Finnish American Heritage Society of Connecticut
Museum · Canterbury, Connecticut
A museum of Finland and Finnish immigration to America, with an archive and research room holding one of the country's largest collections of Finnish-American records, plus a library, art gallery, and sauna. Open every Wednesday and the 2nd and 4th Saturday, May through October.
History
The Finnish Hall was dedicated on Christmas Day 1925; the Sampo Club took over the property in 1963, and the Finnish American Heritage Society formed in 1987 to preserve it. It joined the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1998.
Visit
76 North Canterbury Road (Route 169), Canterbury, CT 06331