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NASELLE - The eighteenth biennial Finnish American Folk Festival will take place at the schools in Naselle, WA, July 29th-31st. This cultural event presents a feast for all the senses. Sight-authentic costumes, folk dancers, exhibits such as art, a museum, historic photos, arts and crafts, Finnish war memorabilia, genealogy charts. Hearing-music including the Finnish national instrument the kantele, presentations on numerous topics. Taste and smell-Finnish foods such as makkkara, sima, pannukakku, leipä. Touch-hugs galore from friends and famil...
The theme for this year’s 17th biennial Finnish American Folk Festival reflects the history of the Naselle in southwestern Pacific County. “Nasel” is the original spelling of this nonincorporated area mainly settled by immigrants from Kaustinen, Finland, starting in the late 1800s. They came here to log, fish, and farm. This free festival will be held July 25-27 at the Naselle schools, which are located at the junction of SR4 and SR 401. There are activities for people of all ages. Whether you are of Finnish heritage or not, please bring your...
“In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe--and Jussi.” Thus begins a fictional historical trilogy, written in Finnish 1959-1962 and translated into English by Richard Impola in 2001. Part one covers the years 1884-1907. “To understand Finland and the Finns one needs only read one book: Under the North Star by Väinö Linna," states Esko Aho. Jussi Koskela is a tenant farmer on the parsonage estate in the rural village of Pentti’s Corner in south central Finland. He lives there with his wife and three sons struggling to turn wi...
Although attendance was low on Friday, Saturday brought dry gray skies, comfortable temperatures, and a couple thousand attendees to the 16th biennial Finnish American Folk Festival in Naselle. They came from Bellingham to San Diego; Astoria to Washington, DC; Alaska to Florida and numerous points in between. Nineteen states, Canada, Norway, and Finland were represented. These descendants and friends of Finns gathered to enjoy the music of local performers and to learn about this culture by listening to the presentations, viewing the exhibits,...
The fundamental need of humans to talk, to express themselves and try to make sense of their inner lives, is abundantly on display in a remarkable documentary film from Finland. “Steam of Life” goes deep into the inner sanctum of Finnish life, the sauna. Amid the steam, ordinary men not known for their way with words create everyday poetry as they struggle to articulate their innermost feelings. This thought provoking documentary will be shown on April 12, starting at noon at the Appelo Archives Center, 1056 SR 4, Naselle, WA. A discussion wil...
