This is an archived event from Culture Days 2019.
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Open Doors @ The Finlandia
Culinary & food History & heritage Performance
Date and time
Location
Finlandia Hall
Thunder Bay, ON
Directions: Hoito Restaurant.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Come on down to the Hoito Restaurant between 2:00pm to 4:00pm for a historical tour of the Finnish Labour Temple. Join Sue from Seek Tours and our Finlandia Association Members for a 15-minute tour where you'll learn more about the building and its history in the city—with some surprise visitors and treats along the way! No pre-booking necessary. Maximum group size is 6 people. First come first served. Meet in the Hoito Restaurant at 314 Bay Street.
Organizer
Finlandia Association of Thunder Bay
Built in 1910 by the Finnish Building Company Limited, it was designed by C.W. Wheeler. Alex Beck supervised construction. Unique features include the central polygonal tower supported by columns, the domed glassed-in cupola above the roof-line and the two-sided oriel windows on the facade. Intended as a community meeting place it originally housed a theatre, a library and a reading room. Today, it continues to serve as an active, thriving Finnish cultural centre for the Finlandia Club of Port Arthur and its member societies. It is home to the internationally renowned “Hoito” restaurant, a Museum and an annual Film Festival among many events around the year. It boasts the “best dance floor” in Thunder Bay!