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St Urho ’23 and Me Thank Yous and Wrap Up
A giant KIITOS (THANK YOU) to all of the people who helped to make the 48th Annual St Urho’s Celebration happen. From the guys who 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…
Read MoreSt. Urho ’23 and Me Information and Schedule of Events
The 48th Annual St Urho’s Celebration will be March 17th, 18th and 19th this year. The Theme is St Urho ’23 and Me. How are you related to Saint Urho? We’re all Finnish on Saint Urho’s Day, right? St Urho’s Celebration in Finland, MN is back for another year with a ton of fun events,…
Read MoreJohn Beargrease Finland Checkpoint 2023
This year the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will be starting at Billy’s Bar in Duluth the morning of Sunday January 29th, so we are expecting the first Marathoners around 6pm and Mid-Distance mushers after that. Be sure to tell your friends to come out and visit the Finland Checkpoint and experience the excitement of…
Read MoreLooking Back at 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023
2022 has felt like a “normal” year, or at least, “more normal” than 2020 and 2021. The Clair Nelson Center was used for regular weekly activities throughout this year with only occasional modifications or cancellations due to COVID concerns. Most importantly, we were able to have Youth Night almost every Thursday this year, and we…
Read MoreFeatured Volunteer and St Urho Updates
Our featured volunteer for 2022 is Cheri Bischoff for her many years of good work organizing the St Urho’s Day parade! Cheri took over organizing the parade from Carol Youngberg and has done a great job with it for over 10 years. After putting in her time herding all of those cats…err, parade floats, she…
Read MoreSt Urho 2022 Thank Yous and Shout Outs
Kiitos paljon kaikille! Thank you all so much! To the many people who helped to make the 47th Annual St Urho’s Celebration happen. From the guys who 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…
Read MoreSt Urho Flies the Coop – Information and Schedule of Events
St Urho’s Celebration will be March 11th, 12th and 13th this year. The Theme is St Urho Flies the Coop. Are there grapes out there that need protecting? A grasshopper herd that is growing too large? Does Miss Helmi have a sister? Maybe St Urho just needs to take a vacation. St Urho’s Weekend is…
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 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…
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