Tevetuloa / Welcome

Friday, October 24

 

Finnish Ingenuity: Necessity is the Mother of Invention Exhibit

1:00 - on

grandma’s living room

 

Registration, sign up for limited seats sessions

obtain Nature Scavenger Hunt sheet

1:00 - 5:00

EHF office

 

Craft Workshop, Needle Felting, limit 25, $20 materials, Judy Jacobetz

2:30 - 3:30

small dining room

 

Sauna, women only, Mark Babson

3:00 - 4:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Craft Workshop, tbd, limit 10, Elaine Moe

3:00 -  4:00

recreation room

 

Video: Serving in the Finnish Military During the Winter War: Interview with Arno Kolm

3:00 - 4:00

adult recreation room

 

Craft Workshop: Drop-in Nature Crafts, Jean Brunter

3:00 – 5:00

dining room

 

Learn to Play Finnish Card Game, Ristiseiska, Katrina Mackey

3:00 - 5:00

Monadnock room

 

Nature Inspires Finnish Design, $5 materials, Kristi Holohan

4:00 - 4:45

small dining room

 

Sauna, men only, Mark Babson

4:00 - 5:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Sauna, Mark Babson

5:00 – 6:30

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Reception, Frogg Brewing Company, music by Bernie Nowak & Carolyn Sanford

5:15 - 6:00

dining room

 

terveisiä / greetings

IIIallinen / Dinner

6:00 -7:00

dining room

 

Sauna, 1 spot, Mark Babson

6:30 – 8:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Revontulet Finnish Dancers with the Oivan Ilo Dance Band

dining room

7:30 – 9:30

 

Video

adult recreation room

 

Saturday, October 25

 

hyvää huomenta / good morning

Aamiainen / Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30

dining room

 

Buy raffle tickets, view raffle and silent auction items, Stan Karro, Jackie Harjula

8:30 – 7:00

small dining room

 

Tori/Finnish Marketplace 

Martha Silander, mgr., music by Bernie & Carolyn

9:00 – 2:00

Troy Elementary School

 

Contest: Cell Phone Tossing

9:00 – 2:00

volleyball court, EHF main lawn

 

Finns and Nature, Nature and Finns, Hanna Pylväinen

9:15 - 10:00

dining room

 

Sauna

10:00 – 11:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

My History and Views on Art, AOY Artist Väinö Tapio Kola

10:15 - 11:00

dining room

 

tbd, Finland’s Leadership in Sustainability

10:15 - 11:00

Monadnock room

 

Sauna, men only, Mark Babson

11:00 – 12:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

hyvää iltapäivää / good afternoon

Lounas / Lunch

12:00 - 1:00

dining room

 

Sauna, Mark Babson

12:00 – 1:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Sauna, women only, Mark Babson

1:00 – 2:00

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Chainsaw Wood Carving, John Ketonen

1:45 - 2:30

Monadnock room

 

Musical Journey Around the World, POY Violinist Charlotte Loukola

1:45 - 2:30

dining room

 

Video

1:45 - 2:30

adult recreation room

 

Sauna, Mark Babson

2:15 – 3:15

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Hands-on Activity: Punainen (red) Brightens Nature’s Color Palette, limit 20

Kristi Holohan

2:45 - 3:30

recreation room

 

 Pronunciation Help & Finnish Phrases, Saija Laurla

2:45 - 3:30

dining room

 

Writing Workshop, limit 12, Susan Cloutier, Charlotte Locke

2:45 - 4:45

Monadnock room

 

Sauna, Mark Babson

3:15 – 4:15

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Learn to Play Finnish Card Game Ristiseiska, Katrina Mackey

3:45 - 4:45

Monadnock room

 

Sauna, Mark Babson

4:15 – 5:15

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

 Sauna, Mark Babson

5:15 – 6:45

outside

register https://event.racereach.com/finnfunn 

 

Reception, music by Bernie & Carolyn

5:15 - 6:00

dining room

 

hyvää Ilta / good evening

Sing Maamme, Star Spangled Banner, Roy Helander

Illallinen / Dinner

6:00n- 7:00

dining room

 

Metku Band, Michael Ludgate, Katrina Mackey, Phil Robinson

Finnish dance demonstration, Nancy & Bernie Nowak, Katy & Barry Heiniluoma

7:30 - 9:30

 dining room

 

Sunday, October 26

hyvää huomenta / good morning

Sing Finlandia, Roy Helander

Aamiainen / Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30

dining room

 

Foraging Walk, David Wichland

9:00 - 9:45

outside

 

Book Discussion, Patti Folsom

9:00 - 9:45

adult recreation room

 

Finnish Jeopardy! Michael Cappello, Martha Silander

9:00 - 9:45

dining room

 

Finnish Mushroom Dishes, Saija Laurla

10:00 – 10:45

dining room

 

Humorous Finnish Stories & Jokes, Stepehen Trimble

11:00 - 11:45

dining room

16 and older

 

Nature Scavenger Hunt

11:00 - 11:45

Sheet available at EHF office

 

hyvää iltapäivää/ good afternoon

Lounas / Lunch

12:15 - 1:15

dining room

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hyvästi / goodbye

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FinnFunn Family Farm Day

 

October 26, 2025

Open to registered families and all weekend FF25 attendees

9:00

Milking in the barn

Pat the Bunnies in the barn

Foraging Walk, Wichland Woods

Finnish Jeopardy in the dining room

 

9:30

Pony Grooming in the horse barn

 

10:00

Arts, Crafts, Music, Stories in the rec. room

Molkky on the volleyball court

Food Demonstration in the dining room

 

11:00

Tractor -drawn wagon rides, meet at the barn

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Finnish Stories & Humor in the dining room

16 and older

 

1:00

Udder to Butter in the rec. room

 

2:00

Campfire & S‘mores

 

3:00

Departure

 

Note: At any time, guests may: visit the animals, help farmers collect eggs, feed corn to the sheep and goats, use the indoor  pool and boats on the pond, tennis/pickleball court, shuffle-board, hiking, and more!  Activities are subject to change.