SAUNA LOST IN TRANSLATION: RESTORING FINNISHNESS TO A GLOBAL TRADITION
Join us on January 20 for an evening lecture with Finlandia Foundation's Lecturer of the Year Eero Kilpi on sauna culture and its global reach.
Lectures + Literary
WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO FOR A PERSON TO WAKE UP ONE MORNING THIS SIDE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On March 10 we'll discuss "What good does it do for a person to wake up one morning this side of the new millennium" by Kim Simonsen.
CLEARING OUT BY HELENE URI
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On February 10 we'll discuss "Clearing Out" by Helene Uri.
THE SISTERS BY JONAS HASSEN KHEMIRI
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On January 13 we'll discuss "The Sisters" by Jonas Hassen Khemiri.
LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR BY PIRKKO SAISIO
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On December 9 we'll discuss "Lowest Common Denominator" by Pirkko Saisio.
BETWEEN LICHEN AND HEAVEN
Join us for a screening and discussion with ASF Fellow Susanna Monseau and filmmaker Ruth Grimberg on their documentary "Between Lichen and Heaven," exploring the last reindeer leather tannery in Finland.
WHEN THE CRANES FLY SOUTH
Join us on September 25 for a virtual lecture on the book "When the Cranes Fly South," led by the author Lisa Ridzén.
THE HARALD VOETMANN TRILOGY
Join us on October 27 for a book talk with Danish bestselling author Harald Voetmann on his novel trilogy, moderated by Morten Høi Jensen.
HUMAN: STEINUNN THÓRARINSDÓTTIR
Join us on November 18 for a book launch and artist talk with prodigious Icelandic sculptor Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir.