FinnFest Locations & Chairpersons

Year Location Chairperson
1983 Minneapolis, MN Al Norgard
1984 Fitchburg, MA Tarmo Hannula
1985 Hancock, MI Ralph J. Jalkanen
1986 Berkeley, CA Reino Saari
1987 Detroit, MI Ruben Nayback
1988 Newark, DE Silvia T. Zsoldos
1989 Seattle, WA E. Norman Westerberg
1990 Hancock, MI Anne Miller
1991 Lake Worth, FL Rauno Aromaki, David Hinsa & David Jarvi
1992 Duluth, MN Andrea Mikkola, Armas Wirtanen & Arne Santa
1993 Thousand Oaks, CA Reuben W. Pertula
1994 DeKalb, IL Ray Lescelius
1995 Portland, OR Merle Reinikka
1996 Marquette, MI Carl Pellonpaa
1997 Minot, ND Marion Bottila Anderson
1998 Portland, ME Henry Hirvi
1999 Seattle, WA Pirkko Borland
2000 FinnGrandFest I Toronto, ON Hans Myrskog
2001 Philadelphia, PA Ari Aho
2002 Minneapolis, MN Kathleen Laurila
2004 Lake Worth, FL Timo Hukka
2005 FinnGrandFest II Marquette, MI Pauline Kiltinen
2006 Naselle, WA &Astoria, OR Darlene Bjornsgaard & Lyle Haataja
2007 Ashtabula, OH Betty Hietikko, Janet Eskelin, & Elsa Shepherd
2008 Duluth, MN Diane Skomars & Jeanne Santa Doty & Raija Machelfeldt
2009 Alaska Cruise FinnFest USA Board of Directors
2010 FinnGrandFest Sault Ste. Marie, ON Raimo Viitala
2011 San Diego, CA Henri Syvanen