest For Youth Program Kids!

    From the Youth Night Staff @ the Finland Community Center […]

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    Community During COVID-19

    Dear Community folks, we miss you! It’s good that we […]

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    The ’20s are Roaring Already! St Urho Wrap-up Info

    The theme of Finland’s 45th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was […]

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    **Postponed** Announcing the First Ever Finland Food Chain Conference!

    **This conference has been canceled but watch this webpage and our Facebook page for […]

  • How Will Friends of Finland be Structured in the Future?

    The Community Potluck for February was hosted by a number […]

  • St Urho Makes the ’20s Roar!

    The theme of Finland’s 45th Annual St Urho’s Celebration is: […]

  • Year End 2019 Newsletter

    Finlander Forum Year End 2019

    Here’s the Finlander Forum  (the Newsletter for the Clair Nelson […]

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    2019 Featured Donor – Jean Hangartner Cook

    By Honor Schauland Friends of Finland recently got a nice […]

  • Food Chain Conversation

    The Finland Food Chain Project 2019

    Hopefully you’ve already heard about it, but 2019 marks the […]

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    Thank You, Amy Gardner!

    Friends of Finland would like to thank Amy Gardner for her many years of service as the Coordinator of the Finland Community Youth Program. Amy is moving on, and we want to recognize her dedication and hard work with and on behalf of our community’s kids.

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    2019 Featured Volunteers!

    You’ve heard the expression Behind Every Great Man Is A […]

  • Camp 2019

    Camp Finland 2019 Was a Huge Success!

    This year, we put on the biggest and best Camp […]

  • Spanish Camp at the Clair Nelson Center

    Due to unexpected staffing issues, we have made the hard […]

  • Teen Camp Finland is Almost Here!

    June 11, 2019 Dear TEEN Camp Finland Parents/Guardians and TEENS, […]

  • Camp Finland is Almost Here!

    June 4, 2019 Dear Camp Finland Parents/Guardians, Camp Finland will […]

  • Spring Runoff Logo 2019

    Spring Runoff Fundraiser 2019 – Dinner and Variety Show

    Come one, come all to the Spring Runoff Pasta Dinner […]

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    What’s New at the Finland Farmers Market for 2019?

    Get Ready for the Finland Farmers Market 2019! Summer 2019 […]

  • Next Steps in the Finland Community Food Conversation

    We’ve met twice now, first on April 6th and then […]

  • Information about Camp Finland 2019

      Here at the Clair Nelson Community Center, we’re starting […]

  • Announcing Teen Camp Finland 2019!

    Finland Community Youth Program is pleased to announce our first-ever […]

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    Catching Hoppers: St Urho Builds a Thingamajiggy!

    The theme of Finland’s 44th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was […]

  • Learning to Use Locally Grown and Wild Food

    by Maren Webb, Northern Wilds, January 29, 2019 Tucked away off […]

  • John Beargrease Finland Checkpoint 2019

    This year the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will be […]

  • Poster for the Sept 30th Timber Frame Event

    Timber Frame Raising September 30th

    Anyone hanging around the Clair Nelson Community Center this past […]

  • Feed the Children

    How Healthy is Your Community?

    Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. This one […]

  • Spanish Camp at the Clair Nelson Center

    Friends of Finland is excited to announce our first ever […]

  • Finlander Forum Spring/Summer 2018

    Here’s the Finlander Forum  (the Newsletter for the Clair Nelson […]

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    We are the Solar Champions!

    Crystal Bay Township (Finland, MN) was recently given an award […]

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    Welcome to Finland

    You may have noticed that there is a new initiative […]

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    Finland Farmers Market 2018

    Get Ready for the Finland Farmers Market 2018! Summer 2018 […]

  • Join Us For Community Rummage Sale 2018!

    Finland Community Rummage Sale Saturday May 19th, 2018 Time: 9am-Noon […]

  • Spring Runoff Fundraiser 2018 – Dinner and Variety Show

      Come one, come all to the Spring Runoff Spaghetti […]

  • Celebrate the Everyday Heroes of St Urho 2018

    The Theme of Finland’s 43rd Annual St Urho’s Celebration was Urho […]

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    Community Outing to Laskiainen 2018

    Laskiainen is a mid-winter Finnish cultural festival with sliding and […]

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    Get Your Troll On! An Evening of Storytelling and Troll Making

    The Finland Community Youth Program enjoyed an evening of storytelling […]

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    Summary of Community Conversation 2018

    Community Conversation 2018 was a little smaller crowd than some […]

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    Finlander Forum Year End 2017

    Here’s the Finlander Forum  (the Newsletter for the Clair Nelson […]

  • How Do We Make Change? We Are. One Step At a Time.

    By Honor Schauland Right now it is easy for me […]

  • Finland Community Youth Program News

    Coming Events The Finland Community Youth Program is invited to […]

  • CNC Newsletter

    Finlander Forum Spring 2017

    This is the Finlander Forum  (the Newsletter for the Clair […]

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    RV Dump Station is Ready for Summer!

    Thanks to grant funding in 2016 from the IRRRB’s Culture […]

  • Finland Farmers Market Logo

    Get Ready for the Finland Farmers Market 2017!

    Get Ready for the Finland Farmers Market 2017! Summer 2017 […]

  • Thanks for Making Camp Finland 2017 Great!

    The Finland Community Youth Program’s Camp Finland 2017 would not have […]

  • Announcing the Second Annual Finland Community Rummage Sale

    Finland Community Rummage Sale Saturday April 29th, 2017 Time: 9am-Noon […]

  • The 42nd Annual St Urho’s Celebration in Finland MN Wrap-up

    March 17th, 18th and 19th was the 42nd Annual St […]

  • Summer Project 2017: Community Orchard/Edible Landscaping

    We’ve been considering the idea of a community garden at […]

  • Clair Nelson Center LED Outdoor Lighting Upgrade

    In 2016, Friends of the Finland Community received a seed […]

  • Spring Runoff Fundraiser – Dinner and Variety Show

      Thank You to all the people who worked at, […]

  • March is Finland 100 Month in Finland MN!

