Some residents of the Twin Ports are of Finnish ancestry and many of them always seek to find activities that will help connect them to their roots. The Nordic Dance is a workshop and dance lesson ...

Finn Hall entertains people with traditional Finnish music, along with a new Finnish group, Laula Aika. Jenta o ja, with Char Bostrom and Art Bjorngjeld, plays music from all the Nordic countries.

A Minnesota-based duo called Kaivama is dedicated to preserving and expanding the Finnish folk music tradition. And as we speak, its two members are tuning up for their midwinter tour.

Lintu lives in Helsinki, and his recent appointment as music director of the Finnish Radio Orchestra keeps him on home turf, at least some of the time.

Its work consists of traditional folk music, adaptations of traditional folk music and new compositions respecting these traditions. The dances are based on Finnish traditional dance. The troupe, the ...

Performance Today travels to the Nordic countries of Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden. Hear music from Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, Finnish band JPP, Hardanger fiddler Loretta Kelley and ...

BATTLE GROUND — When Markku Kesala sees a sauna, all he can think is that it’s time to play the music and light the lights.