Saturday, April 27, Come to Saima Park for Breakfast, the Flea Market and to celebrate Vappu (May Day)! (8-Noon)

Saturday, April 27, 8:00-10:00am. Pannukakku Breakfast: Finnish oven pancake, bacon, sausage, Finnish coffee bread, fruit, juice, coffee/tea/cocoa. $10. Loaves of coffee bread and cinnamon rusks for sale. Vendors. Finnish Center at Saima Park, 67 Scott Rd., Fitchburg, MA. saima-park.org, Facebook Friends of Saima Park.

Cleaning out? How about donating some items for our April 27 Flea Market (8:30-12) benefiting our scholarship fund? Books, toys, housewares, Decorations, and much more.

Eino Kauppi is accepting donations. For arrangements, contact Eino at ekauppi@verizon.net. or 978 786 1980.

The spring session of Finnish language classes will be held on ten Mondays from April 1 through June 10, with no classes on Memorial Day, May 27. Advanced students will meet from 4:00-6:00pm, and Beginners from 6:15-8:15pm.

April 27, 2024 Forest Finn Finnposium  | 12 p.m. ET | on Zoom session.

Finlandia Foundation National, in partnership with FinnFest, invites you to join the online “Finnposium” webinar on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time highlighting the nationally recognized Forest Finn minority abroad and their current affairs in both Norway and Sweden.  The webinar will be moderated by Sarah Kammlah from Facebook’s Forest Finns in America, …. Register for the Zoom session. RSVP to the Finlandia Foundation

BIRCH BARK WORKSHOPS with ELAINE MOE

At Saima Park this spring! Elaine is offering workshops to weave two different projects from birch bark. Please call for photos and more details. To sign up, email finnishcenter@yahoo.com, or text or call 978 407-9690 and leave a message.

Basket  Two 2-day workshops, each limited to 4 participants:   Wed-Thurs  May 1-2, from 9:30-3:30  or Tues-Wed   May 7-8, from 9:30-3:30 Members of FCSP, $40.   Others, $45.*

Heart One workshop, limited to 8 participants: Wed 6/19, from 1:00-4:00 Members of FCSP, $20.   Others, $25.*

For more workshop information and much more see https://saima-park.org/index.html (near bottom) which includes two informative YouTube videos on birch bark harvesting and weaving.

*These workshops are supported in part by the Mass Cultural Council (MCC).

Summer Festival Sunday, June 23. Hope to see you there!