    This proclamation is posted at the Finland Co-op and also […]

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    Community Outing to Laskiainen in Palo, MN

    Laskiainen is a mid-winter Finnish cultural festival with sliding and […]

  • Finlander Forum Year End 2016

    Here’s the Finlander Forum  (the Newsletter for the Clair Nelson […]

  • 6 Things I Learned about Community Economic Development During My Bush Fellowship

    By Honor Schauland, Director, Friends of the Finland Community When […]

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    Finland Farmers Market 2016 – Record Year!

    The 2016 Finland Farmers Market ran a week longer than […]

  • Spanish Banquet Fundraiser Dinner

    Many thanks to all who helped to make the Spanish […]

  • Finlander Forum Summer 2016

    Here’s the Finlander Forum  (the Newsletter for the Clair Nelson […]

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Center for Prevention Funds Temporary Tennis Court Fixes, Multiple Uses and Community Evaluation

    The Tennis Court at the Clair Nelson Center was installed […]

  • Dragonfly Report from Camp Finland 2016

    by Kurt Mead, Naturalist at Tettegouche State Park I have […]

  • Camp Finland 2016 – What a Beautiful Week!

    What an amazing week! Everyone had so much fun! 27 […]

  • Rhubarb Fest!

    Rhubarb Potluck Feast & Recipe Sharing + Planting Fest Clair […]

  • Spring/Summer Volunteers Needed!

    VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR: Window washing Landscaping Weeding Painting Dugouts and […]

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    Announcing the First Annual Finland Community (Indoor!) Rummage Sale!

  • St Urho 2016 Wrap Up – Thanks for Another Great Year!

    Well, we did it again! The feeling when it is […]

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    Beargrease 2016 – Finland Checkpoint

    We had a wonderful time hosting the Finland Checkpoint for […]

  • Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Deadline for 2016 is March 1st!

    The Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Fund annually awards scholarships to […]

  • St Urho’s Celebration 2016 is March 11th, 12th & 13th

    The theme for the 41st Annual St Urho Celebration is […]

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    Clair Nelson Center Now Has Broadband Internet, Free Wi-fi, Public Computers, and Computer Classes and Tech Support on Fridays!

    Stop in during our office hours (10am to 4pm – […]

  • The Community Conversation Continues!

    Our 2016 Community Conversation was held on January 9th with […]

  • Outdoor Improvements Fundraising Update

    One of our goals in 2015 has been to do […]

  • Clair Nelson Center Partners with North Shore Horizons to Provide Advocacy Services in Finland

    Thanks to a grant from the Northland Foundation, there are […]

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    Clair Nelson Center Featured in MRES Solar Tour 2015!

    The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society has a tour of solar […]

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    Crystal Bay Comprehensive Community Plan Updates

    Through part of a grant from the Lloyd K Johnson […]

  • Finland Farmers Market Logo

    Now on Thursdays! Finland Farmers Market 2015!

    Starting June 18th and continuing through September. Every Thursday evening […]

  • Camp Finland 2015 a Huge Success!

    The 2015 Camp Finland at the Clair Nelson Center was […]

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    Update on Business Incubator Project – June 2015

    We are pleased to announce that in 2014 we were […]

  • Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship 2015 Awards

    The 2015 recipients of the Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship are […]

  • Summer 2015 Fundraising Project: Playground and Other Outdoor Improvements

    Thanks to the fundraisers and many generous donations last summer, […]

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    Healthy Happy Kids Make a Healthy Happy Community!

    The Finland Community Youth Program was started four years ago […]

  • Food & Folk Art of Mexico Fundraiser

    The Food and Folk Art of Mexico Fundraiser was an […]

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    Finland Community Mural Project: Past, Present and Future

    We are working with the Northern Lake County Arts Board […]

  • Thank You Finland! The 40th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was Amazing

    A huge thank you to everyone who helped to put […]

  • 2015 St Urho Schedule of Events

    Sunday, March 1st – 1:30-4pm – St Urho Scavenger Hunt […]

  • John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Finland Checkpoint 2015

    The Beargrease hit Finland on 5pm on Jan 25th! The […]

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    MN USA Veterans Snowmobile Ride Jan 10th

    The annual MNUSA Veterans Snowmobile Ride was in Finland/Silver Bay […]

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    Community Feedback Event on Jan 9th a Big Success!

    With the help of Mary Mathews, a consultant who specializes […]

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    Fun Photos from the Co-op Christmas Party

    Lots of folks were on hand for the annual Finland […]

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    December 9th Square Dance a Big Success!

    Over 60 people attended the Square Dance at the Clair […]

  • Beargrease Volunteer Meeting

    In January, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is coming […]

  • New Township Road Supervisor!

    Pudgy Perfetto is the new Crystal Bay Township Road Supervisor! […]

  • Get Ready for the 40th Annual St Urho’s Day Celebration in March!

    Once again, St Urho is going to drive away those […]

  • Announcing: Community Education Classes in Finland!

    We are pleased to announce that the Clair Nelson Center […]

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    We Want Your Feedback! Again. Still. Always.

    Do you care about the future of this community? What […]

  • Live from Camp Finland

    The Clair Nelson Center is hosting our first kids day […]

  • Announcing: Camp Finland!

    It is our great pleasure to announce that this summer, […]

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    March 14-16: 2014 St. Urho’s Day Celebration

    The 2014 St Urho’s Celebration took place on March 14th, […]