Throughout the year Hancock has celebrated the community’s Finno-Ugric heritage. In the winter Heikinpaiva warmed up the copper country’s spirits, and in June the city brought in many visitors during a special edition of the annual Juhannus celebration. And between the Finns and Friends group, cultural programming events have added to highlight the city’s status as the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture in 2026.
Tomorrow evening the Copper Country Finns and Friends hosts a conversation on Estonia and its Singing Revolution. Marianne Borkaw will share her family’s story escaping Soviet occupation of Estonia for Germany, before immigrating to Marquette Michigan in 1949, when she was still a toddler.
The program will begin at 6pm at the Finnish American Heritage Center. The program is open to public. Learn more about the Finnish American Heritage Center here.
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