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Thursday, May 02, 2013  A local food vendor explains his hopes for the FinnFest tori

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Aho was born March 30, 1913 on her family's farm in Humboldt Township

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year, Glenda Goss, will be speaking at NMU about the impact of Finnish music

Monday, February 25, 2013  NMU's Beaumier Heritage Center hosted the Great Yooper Folk Dance and Cafe Sunday

Monday, January 28, 2013  Saturday was Hancock's 13th Annual Heikinpaiva celebration

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Groups performed Finnish hymns for Heikinpaiva in Hancock

Monday, January 21, 2013  The Finnish Theme Committee is wasting no time getting Heikinpaiva events rolling for the week

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The Heikki Lunta festival is offering a fishing derby, fireworks and food for the family this weekend

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  An annual celebration showcases Finnish American heritage and marks the middle of winter in Hancock

Friday, January 04, 2013  An art exhibit at Finlandia University offers people a chance to relax and view Finnish-American artwork

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  A sauna in Hancock gets a facelift to kickstart FinnFest 2013 and host Christmas caroling

Monday, December 17, 2012  It's a holiday celebration with friends, instead of family, normally held before or after Christmas day

Friday, December 07, 2012  December 6 marked the 95th anniversary of Finland's independence from the Russian empire

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Seven years ago, FinnFest was in Marquette and over 3,000 blue and white chairs, decorated by artist Mary Wright and many others, were placed throughout the city

Friday, November 09, 2012  Her name is Nea Makela, and she's the newest addition to the NMU women's basketball team