Past Events / Menneet tapahtumatLavatanssi / Finn Hall Dance ~ August 2010
Humppa, Hambo, Foxtrot, Tango...
...Waltz, Schottische ("Finn Hop"), Polka, Rhumba
Finnish Kaleidoscope 2010 ~ Midsummer 2010
Kaleidoscope Committee / Sovittaja Park Hall
Views to some of the vendors in the
tori (marketplace)
Indoor art exhibition / Jen holds a landscape painting workshop
Handmade Finnish folk costume representing Viipuri / Preparing the
seisovapöytä (Finnish buffet lunch)
Bob gives out tips on Finnish family genealogy / More exhibits inside the dance hall
A young air guitarist competes for the championship / "Sisu Sue" rocks in the Air Guitar Championships as judges look on
FINZ also has a try at the air guitar / Meanwhile, competition in the Wife Carrying contest heats up...
More competitors in the Wife Carrying Competition, representing Piggyback and Estonian Hold styles
Wife Carrying "FINNISH" Line / Weaving the Midsummer
salko (maypole)
Genealogical Program by Betsy Aalto Hannula ~ May 2010
"What Can I Learn from My Family History?": Betsy shares tips on Finnish family genealogical research
Spring Hall Clean Up ~ May 2010
Hard at work...
And break time...
Laskiainen Snow Tubing ~ February 2010
Everyone is ready for some snow tubing...
Hyvää Laskiaista!!
Ann at the end of a successful run / Colton gets ready to use his
lumipallo
Day Trip to Marimekko / Cambridge ~ December 2009
Marimekko welcomes FHSS with
kahvia / Hilkka shows off a Marimekko
Hetkiä tray
Ruth and Ray pause to relax / Tracy and Lindsay pose in front of Marimekko
unikko designs
Eva, Anita and Karen learn about the history of Marimekko / At the D/R installment in Harvard Square
Finnish Kaleidoscope ~ Midsummer 2009 (more photos on
Go Central Mass)
Learning to play
mölkky at a young age / "Sisu Steve" rocks out in the Air Guitar competition
Arsenal of boots for the Boot Throwing Competition / Visit from an SK Modified race car
Finnish midsummer magic folklore tent / FHSS ladies showing off their Finnish folk costumes
The line for a delicious homemade Finnish lunch stretches out the door / Along one side of the
tori (marketplace)
Dancing around the
salko (maypole) and then binding it off
More maypole dancing / A sauna-to-go on the field! / Finz wins his division of the Wife Carrying Competition
The "Estonian Hold" is attempted in the Wife Carrying Competition / Piggy-back wife carrying
Running the Wife Carrying course around old Finnish artifacts
Rutland Cub Scouts Service Project & Crossover Ceremony, Sovittaja Park, April 2009
FHSS 2008 Scholarship Winners
FHSS in the 2005 Rutland 4th of July Parade 
