Some residents of the Twin Ports are of Finnish ancestry and many of them always seek to find activities that will help connect them to their roots. The Nordic Dance is a workshop and dance lesson ...

Revontulet Folk Dancers is a nonprofit organization that dances at the Finnish Center at Saima Park from 6:30 until 8 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month. All are welcome.

The Kivajat Finnish American Folk Dance Group will be holding its annual, free summer performance in Houghton tomorrow. All three dance teams of varying ages, 49 total dancers, will show off their ...

Chicago’s Juli Wood Quartet performs Finnish folk songs in jazz styles. (10:30 p.m. Sept. 22; Orchestra Hall Atrium, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.; $10; 612-371-5656 or minnesotaorchestra.org.) ...

FITCHBURG — The Finnish Center at Saima Park will host a special Kalevala Day Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 24. Compiled by Elias Lonnrot and first published in 1835, “The Kalevala&#822… ...

Its work consists of traditional folk music, adaptations of traditional folk music and new compositions respecting these traditions. The dances are based on Finnish traditional dance. The troupe, the ...

Life U.P. town to host Finnish festival featuring wife-carrying contest, ‘Bear Spiral’ dance Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 10:53 a.m.

Those lucky enough to have heard the extraordinary female Finnish vocal group Varttina when it performed at the Old Town School of Folk Music last November were already aware of the current musical… ...

“What we're hoping to do here today is introduce folk dance to kind of a new generation of young people, and also people who just aren't familiar with it," Lang said. "It's such a beautiful way ...