The Finn Grand Festival Summer 2010 In The Sault

SooNews Staff for SooNews.ca
Friday, December 5, 2008, 10:20AM

In partnership with Tourism Sault Ste. Marie, the Finnish Canadian Cultural Federation and the Sault Ste. Marie Finn Grand Fest Organizing Committee are proud to announce that the Finnish Grand Festival is coming to Sault Ste. Marie July 28 to Aug. 1, 2010.

The Finn Grand Fest 2010 is a combined Finnish Canadian and Finnish American Festival endorsed by the Finnish Canadian Cultural Federation and Finn Fest USA. This is only the third time the event has been held in North America, the others being the Toronto Finn Grand Fest in 2000 and Marquette, Michigan Finn Grand Fest in 2005. This five-day event is
anticipated to draw 5,000 visitors to Sault Ste. Marie from across Canada, the U.S., Finland, Sweden and Australia.

Proposed events include: theatre, concerts, lectures, dances, gala banquets, marketplaces, various sporting events, spiritual programs, arts and crafts displays, and many other activities for people of all ages. The hub of activities will be held at the Essar Centre with other
activities planned at the John Rhodes Community Centre, Queen Elizabeth Field, the Roberta Bondar Park, Kiwanis Community Theatre Centre and the Bushplane Museum.

“Once again, a local organization has risen to the challenge and attracted another city-wide event for Sault Ste. Marie,” says Steve Hollingshead, Tourism Sault Ste. Marie’s Coordinator of Special Projects and Sports Tourism. “Tourism Sault Ste. Marie’s number one priority is to showcase our first-class sports and accommodation facilities to the rest of the world and, together, we are proving that our city is a premier destination for provincial, national and international events. It’s a true honour to host a prestigious international cultural event like this in Sault Ste. Marie.”

For more information, please attend our media announcement at the VIP Lounge in the Essar Centre on Dec.12 2008 at 12:30 p.m. Special guests include:

Raimo Viitala, Honorary Consul of Finland, Sault Ste. Marie
Chair, Finn Grand Fest 2010

Marianne Wargelin, Honorary Consul of Finland, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chair, Finn Fest USA

Margaret Kangas, Honorary Consul of Finland, Timmins
Director, Finnish Canadian Cultural Federation

Niilo Saari, Vice Speaker, Canadian Representative of the Finnish Expatriate Parliament

Varpu Lindstrom, Professor, York University, Chair of the School of Women’s Studies

Borje Vahamaki, Professor, University of Toronto, Director Finnish Studies Program

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