Posts Tagged ‘Finnish Culture’
Art of Hosting: World Class Collaborative Leadership Training in Finland, Minnesota
Finland has always accomplished community goals by working together. It’s part of how we have survived as a community. It’s why the Finland Co-op is still here after 108 years. It’s how the old Finn Hall was built. It’s how the old Rec Hall was moved to Finland from the Forest Center logging camp and…
Read MoreWe Survived! St Urho 2021 Wrap Up
The theme of Finland’s 46th Annual St Urho’s Celebration was Survival Mode. The big weekend was March 19th, 20th and 21st, 2021. Paljon kiitoksia (Thank you very much!) to the many many people who helped to make the 46th Annual St Urho’s Celebration happen. From the guys who put the sign up over the highway,…
Read MoreMake a Survival Flag for St Urho’s Day!
Make a St Urho survival flag to show off how you have survived the last year! Flags will be displayed on a float in the March 20th St Urho’s Parade! You can make your own OR blank flags and paint markers are available for anyone who needs them – call 218-353-0300 and we will get you a…
Read MoreSt 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 More2019 Featured Donor – Jean Hangartner Cook
By Honor Schauland Friends of Finland recently got a nice donation from the estate of Jean Hangartner Cook, who was originally from here in Finland, MN, but who made her home in Michigan. I met Jean back in 2008 when we both staffed the Finland Minnesota booth at FinnFest USA which was held in Duluth…
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 MoreWelcome to Finland
You may have noticed that there is a new initiative promoting the distinctive culture and heritage of our area: Welcome to Finland (wtfinland.com). Welcome to Finland is meant to be Finland MN’s version of a local chamber of commerce, with a particular focus on building the online and social media presence of our unique community.…
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