Summer 2006 Issue: Making Knitted and Felted Handbags with Patty Salo Downs
Spring 2006 Issue: A Guide to Contemporary Finnish Culture in Chicago, Parts 1 & 2, by Erika Mikkalo
Spring 2006 Issue: John Huhta, aka Johnny Jay, Is Still Writing and Singing His Country Songs
In Memory Of Gladys Koski Holmes, artist and New World Finn contributor
• Ulla Suokko, Flutist & Performer...
• Jazz music by Ahava, and also Paroni Paakkunainen...
• The energy crisis and "survival of the Finnest" ...
• A Finnish-American blacksmith - Paul Webster. He's also mentioned in the energy crisis piece...
• Five new books from Finnish Canadian/American authors...
• Did you know that Lomax recorded Finns, not just Delta blues musicians?

Do you like to read Finnish short stories? Here's Cumulus by Martti Joenpolvi, translated by Richard Impola...

In the upper peninsula of Michigan there is a homestead devoted to preserving early Finnish American culture...

Finnish artist Kristian Huitula has succeeded in putting a new face on the Kalevala...

In New York City, Matti Mattson carves figures from Kalevala...

Photographer Bob Kisken explores America's west with his camera...

Honored by the state of Washington, 90 year old Otto Oja writes and sings the stories of loggers and workers...

Hilkka Pietilä advocates for a better world by working for equality for women...

North Karelia and Pekka Puska show the world how to reduce heart disease...

Gerry Henkel writes about a matter of the heart...

Kathryn Linhardt, ten year old poet...

Columns about music by Oren Tikkanen...

Natalie Salminen paints with "pure clarity and joy"...

More Finnish American artists...

Here's some of what the New World Finn has published in past issues...