Finland, Minnesota has long celebrated St. Urho’s Day in March. In 2007 the committee who had been putting on the event for years decided to retire. Friends of the Finland Community stepped in to continue the tradition.
51st Annual St. Urho’s Day
Heinisirka, heinisirka, mine talta iiten! 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 on the Saturday closest to March 16th. There is a beauty pageant, a parade, music, face painting, food, snow sculptures, and other community festivities. The 50th Annual St Urho’s Celebration in Finland, Minnesota, was held on March 15, 2025. The event went really, really well. It was everything the St. Urho Committee had hoped for. The Historical Society held their annual pancake breakfast on [...]
Annual St. Urho’s Day Celebration – 2025
St. Urho’s 50th Annual Celebration is March 14th, 15th & 16th, 2025 in Finland MN! Parade at Noon on Saturday! Full Schedule of Events Here! 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. [...]
St Urho 2025 Rundown and Thank You: 50 Years of Fun!
Photo by Sugar Goette A giant KIITOS (THANK YOU) to all of the people who helped to make the 50th Annual St. Urho’s Celebration happen. From all of those who help put the sign up over the highway, to the folks in the parade, to all the raffle ticket sellers, to the businesses that helped out by donating or selling raffle tickets and buttons, and to the businesses and folks who participated in the ‘Stamp Game’… you all help make this event happen. Thank you so much! A general thank you to the whole crowd and community who show up in purple and green and help spread St Urho’s cheer. Some of you have been showing off your Finlander spirit for 50 years! We appreciate you all! Big thanks to the outstanding bunch that put on Miss Helmi, the great contestants this year and their helpers, and to the kind folks at Our Place for feeding the crew afterwards. The Miss Helmi 2025 winner is Tom Campbell. Thanks to Adam’s Auto Value SB for providing the bus and an [...]
