FinnFestUSA is a summer festival held annually in locations throughout the United States of America The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the. Aiming to celebrate Finland Finland (pronounced /ˈfɪnlənd/ ), officially the Republic of Finland Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info), is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden on the west, Norway on the north and Russia on the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. The capital, Finnish America, and Finnish culture, the festival is organized by a 501(c)(3) 501 is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)), listing 26 types of nonprofit organizations exempt from some federal income taxes. Sections 503 through 505 list the requirements for attaining such exemptions. Many states reference Section 501(c) for definitions of organizations exempt from state taxation as non-profit corporation with a national office maintained by its president, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the.
The first annual festival was held in Minneapolis with approximately 1,000 people attending. Subsequent festivals have taken place in cities through the country, hosted by communities with connections to Finnish-American Finns first started coming to the United States in large numbers in the late 19th century, and continued until the mid 20th century. However, there were some Finns in the United States beforehand; in particular, they were instrumental in the development of the New Sweden colony on the Delaware River, later absorbed into New Netherland. Many cultural history. Attenance has varied from 2,000 to 7,000, depending on location. Many attendants and performers and lecturers visiting from Finland. Festival events include lectures, concerts, films, theatrical performances, dances, exhibitions, and ceremonies. The festivals are financed by registration fees, event tickets, raffles, and many forms of donation and sponsorship.
Past FinnFestUSA Locations
- 1983: Leamington Hotel and Loring Park (Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the)
- 1984: Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg is the second largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,102 at the 2000 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State College as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools)
- 1985: Suomi College (Hancock, Michigan)
- 1986: University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington. The eastern city limits coincide with the county line (bordering Contra Costa County), which)
- 1987: Schoolcraft Community College (Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the Frenchman Antoine de la)
- 1988: University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware)
- 1989: University of Washington (Seattle, Washington Seattle (pronounced /siːˈætl/ ( listen), us dict: sē·ăt′·əl) is a major seaport located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington state on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada – United States)
- 1990: Suomi College (Hancock, Michigan)
- 1991: Bryant Park (Lake Worth, Florida)
- 1992: University of Minnesota-Duluth (Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,918 in the 2000 census and 84,397 according to July 1, 2007 census estimates. The Duluth MSA had a population of 275,486 in 2000. At the westernmost point of the Great Lakes on the)
- 1993: California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks, commonly referred to as "T.O." by residents, is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak)
- 1994: Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city's name is /dɨˈkælb/ "di-KALB", with the L sound, unlike similarly spelled locations where the L is silent, such as DeKalb County, Georgia. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb who died during)
- 1995: Lewis and Clark College (Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the state of Oregon. As of July 2008, it has an estimated population of 557,706 making it the 29th most populous in the United States. It has been referred to as the most environmentally friendly or "green" city in)
- 1996: Northern Michigan University (Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 19,661 at the 2000 census. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern Michigan University. It is the largest city of the Upper Peninsula. The city of Marquette averages about 141)
- 1997: Minot Fairgrounds & All Seasons Arena (Minot, North Dakota Minot (pronounced /ˈmaɪnɒt/ , MYE-not) is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. With a population of 36,567 at the 2000 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state. The city is the county seat of Ward County and is a trading center for a large portion of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and)
- 1998: University of Southern Maine-Gorham (Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2007 estimated city population was 62,875. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. It is also the principal city of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, with a population of 513,102, which includes Cumberland,)
- 1999: University of Washington (Seattle, Washington Seattle (pronounced /siːˈætl/ ( listen), us dict: sē·ăt′·əl) is a major seaport located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington state on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada – United States)
- 2000: Mel Lastman Square (Toronto, Ontario Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated)
- 2001: Villanova University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States)
- 2002: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the)
- 2004: Bryant Park (Lake Worth, Florida)
- 2005: Northern Michigan University (Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 19,661 at the 2000 census. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern Michigan University. It is the largest city of the Upper Peninsula. The city of Marquette averages about 141)
- 2006: Astoria and Naselle High schools (Astoria, Oregon The city of Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His fur trading company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1810. Astoria was incorporated in 1876 and Naselle, Washington)
- 2007: Kent State University in Ashtabula, Ohio Ashtabula is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and the center of the Ashtabula Micropolitan Statistical Area . A major location on the Underground Railroad in the middle 19th century, the city today is a major coal port on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Ashtabula River northeast of Cleveland. The name Ashtabula means "river of
Scheduled Future Festivals
- July 23-27, 2008: University of Minnesota-Duluth, the City of Duluth, and the Duluth Convention and Visitors’ Bureau in Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,918 in the 2000 census and 84,397 according to July 1, 2007 census estimates. The Duluth MSA had a population of 275,486 in 2000. At the westernmost point of the Great Lakes on the.
- 2009: TBD
- 2010: FinnGrandFEST Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada
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