Calendar of Events - 2024















Board Meeting
Thursday, January 11, 2024
4:00pm









Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, January 27, 2024
8:00am-10:00am
Program to follow: “Growing Up Finnish- (or Other-) American”









Open House - Cross Country Ski / Snowshoe / Hike
Saturday, February 3, 2024
10:00am-3:00pm
Trails open to the pubic









Board Meeting
Thursday, February 8, 2024
4:00pm









Open House - Cross Country Ski / Snowshoe / Hike
Saturday, February 10, 2024
10:00am-3:00pm
Trails open to the pubic









Open House - Cross Country Ski / Snowshoe / Hike
Saturday, February 17, 2024
10:00am-3:00pm
Trails open to the pubic









Pannukakku Breakfast & National Sauna Week Celebration
 Saturday, February 24, 2024
 8:00am-10:00am - Breakfast - Vendors
Program to follow: “Building a Sauna”
 9:00am-3:00pm - Sauna Museum open
Trails open to the pubic









Board Meeting
Thursday, March 7, 2024
4:00pm









St. Urho's Dinner Dance
Saturday, March 16, 2024
4:00pm-8:00pm










Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, March 23, 2024
8:00am-10:00am









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, April 1, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, April 8, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Board Meeting
Thursday, April 11, 2024
4:00pm









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, April 15, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, April 22, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Pannukakku Breakfast & Flea Market
Saturday, April 27, 2024
8:00am-10:00am Breakfast
8:30am-12:00pm Flea Market









Edwin E. Kaarela, Celebration of Life
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 10:00am-1200pm
Coffee and Finnish pastries









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, April 29, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Flea Market
Saturday, May 4, 2024
8:00am-2:00pm









Spring Clean-Up
Saturday, May 4, 2024
9:00am









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, May 6, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Birch Bark Basket Workshops
Weave with Elaine Moe
2-day workshops, each limited to 4 people
Wednesday-Thursday, May 1-2, 9:30-3:30
To register, make reservations, or for more
information, email finnishcenter@yahoo.com
or call 978-407-9690 and leave a message









Birch Bark Basket Workshops
Weave with Elaine Moe
2-day workshops, each limited to 4 people
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 7-8, 9:30-3:30
To register, make reservations, or for more
information, email finnishcenter@yahoo.com
or call 978-407-9690 and leave a message









Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
4:00pm









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, May 13, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, May 20, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, May 25, 2024
8:00am-10:00am
10:10am: Book discussion: The End of Drum
Time by Hanna Pylväinen, finalist for 2023
National Book Award









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, June 3, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
6:30pm-8:00pm
Nature Walk with Mike Potsaid
5:45pm









Board Meeting
Thursday, June 6, 2024
4:00pm









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, June 10, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
6:30pm-8:00pm









Fitchburg Cultural Alliance at Saima
Wednesday June 12, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm
Pavilion and Museums, FSU Community Orchestra,
coffee and Finnish coffee bread









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm











Birch Bark Workshop
Weave a heart with Elaine Moe
Limited to 8 participants
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 1:00pm-4:00pm
To register, make reservations, or for more
information, email finnishcenter@yahoo.com
or call 978-407-9690 and leave a message









Kesäjuhla / Finnish Summer Festival
Sunday, June 23, 2024
10:00am-3:00pm
Chess Tournament (registration 8:45-9:15; play begins 9:30); outdoor games,
chicken barbecue (reservations required), coffee and pulla, hotdogs, music,
folk dancers, cultural program TBA
To register, make reservations, or for more
information, email finnishcenter@yahoo.com
or call 978-407-9690 and leave a message









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm









Board Meeting
Thursday, July 11, 2024
4:00pm








Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm
Nature Walk with Mike Potsaid
5:45pm









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm









Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, July 27, 2024
8:00am-10:00am
Bring a Joke









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm
Nature Walk with Mike Potsaid
5:45pm









Yoga with Ellen Daoust
Under the Pavilion
Monday, August 5, 2024
6:00pm-7:00pm









Board Meeting
Thursday, August 8, 2024
4:00pm









Yoga with Ellen Daoust
Under the Pavilion
Monday, August 12, 2024
6:00pm-7:00pm









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm









Yoga with Ellen Daoust
Under the Pavilion
Monday, August 19, 2024
6:00pm-7:00pm









Fitchburg State University Community Orchestra
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
6:30pm-8:15pm









Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, August 24, 2023
8:00am-10:00am









Yoga with Ellen Daoust
Under the Pavilion
Monday, August 26, 2024
6:00pm-7:00pm









Board Meeting
Thursday, September 12, 2024
4:00pm









Nordic Marketplace (Tori)
Saima Classic Car Cruise
Sunday, September 15, 2023
10:00am-2:30pm
Vendors, food, music and more!









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, September 16, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, September 23, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, September 30, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Annual Meeting
Function Hall at Saima Park
Sunday, October 6, 2024
1:00pm
Business meeting, refreshments, program









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, October 7, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, October 14, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, October 21, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, October 26, 2024
8:00am-10:00am









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, October 28, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Finnish Language Classes
Monday, November 4, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Harvest Dinner Dance
Saturday, November 9, 2024
4:00pm-8:00pm








Finnish Language Classes
Monday, November 11, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners








Finnish Language Classes
Monday, November 18, 2024
4:00pm-6:00pm Advanced
6:15pm-8:15pm Beginners









Pannukakku Breakfast & Vendors
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Celebrate Finland’s 107 years of Independence from Russia
8:00am-10:00am