Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

While playing 15- and 38-string kanteles, Kardemimmit sings mesmerizing harmonies in original compositions that blend a modern approach with a deep foundation in Finnish, Eastern European and ...

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 ...

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It was 100 years ago this year that Finland, thanks in part to the February Revolution, broke free from Russia and earned its independence. Therefore, it only makes sense that in the American city ...

Summer is quickly going by and August is here. The Nordic countries begin their school year around the middle of August and end it in the middle of June. Students are required to be in school in the ...

HANCOCK, MICH. -- Wife-carrying contests as a way to celebrate winter? In the U.P., you betcha. Hancock’s annual Heikinpäivä festival is a weeks-long celebration of winter hardiness and the region’s ...