The National Nordic Museum and the Finnish Choral Society invite you to the 47th Annual Kalevala Day* Festival—Suomen Suvi-Finland’s Sweet Summer: Music and Songs in Finnish Movies. This year’s festival will be in person at the National Nordic Museum! Suggested donation is $15 (cash at the door or card). This year’s in-person program will feature music and dancing from Finnish movies. Guest speaker is UW Professor Andrew Nestingen, Department Chair, Department of Scandinavian Studies. Dr. Nestingen is a popular lecturer and author on Finnish cinema. His books include “The Cinema of Aki Kaurismäki: Contrarian Stories” and “Transnational Cinema in a Global North: Nordic Cinema in Transition”. The program will include performances by the Finnish Choral Society of Seattle, Swedish Singers of Seattle, Evergreen Livakat Kantele Players, and more. Finnish refreshments and coffee will be served. More info: The 47th Annual Kalevala Day Festival | National Nordic Museum
*The Kalevala Day tradition goes back to 1835, when the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, was published for the first time by Elias Lönnrot. The Kalevala epic played an important part in developing Finland’s national identity and Finnish language, art, and music. The first Kalevala Day was celebrated on February 28,1885. The Kalevala Day celebration continues to this day in Finland with cultural events.
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