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FINLANDERS at the UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA
Dept. of German, Scandinavian & Dutch

Minnesotan Yliopiston Suomen Kerho
perustettu vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäkaksi

Welcome to the homepage of the Finlanders at the University of Minnesota. Finlanders is a University of Minnesota student organization for people interested in Finnish language, Finnish culture and lifestyle, Finns (why are these people like that? etc.), American-Finnish issues, Finland, sauna and other things that are kind of fun (Finnish style). Our club has been around since 1992. We have various activities (trips, get togethers, sauna). We are a combination of Finns (i.e. Finnish students and scholars), some other international students and Americans. Not all of us are from the University, however.

Contents of our pages

• Basic Information
• Meetings
• Finlanders' Constitution
• Check out our list of links to Finland &elsewhere;

Some of our members including former prez's Scott H and Markku N

Virtual Finland A superb source for all kinds of information about Finland: culture, politics, people, history.. even daily news. Especially useful for foreigners interested in Finland. Provided by the Finnish State department.

We are in the Nordic American webring. Click the logo for other Nordic Americam sites.

• Santa Claus - is he Finnish?
• Map of Finland

·  March 16th is St. Urho's Day the truly Finnish American holiday for a truly Finnish American hero. St.Urho courageously fought the grasshoppers and all alone with only his fork as a weapon saved the Finnnish wine production. See St.Urho's page #1 and St.Urho's page #2.

Some of Finlanders' Activities in 1999

·  Mar 5-Mar 13, 1999: Composer Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA visits Minnesota ^M The renowned Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara is visiting the University \ of Minnesota. If you like his music (like tens of thousands of people in the US\ do, according to the cd and record sales) please see the SCHEDULE of RAUTAVAARA CONCERTS in MINNEAPOLI\ S Mar 5-Mar 13, 1999

·  Mar 25- April 4 , 1999: NORDIC ROOTS festival I fyou like traditional Finnish, Sami and Scandinavian folk (and fiddler) music\ and possibly dance check the SCHEDULE of NORDIC ROOTS festival, Mar 25- April 4 , 1999 at the Ce\ dar Cultural center in Minneapolis. many of the most famous groups from all of \ the scandinavian countries are will be here!!

·  Focus on Finland Day Finlanders arranged a successful Focus on Finland day on campus Feb 10- 12, 1999.