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Calendar of Events

Ongoing events

Winter 2007: Finnish Worship services, various locations, conducted through Advent Lutheran Church, Arlington, Va. For more information contact Finnish Lutheran Church at (212) 979-0616 or at finnchurchny@finnchurchny.org.

Tuesdays: Conversational Finnish class, 4:30 p.m., St. Anthony Library, St. Paul, Minn. For information, call (763) 540-0121.

Mondays: Children’s Folk Dance lessons, 3:45 p.m., Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Mich. For information, call (906) 523-6271.

Sundays: Scandinavian radio hour, 7-8 p.m. on KXPA 1540 AM, Ballard, Wash. 

Sundays: Aamuhetki Finnish-American Radio Show, 7 a.m., WELY 94.5FM, Ely, Minn. For more, visit www.wely.com.

Sundays: Laulun Voima radio program, 9:15 a.m., KRBT 1340AM, Eveleth, Minn. For more, call (218) 741-5923.

Alternating Sundays: Finnish language church services, Finnish Lutheran Church, Ballard, Wash. Call (206) 789-0864 for schedule. 

1st and 3rd Sundays: Finnish language church services, Lutheran Church of the Cross, 12 p.m. 1744 University Ave., Berkeley, Calif. 

Tuesdays and Wednesdays: Finnish language courses, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, Calif., 7 to 9 p.m. Beginners meet on Tuesday, advanced students on Wednesday. 

Thursdays: Finnish school for children ages 0-5, Isle Cove Recreation Center, Foster City, Calif. For more information, call (650) 401-7244. 

Saturdays: Finnish radio program broadcasts on the Internet, 9:30 a.m. PST. Visit http://cfuv.uvic.ca for more information. 

Sundays: Suomi Kutsuu (Finland Calling), 9:30 a.m., WLUC-TV6, quette, Mich. 

3rd Wednesdays: Finnish luncheon, Lutheran Church of the Cross, 12 p.m., Berkeley, Calif. For more information, call (510) 848-1514. 

Saturdays: Argentine Tango Lessons, 8 p.m., American Finnish Community Club Kerhotalo, Lake Worth, Fla. For information, call (561) 586-3713. 

1st Saturdays: First Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church, Berkeley, Calif, church services, 11 a.m. For information, call (510) 672-3320. 

Sundays: Studio Finland broadcasts on KUSF 90.3, Berkeley, Calif. 1-2 p.m. More information at http://kusf.org/program.shtml

Sundays: Bingo, 1 p.m., American Finnish Community Club Kerhotalo, Lake Worth, Fla. For information, call (561) 586-3713. 

Wednesdays: Folk dance lessons, 7:30 p.m., Ballard, Wash.For details, call (206) 619-3219.

Finnish events for 2008

HEINÄKUU ~ JULY

3-6 (Thu-Sun) • 2008 LLC Cokato Summer Services, Laestadian Lutheran Church, Cokato, Minn. For information, call ( 320) 286-0179.

6 (Sun) Finnish Center Association Copper Country reunion, 3 p.m., Kaleva Cafe, Hancock, Mich. For information, call (906) 288-0179.

7 (Mon) • Cokato Finnish American Historical Society summer business meeting, 6:30 p.m., Temperance Corner, Cokato, Minn. For information, call (320) 286-5445.

9 (Wed) Old Brule Heritage Society board meeting, 6 p.m., Eskolin House, Lakeside, Wisc. For information, call (715) 364-2216.

12-13 (Sat-Sun) • Tivoli/Viking Days, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Wash.
For information, call (206) 789-5707.

13 (Sun) • Dance with music by Finn Power, 2 p.m., Little Finland, Hurley, Wisc. For information, call (906) 932-9078.

18-19 (Fri-Sat) 32nd annual Aura Jamboree, Community Hall, Aura, Mich. For information, call (906) 524-7842.

19-20 (Sat-Sun) • Finn Days, Ironworld, Chisholm, Minn. For information, call (800) 372-6437.

20 (Sun) Finn Hall 90th anniversary picnic, 1 p.m., Buckley, Wash. For information call 253-752-5857.

23-27 (Wed-Sun) • FinnFest 2008, Duluth, Minn. For information, visit www.finnfest2008.com or see the ad in this issue.

25-27 (Fri-Sun) • 14th Biennial Finnish American Folk Festival, Naselle, Wash. For information, call (360) 484-3376.

Jul 30 - Aug 1 (Wed-Fri) • Finlandia University’s 10th annual Sibelius Academy Music Festival, various sites, Hancock and surrounding area. For information, call (906) 487-7348.

ELOKUU ~ AUGUST

2 (Sat) • Petrell Hall Summer Music and Dance Festival, Brimson, Minn. For information, call (612) 624-0823.

3 (Sun) Viola Turpeinen Day, 1 p.m., Little Finland, Hurley, Wisc. For information, call (906) 932-9078.

• Membership meeting, 7 p.m., Finnish American Heritage Society,
Canterbury, Conn. For information, call (860) 546-6671.

• Hall spruce-up & car wash, 9 a.m., Finnish American Heritage Society,
Canterbury, Conn. For information, call (860) 546-6671.

SEPTEMBER
8 (Mon): Cokato Finnish American Historical Society fall business meeting, 6:30 p.m., Temperance Corner, Cokato, Minn. For information, call (320) 286-5445.

13 (Sat): Country Afternoon, 1 p.m., Knox Creek Heritage Center, Brantwood, Wisc. For information, call (715) 564-2525.


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