Thursday July 23
Golf Tournament
Long Beach Peninsula Golf
Shot Gun Start at Noon
4 person scramble
Sign up with Dave at the Naselle Hardware Store
Cost: Green fees + donation
Friday July 24
The Courtyard
12pm Welcome – Marilyn Johnson & Serena Travis
National Anthem
Maypole Dancers
Library – Media Hub
10am Ida Elina: Under the Northern Skies (Film)
11am Interviews from the past
2:30pm Helsinki International Film Fest: Side by Side Short Program
2pm: Revontuli – Finnish-American Music; Valerie Blessley & Jennifer Pratt-Walter
Cultural Programming – Storytellers
Room 203
11am Valerie Blessley: Kantele Workshop
2pm Allan Wirkkala: Oscar A. Wirkkala Inventions and Memories
3pm Gary Anderson: Recording your Memoir
Grabenhorst-Hall Fieldhouse
1pm Jay Smith III (FFN Lecturer of the year 2026): John Morton: America’s Finnish Founding Father
Football Field
3:30 Molkky: Game for all ages
The Commons
MC Mike Swanson & Greg Nelson
4:15-5pm Charlotte Loukola
5:15-6pm Brownsmead Flats
6:15-7pm Skamokawa Swamp Opera
7:15-8pm Eeppi Ursin
8:15-9pm Carl Wirkkala & The Whistle Punks
Room 302
Quilts of Valor Displayed Friday Only
Saturday July 25
Room 302
7am to 10am Pannukakku Breakfast by Epsilon Sigma Alpha-Alpha Theta
Naselle Assembly of God Church Parking Lot
7am – Paavo Nurmi Same Day Registration
8am – PAAVO NURMI 5K/3.1 MILE RUN/WALK
Field/Stadium
Opening Ceremony 10am-11:15am
Welcome by Marilyn Johnson & Serena Travis
Finnish National Anthem: Eeppi Ursin
American National Anthem: Ahlena Green
Honorary Consul of Finland Kristiina Hiukka
Maypole Dancers
Quilts of Valor presentation
The Commons
12-3pm Alaskan Salmon Dinner Grays River Grange
Courtyard
12:30pm Maypole Dancers
Paavo Nurmi winners announced after Maypole
1:45pm Nordic Dancer’s
Football Field
12pm Saturday Competitive Games
Nokia Toss
Wife Carry
Boot Toss
2:00 pm Disc Golf Presentation and Play
3pm Molkky: Game for all ages
Library – Media Hub
3pm: Helsinki International Film Fest: Side by Side Short Program
Cultural Programming – Storytellers
Grabenhorst-Hall Fieldhouse
1pm Karl Marlantes: Q & A session
2pm Kristiina Hiukka: Reasons Why Finland tops the Happiness Rankings year after year
3pm Bryan Penttila: Naselle Stories
4pm Gary Anderson: Poetry & Stories
5pm Russ Collier: Cowboy Poetry
Room 203
2pm Allan Wirkkala: Knappton & Megler History
3pm Valerie Blessley: Kantele Workshop
4pm Glen Johnson: Reflections on the Upper Naselle
The Commons
MC Mike Swanson & Greg Nelson
4:15 – 5pm Carl Wirkkala & the Whistlepunks
5:15 – 6pm Charlotte Loukola & Eeppi Ursin
6:15 – 7pm Brownsmead Flats
7:15-8pm Skamokawa Swamp Opera
8:00 -8:30pm Raffle winners announced
8:30-11pm Family Dance with The Smilin’ Scandinavians
Sunday July 26
Field/Stadium
10am Community Worship Service
The Commons
11am Coffee Hour
Provided by Naselle Lutheran Church Priscilla Circle; *any donations received at the coffee hour will benefit Food for Kids.
EVENTS & EXHIBITS
open Fri/Sat 10-6
closed Sunday
Quilts of Valor FRIDAY ONLY: Rm 302
Storytellers/Lecturers: Rm 203
Storytellers/Lecturers: Rm 204
Storytellers/Lecturers: Fieldhouse
Quilt Show: Rm 306
Tsuga Art Exhibit: Rm 307
Footprints Room: Rm 308
Finnebago: Courtyard
First Aid/Ambulance: East Entrance Gate
Food Booths: Courtyard
Nordic American Voices: 104/106
Photo Exhibit: 240
Raffle Tickets: Courtyard
Raffle Items Displayed: Tori
INFO, LOST & FOUND: Courtyard
Moomin Little Kids’: Room 112
Angry Birds Big Kids’: Room 111
Tori (10-6): Gym
Media Hub: Library
Saturday Reunions:
Class of 1958: 2-4pm Rm 302
Class of 1964: 12-2pm Rm 105
Class of 1966: 2-4p Rm 102
Class of 1967: 2-4pm Rm 103
Class of 69/70/71: 3-5pm Rm 105
Class of 1976: 11-1p Rm 103
The Historic Deep River Church will be open Friday and Saturday during the daytime for visitation and prayer, located on West Deep River Road.
Thank you to Finnish Consulate for attending and continued support of our festival.