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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

ELOKUU ~ AUGUST

5 (Tue) • Nordic Stories: Finland’s Louhi, 10 a.m., Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Wash. For information, call (206) 789-5707.

6-11 (Wed-Mon) • Emmaus Finnish Lutheran Church youth summer camp, Gates Lake, Pemberton, B.C. For information, call (604) 873-4859.

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

9 (Sat) • Paavo Nurmi marathon, 7:30 a.m., Hurley, Wisc. For information, call (906) 932-9078.

11 (Mon) • Aallottaren Tupa #15 meeting/potluck, 6 p.m., Sampo Beach, Duluth, Minn. For information, call (218) 273-3281.

12 (Tue) • Wil Kilpela and Friends perform, 7 p.m., Pavilion, Covington, Mich. For information, call (906) 355-2174.

• United Finnish Kaleva Brothers & Sisters No. 21 membership meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kaleva Hall, Berkeley, Ca. For information, call (510) 653-0326.

17 ( Sun) • Finnish service, 12 p.m., Lutheran Church of the Cross, Berkeley, Calif. For information, call (510) 848-1424.

20-25 (Wed-Mon) • Kotikirkko’s annual children’s summer camp, Loon Lake Camp, Maple Ridge, B.C. For information, call (604) 594-5539.

24 (Sun) • Second annual Finn-nic, 12 p.m., Lindgren Cabin, Cullaby Lake, Gearhart, Ore. For information, call (503) 236-1734.

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

31 (Sun) • U.P. Ethnic Music Alliance lavatannsit and barbeque, 1 p.m., Covington Pavilion, Covington, Mich. For information, call (906) 355-2459.


SYYSKUU ~ SEPTEMBER

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

6 (Sat) • Finnish American Historical Society of the West meeting, 12 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore. For information, call (503) 236-1734.

7 (Sun) • 29th annual Scandinavian Day festival, 9 a.m., Vasa Park, South Elgin, Ill. For information, call (847) 695-6720.

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

12 (Fri) • Wine tasting social, 7 p.m., Finnish American Heritage Society, Canterbury, Conn. For information, call (860) 546-6671.

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

• 25th annual Sacramento Scandinavian Festival, 10 a.m., Divine Savior Catholic Church, Orangevale, Calif. For information, call (916) 987-8193.


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