The Finnish American Heritage Center hosts cultural events, an art gallery and North American’s most renowned archive and collections meant to preserve and promote Finnish-American identity and history. We’re also the home of the Finnish American Folk School.

Since its grand opening in 1990, the Finnish American Heritage Center has become a community focal point and a national center, offering exhibits, lectures, plays, musical programs and community events each year. The building is a popular stop for tourists and the beautiful Martha Wiljanen Community Hall is available to the public as a rental space. The Heritage Center is also the home of the Finnish American Folk School.

Finnish immigrants dreamed of an institution that would provide religious education, perpetuate the Finnish language and preserve their experience in North America. Suomi College (later Finlandia University) built in 1896, was the realization of that dream, and was the last remaining North American institution of higher learning founded by Finnish Americans before its closure in 2023.

Now under the auspices of the “fiercely Finnish” Finlandia Foundation National, the FAHC, The Finnish American Reporter, the Finnish American Folk School, North Wind Books, and the Finlandia Gallery strive to continue our mission to promote and preserve the culture and heritage of Finnish America.

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We invite you to explore everything we have to offer and encourage you to help us fulfill our mission by donating to the Finnish American Heritage Center.