Past Issues:
In this email:
So Much Summer Fun!
Friends of Finland Gets A New Website!
Finland Farmers Market
Isabella Potluck and Game Night – Saturday, September 6
ATV Ride & Rally – September 26-28
NSAP Senior Lunch – Wednesday, September 10th
Thanks to Volunteers Genavive and Galvin George
Continuation of the Crystal Bay Township Annual Meeting: 6pm on Sept. 16th
Finland Harvest Booya Festival – Saturday, October 4th
Finland Halloween Festival – Saturday, October 25th
Support Our Work
New Drone Shots of the CNC Site from Arrowhead Drone Services
Community Potluck – Sunday, September 28th
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Finland Farmers Market Every Thursday 5pm-6:30pm
- Finland Community Youth Program: Thursday Nights
- Welcome to New Director Arlene Conzelman
- In Search of New FOF Board Members
- Site Updates: Pizza Oven and Awnings
- Septic Repairs Update
- Finland Fireman’s Wooden Bat Tournament July 19-20
- 2025 Tori Finnish Marketplace & Music Festival August 9, 10am-5pm
- Community Potluck – Sunday, July 27
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Winter Farmers Markets
- Thank You to the Finland Cooperative Community Fund
- Remembrance Night Reflections
- Friends of Finland: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- Community Gaming Night Fridays @ 7pm
- Regular Township Board Meeting: Tuesday Dec 17th @ 6pm
- Transitions: Navigating Life’s Events Together Wed Dec 18th 12:30 – 1:30 pm
- The Finland Co-op Christmas Community Potluck: Sunday, December 29th
- Finland 4H Meeting: Sunday January 5, 2024 3pm
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Community Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 28
- Remembrance Night – Thursday, November 28
- Winter Farmers Market – Sunday November 17
- Introducing Our New Director: Jana Studelska
- Regular Township Board Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19
- NSAP Holiday Card Making/Craft Day – Wednesday, Nov. 20th
- NSAP Transitions: Navigating Life’s Events Together Wed. Nov 20th 12:30 – 1:30 pm
- Support Friends of Finland on Give To The Max Day! Thursday, November 21
- Pumpkin Train Wrap-Up
- AEOA Mobile Office – Thursday Nov. 21st
- No Youth Night On Thursday, November 28th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday
- 4H Meeting / Update Dec 1st Meeting 3pm
- Community Potluck canceled – come to Community Thanksgiving instead!
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- New Wood-Fired Oven at the Clair Nelson Center
- Final Summer Farmer’s Market: Thursday, Oct 3rd
- Winter Farmers Market Starts Sunday, Nov 17th
- Harvest Booya Festival 2024! Saturday, Oct 5th
- The Indoor Bathrooms Are Back Open!
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Wednesday Oct 9th 11:30am-1pm
- Finland Home Solutions Meeting: Oct 9th 5:30pm
- Crystal Bay Township Regular Meeting: Oct 15th 7pm
- NSAP Rock Painting Workshop: Wed, Oct 16 1:30pm-3pm
- Finland Halloween Festival: Saturday, Oct 19th 4pm – 7pm
- Pumpkin Train! Oct 20th
- Poultry to the People Project Summary
- Potluck – Need a host
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Youth Night Update
- No Youth Night Thursday Sept 5th
- Harvest Season at the Farmers Market! Thursdays, 5pm – 6:30pm
- We’re Hiring!
- Isabella Softball Tournament Sept 6-8
- Regular Township Meeting Tuesday, Sept 17th at 7pm
- NSAP Rock Painting Event – Wed Sept 18 1:30-3pm
- Finland Home Solutions Meeting 9/11 5:30pm
- Finland Snowmobile and ATV Club Poker Run Sat Sept 28th
- NSAP Senior Lunch Wednesday Sept. 11th 11:30am-1pm
- Harvest Booya Sat, Oct 5th 11am-4pm
- Support Friends of Finland
- Community Potluck: Sunday 9/29/2024 Needs a host!
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Youth Night Family Night August 15th @ 6pm
- No Youth Night Aug 8th
- Youth Zoo Trip – Aug 17th
- Finland Farmers Market
- Summer Softball Playoffs!
