String quartet Touche!  warms up before performance at Sibelius Academy Music Festival, July 1999. Photo: Candy Goulette

Finnish-American Bicentennial 2000

The Finnish-American Heritage Center of Suomi College will sponsor a series of exhibits, events, and educational programs to celebrate the Finnish-American Bicentennial. The project will include staff from Suomi College, local public schools, and the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock.

Originally submitted by: Bart Stupak, Representative (1st District).

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