Poster of Finnish American Lives

Finnish American Lives

Plot: A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, highlighting that fragile community of memory connecting ourselves with parents and grandparents. It uses the “biographical model” of folklore filmmaking to tell the story of Erikki Vourenmaa, a 92-year-old Finnish immigrant, and his family living near Ironwood, Michigan
Release Date: Friday, January 1 1981
43 years ago
Genres: Documentary
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Portrait of Michael LoukinenMichael Loukinen. Michael Loukinen was >> in Finnish American Lives as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday