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A veteran Heikinpäivä organizer will reign over this year’s event as the 2023 Hankookin Heikki.
Mary Aho Brunet was awarded the honor this year, as the mid-winter festival returns after a COVID-19 hiatus.
Jim Kurtti from the Finnish Theme Committee said Brunet will be featured in an event she usually organizes…
Brunet will ride through this year’s parade on the famously oversized “Big Louie” kicksled.
Heikinpäivä activities begin next week with a series of enrichment classes and other events. It culminates with the parade, tori and dance on January 28th.
Learn more about the history of Heikinpäivä and this year’s plans on Sunday’s Copper Country Today program.
