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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Finnish Independence Day Celebration Highlights Finnish Heritage
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:15
	Publish Date:		2018-12-11 09:04:58
	Description:		On Thursday, December 6th, Finns around the world celebrated Finland’s Independence Day. The day marks Finland’s declaration of independence from Russia in 1917. It’s a holiday that we also celebrate here in the Northwoods, because of how much Finnish heritage we have. At Ponsse North America in Rhinelander they celebrated the day as well, since Ponsse was started in Finland. Mackenzie Martin has the story. Between 1870 and 1930, most Finns migrating to the U.S. landed in an area known as the Finn Hook, which includes northeastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Today, the Finn Hook has the highest population of Americans of Finnish ancestry of any region in the U.S. Ponsse is a company that manufactures and markets a range of forestry vehicles and machinery. It was originally started in rural Finland, but their North American headquarters has been right here in Rhinelander since 1997. They celebrated Finland's Independence Day with a traditional
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