Kesäjuhla/Summer Festival at Saima Park
Sunday, June 22, 10am-3pm
67 Scott Rd, Fitchburg, MA
8:45-9:15– Registration for the Dana M. Sulin Memorial Chess Tournament
9:30 – Chess tournament with George Mirijanian
10:00-1:00 Games + Festival artist + Raivaaja Foundation
Library and Sauna Museums + “Basket” Raffle
Membership table. Join, or renew your membership through September 2026.
Food: (cash please)
10:00 Hot and cold beverages, Finnish coffee bread, cinnamon rusks.
Loaves of pulla/coffee bread, korppu/rusks, Reikäleipä
11:00 Hot dogs & chips
11:30-12:30 Chicken barbecue dinner: half chicken, potato salad, cucumber salad, cranberry sauce, bread and butter. $15. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. finnishcenter@yahoo.com or 978-407-9690
Program:
11:30-12:30 FSU Community Orchestra, directed by Dr. Hildur Schilling
12:30-1:00 Oivan Ilo folk musicians, with Christine Anderson
1:00 Scholarship awards. Raffle winners drawn. Chess winner announced. Dedication of Jim Laakso memorial plaque.
1:30 Speaker George Mirijanian: “The Cultural and Economic Contributions of Finnish Immigrants and Their Descendants to Fitchburg and the SurroundingArea”
2:00 Revontulet Folk Dancers, directed by Leila Luopa, accompanied by Oivan Ilo
Free Parking and Admission. DONATIONS ALWAYS WELCOME!
Finnish Center at Saima Park. https://saima-park.otg. Facebook Friends of Saima Park