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FinnFest returns to Duluth

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The happiest country in the world will be showcased in Duluth as FinnFest returns for its annual five-day festival on July 26-30, 2023 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC).

Family-friendly FinnFest is North America’s premier event featuring the fabulous Nordic life and ingredients of happiness from music and movies to sauna and shopping. Participants of FinnFest also enjoy workshops, seminars, tours and a Finnish marketplace Tori.

Expert speakers include Finland’s Ambassador to the United States, Mikko Hautala, who will participate in a keynote event on Finland and NATO, on Friday afternoon.

Also featured is Happiness Expert, Erica Tukianien MD, MPH with her presentation What’s the Secret to Finland being the Happiest Country in the World? Lessons Learned from World Happiness Report

Registration, tickets and a full schedule of the festival can be found at: 2023.finnfest.us/. Individual event tickets can also be purchased at the door.

Tori, the Finnish marketplace, is free and open to the public.

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