The 44th Annual Kalevala Day Festival

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When:
March 29, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2020-03-29T14:00:00-07:00
2020-03-29T16:00:00-07:00
Where:
National Nordic Museum
2655 NW Market St
Seattle
WA 98107
City-Wide

Neighborhoods: Ballard
Event Types: Arts,Museum/Gallery,Special Events
Audience: All
Contact: National Nordic Museum
Contact Email: nordic@nordicmuseum.org
Cost: $20 for Members; $25 general admission
Link: https://www.nordicmuseum.org/product/4529

Join us for an afternoon of live music and entertainment and a Presentation of the Finnish sauna culture by Kaija Kauppinen, Fulbright Scholar at University of Washington (Finnish Studies).

The Kalevala Day Tradition goes back to 1835, when the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, was published for the first time by Elias Lönnrot. The Kalevala epic played an important part in developing Finland's national identity and Finnish language, art, and music.

The Finnish Choral Society of Seattle has maintained and Annual Kalevala Day since 1976 in Seattle, hosted at the National Nordic Museum since 1982.