The thirty-first annual
FinnFunn New England
Weekend 2023, hosted by
the Cape Ann Finns and partner Gloucester 400+,
is located this year in
Rockport and Gloucester,
Massachusetts, October
27-29. The weekend is
the local American
Finns' contribution to
G400+'s spotlighting of
the ethnic groups that
helped shape Gloucester
for 400 years. Join us
to experience
Finnishness from Cape
Ann to Finland.
The event is centered
around "Our FinnTown,"
consisting of Rockport
and the villages of
Pigeon Cove and
Lanesville, a part of
Gloucester. Anyone
curious about the
Finnish community’s
imprint on Cape Ann,
other FinnTowns and
Finland will find much
of interest as well as
discover similarities to
other immigrant groups.
Presentations,
activities, tours, and
entertainment focus on
music, theater, dance,
history, and culture as
well as on modern
Finland and a current
animated film recorded
on Cape Ann by Finns
provide an array of
choices. And funn!
This website provides
complete information
about registration and
events. Select from
weekend or day rates and
single-event
tickets. Sign up
for limited-seating
events at check in.
See you there. Nähdään
siellä.
Custom-made
Quilt Raffle
Fundraiser
Tickets on Sale
The Cape
Ann Finns Planning
Committee
2023 FinnFunn
Planning Committee, left
to right: Rob Ranta, Ray
Hildonen, Elana
Pistenmaa Brink, Nikki
Korkatti, Fred Peterson,
Barbara Greel Sachs, and
Valerie I. Nelson. Not
pictured: Anne Thompson
Freiss, Dona Kaihlanen
Shea, and Wayne Soini.