- Isabella Softball Tournament Sept 6-8
- TORI: Tent Setup Aug 8th @ 4pm, Tori Aug 10th, Pancake Breakfast Aug 11th
- Upcoming AgroEcology Center Classes
- AEOA Senior Lunch August 14th
- LOTS August 19th
- Regular Township Meeting August 20th
- Potluck August 25th
- Weekly Facility Schedule (scroll to the bottom)
In this email:
- 2025 is St Urho’s Golden Year: 50 Years of Grasshoppers and Grapes
- Septic/Building Update
- Finland Farmers Market – Thursdays 5pm-6:30p
- Summer Softball Schedule
- Crystal Bay Township Special Meeting Notice July 9th and 30th
- NSAP Senior Meal July 10th
- Township Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 16th, 7pm
- 40th Annual Finland Fireman’s Wooden Bat Tournament July 20th and 21st
- Labor of Love Garden Tour Fundraiser – August 3rd
- LOTS is back in Finland!
- Project Optimist Wildfire Dialogue – Aug 21st
- Community Potluck – Sunday, July 28th
- Weekly Facility Schedule (scroll to the end)
In this email:
- Limited Activities During Camp Finland: 6/17-6/21
- LOTS returns
- Summer Farmers Market Kicks Off
- Finland Softball Schedule!
- NSAP Senior lunch – June 12th 11:30am-12:30pm
- Township Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 7pm
- Spaghetti Dinner Benefit for Dick Krech June 15 4pm-7pm
- Ely Remote Vet Clinic – June 14 and 28 10am-4pm
- Co-op Annual Meeting June 25
- Project Optimist Wildfire conversation – June 26th
- Wednesday Summer Yoga
- Thursday Youth Night
- LAN Party Friday, June 21
- The Fox Bikepacking Race – June 21st-23rd
- Potluck Sunday, June 30th
- Labor of Love Garden Tour Fundraiser Sat. Aug 3
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Announcing the 2024 Clair Nelson Vocational Scholarship Recipients!
- Pizza Oven Update
- Summer Farmers Market Starts June 13th!
- Youth Program Update
- Camp Finland – June 17 – 21
- Magic Cards – Fridays
- Property Tax Meeting – Thursday, May 16th, 1pm
- Finland MN Historical Society Heritage Site Cleanup Day – Sunday, May 19th
- Finland Home Solutions Meeting – June 12th, 5:30pm
- Township Regular Meeting – Tuesday, May 21st at 7pm
- FIN-LAN Gaming Party – Fri May 24th 2pm-10pm
- Community Potluck – Sun May 26th 5pm
- Spaghetti Dinner Benefit for Dick Krech and Michelle June 15 4pm-7pm
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Spring Run-Off Variety Show -Saturday April 13th
- St. Urho’s Day Wrap-Up
- Scholarship – Deadline Extended to May 1st
- Be There – Free Community Mental Health Training: Wed April 10th 1pm-2:30p
- Finland Home Solutions – Next Meeting: Wed, April 10th 5:30pm
- NSAP Senior Meal Wednesday, April 10th 11:30a-1p
- Help For Struggling Local Businesses
- Township Regular Meeting April 16, 7pm
- 2024 CLP Annual Meeting – April 17, 2024 at 6pm.
- ServSafe Class in Finland, MN -April 19th
- Whitetails Cabin Fever Banquet Saturday, April 20th 2024
- Yoga Mondays and Wednesdays
- Thursday Night Youth Night
- FIN-LAN PARTY Friday April 26, 2pm-10pm
- Magic Cards Fridays
- Farmers Market April 28 12:30p-2p
- Property Tax Meeting May 16th 1pm
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- 2024 St. Urho’s Day Celebration Update
- Annual Crystal Bay Township Meeting
- North Shore Age to Age Wants to Hear From You!
- Camp Finland Needs Your Support!
- Spring Farmers Market: Sunday, March 24th
- Finland Home Solutions Update
- Come to the Annual Crystal Bay Township Meeting
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Wednesday, March 13th
- Potluck: Sunday, March 31st
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Home Solutions Kicks off in Finland
- Camp Finland Needs Your Support!
