Finnish-Americans have celebrated Heikinpäivä in Hancock since 1999. The mid-winter celebration’s parade features characters ...

A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan highlighting that fragile community of memory connecting ourselves with parents and grandparents It ...

Upper Michigan Today is live in Hancock to learn nore about the history and traditions behind the Heikinpaiva mid-winter ...

Maki says to volunteer, you can go to the information table inside the Finnish American Heritage Center. The celebration will end inside the center with dancing and refreshments. This will run from 7 ...

HANCOCK – Since it was first created in 1999, Heikinpäivä has become one of the most anticipated celebrations in the Copper Country. The annual midwinter celebration of Finnish-American and Finnish ...