About this episode

The episode revisits a discussion on Finno-Ugric roots in the community following the Juhannus Festival.

On this segment of Copper Country Today, with the Juhannus Festival wrapping up, we revisited a discussion from May, 2025 with Oliver Loode of the Uralic Centre for Indigenous Peoples in Estonia and Jim Kurtti from the Finns and Friends Committee about the Finno-Ugric roots of our community. Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM, and 10:00 on WHBS 96.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation . Copyright © 2026, ListenUpRadio, Houghton, MI.

People in this episode

Guests: Jim Kurtti, Oliver Loode

Topics covered

• Finno-Ugric culture
• Juhannus Festival
• Indigenous peoples
• Community roots
• Cultural heritage

Keywords

• Finno-Ugric
• Juhannus Festival
• Indigenous
• Estonia
• Cultural roots
• Community
• Copper Country

Sponsors

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uralic Centre for Indigenous Peoples, Finns and Friends Committee

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