- Finland Community Scrapbook Archive
- Winter Farmers Market: Sunday, February 18th
- 2023 St. Urho’s Day Celebration Update
- Miss Helmi Talent and Beauty Competition
- Crystal Bay Township Announcements
- Property Taxes: Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting Notice
- Care Connections Wed, Feb 14
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Monday, Feb 14
- Vintage Snowmobile Run: Saturday Feb 17th
- February Potluck: Sunday, Feb 25th
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- In this email:
- Technology, Skills and Leadership Training at the Clair Nelson Center
- Winter Farmers Markets at the Clair Nelson Center
- Finland Goes to Laskiainen
- Soma Yoga with Kim Returns
- John Beargrease Sled Dog Race Canceled
- Community Potluck
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- PDF
- https://friendsoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/December-2023-at-the-Clair-Nelson-Center-in-Finland-MN.pdf
- Winter Farmers Market! Sunday December 17th, 12:30pm-2pm
- Soma Yoga with Kim Returns: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30am-11:30am
- FMNHS Pikku Joulu: Thursday December 7th, 5pm-8pm
- NSAP Care Connections Group: Wednesday, December 13th, 10am-11am
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Wednesday, December 13th, 11:30am-1pm
- Regular Township Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 19th, 7pm
- Urho Update
- Community Potluck: Sunday, December 31st, 5pm
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- PDF
- https://friendsoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/November-2023-at-the-Clair-Nelson-Center-in-Finland-MN.pdf
- Community Thanksgiving & Remembrance Night: Thursday Nov. 23
- Winter Farmers Market! Sunday Nov 19th 12:30pm-2pm
- Parents: We Still have Money For Back-to-School Supplies
- Youth Night Is Hiring
- Soma Yoga Returns – Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30am-11:30am
- Give To The Max Day: November 16th
- NSAP Care Connections Group: Monday, Nov 8th, 10am-11am
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Monday, Nov 8th, 11:30am-1pm
- Regular Township Board Meeting: Public Welcome! Tuesday, Nov 21st, 7pm
- Community Potluck – Sunday, Nov 26th, 5pm
- Facility Schedule
- Other Events This Month
- December Dates to Remember
In this email:
- Friends of Finland: Honoring the Past While Keeping an Eye to the Future
- Final Summer Farmers Market of the Year! Thursday Oct 5th, 5pm – 6:30pm
- Harvest Booya: Saturday, October 7th
- Parents: We Still have Money For Back-to-School Supplies
- Youth Night Is Hiring
- No More Soma Yoga With Kim This Year
- Intro to Compassionate Communication Class: Sunday, Oct. 15th, 9am-4pm
- NSAP Care Connections Group: Monday, Oct 16th, 10am-11am
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Monday, Oct 16th, 11:30am-1pm
- Regular Township Board Meeting: Public Welcome! Tuesday, Oct. 17th, 7pm
- Community Potluck – Sunday, Oct. 29th, 5pm
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Harvest Season at the Farmers Market! Thursdays, 5pm – 6:30pm
- Parents: Money For Back-to-School Supplies
- Youth Night Is Hiring
- Soma Yoga With Kim. Mondays and Tuesdays 10:30am-11:30am
- FSATV Poker Run. Saturday, Sept. 16th
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Monday, Sept 18th, 11:30am-1pm
- Regular Township Board Meeting: Public Welcome! Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 7pm
- Harvest Booya – Saturday, Oct. 7th, 11am-4pm
- Community Potluck – Sunday, Sept 24th, 5pm
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Community Meeting: Is There a Lack of Housing in Our Community? – Aug 6 & 16
- Youth Night Is Hiring
- Finland Wild Rice House is Hiring
- Jeannette Rankin Play – Friday Aug 11
- Finland Farmers Market – Thursdays 5pm – 6:30pm
- Support Friends of Finland
- Finland Softball Schedule
- Tori at the Finland Heritage Site – Saturday, Aug 12
- Finland Wild Rice House Opener Party – Saturday, Aug 19
- Senior Lunch – Monday, Aug 21
- Community Potluck – Sunday, Aug 27
- Isabella Softball Tournament – Sept 8-10
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Wooden Bat Tournament July 15-16
- Youth Night Is Hiring
- Call for Summer Activities
- Support Friends of Finland
- Finland Softball Schedule
- Farmers Market Thursdays
- NSAP Senior Lunch: July 17
- Wild Rice House Mentorship Program
- Potluck Announcement July 30
- Weekly Activities
In this email:
- 2023 Summer Youth Program
- Funeral Notice: Pete Walsh
- Call for Summer Activities
- Summer Softball Schedule
- Finland Farmers Market Notice
- NSAP Senior Lunch:
- Community Potluck: Sunday, June 25th
- LOTS
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Scholarship Awards
- Call for Summer Activities
- Senior Lunch – May 15th
- Community Potluck – May 28th
- Summer Farmers Market – June 15th
- Weekly Facility Schedule
- Other Events This Month
In this email:
- Spring Run Off Variety Show – April 15th
- Introducing Two New Core Staff Members: Jenni and Kyle!
- St Urho ’23 and Me Wrap Up
- FOF Scholarship Deadline Extended to May 1st
- Property Tax Meeting – May 4th
- Senior Meal – April 17th
- CLP Annual Meeting bus – April 19th
- Whitetails Cabin Fever Banquet – April 22nd
- Community Potluck – April 30th
- Weekly Facility Schedule
- Other Events this Month
In this email:
- 2023 St. Urho’s Day Celebration Update
- CORRECTION: Annual Crystal Bay Township Meeting March 14th
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Monday, March 20th
- Join the Lake County Health and Human Service Task Forces
- Potluck: Sunday, March 26th
- Spring Farmers Market: Sunday, March 26th
- Spring Runoff Variety Show -April 15th
- Broadband Line Extension Connection Program
- Lake County Rescue Squad Needs New Members
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Friends of Finland is Hiring!
- 2023 St. Urho’s Day Celebration Update
- Miss Helmi Talent and Beauty Competition
- Vintage Snowmobile Run: Saturday Feb 18th
- NSAP Senior Lunch: Monday, Feb 20th
- Crystal Bay Township Annual Meeting: Tuesday, Feb 21st
- Join the Lake County Health and Human Service Task Forces
- February Potluck: Sunday, Feb 26th
- Winter Farmers Market: Sunday, February 19th
- Broadband Line Extension Connection Program
- Lake County Rescue Squad Needs New Members
- Weekly Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Happy New Year
- Laskiainen Trip – February 4th
- Finland Community Youth Program is Hiring
- Beargrease 2023
- Camp Finland is Hiring Coordinators
- January Potluck: Sunday, Jan 22nd
- Winter Farmers Market
- Broadband Line Extension Connection Program
- Lake County Rescue Squad
- Facility Schedule
In this email:
- Voting, Youth Program, Yoga via Zoom, Community Potluck, and so much more!
In this email:
- Booya, Yoga, Winter Farmers Market, Meditation, Halloween Potluck and more!
In this email:
- Community BBQ, Farmers Market, Yoga, Booya Update, and more!
In this email:
- Let’s kick off summer with the Finland Farmers Market, Softball, and more!
In this email:
- Maple Syrup Season, Finland Folk School, Weekly Activities, and more!
In this email:
- Finland Community Childcare, Clair Nelson Scholarship, Job Listings, and more!
In this email:
- Beargrease, Winter Farmers Market, Community Potluck and more!
In this email:
- Finland Firewood Traditions, Youth Program Update, Announcements, and more!
In this email:
- Winter Farmers Market, Meditation, Haloween Potluck and more!
In this email:
- Let’s kick off summer with the Finland Farmers Market, Camp Finland, and more!
In this email:
- Vaccine Clinic, Youth Program, Final Food Distribution, and more!
In this email:
- Saint Urho’s Day, Youth Activies, Making Mojakka, Food Distribution, and More!
In this email:
- Virtual Laskiainen, Food distribution, Youth craft activity, and more!
In this email:
- Thanksgiving, Winter Farmers Market, Give To The Max Day, and more!
In this email:
- Sisu Stew, Halloween Activities, Free Food Giveaway, Winter Farmers Market and more!
