Suomi kutsuu
Thought maybe some of you Finnish folks may find this a bit interesting. I watched this show for years on Sunda mornings. He'd speak in Finnish then translate it into English so the rest of us new what he was saying. Finland Calling With 16% of the area's population of Finnish descent -- down from about 25% in the 1960s -- WLUC produces the only Finnish-language program in the United States, "Finland Calling" ("Suomi kutsuu" in Finnish). The station started the show March 27, 1962 at the suggestion of a local travel agent who sought to boost travel to Scandinavian countries. Since its beginning, the show has been hosted by Carl Pellonpaa, then a newsman at the station. Pellonpaa has retired from the station but still hosts the show. Early programs were produced live and featured books, photographs and Finnish music. Camera operators had to learn a few words of Finnish just to be able to follow the show. The one-hour weekly Sunday morning program regularly features Finnish visitors to the region including two Presidents of Finland, the Prime Minister of Finland, a number of Ambassadors, Consul Generals of Finland, members of the Finnish Parliament, numerous entertainers, choirs, teachers, students, and many, many others. Pellonpaa has hosted 22 tours to Finland and dozens of dances featuring Finnish music. In 1988 he was awarded the Order of the White Rose in 1988 from then President Mauno Koivisto for hosting the program and for the number of tourists that the program inspired to visit Finland. Source Wikepedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLUC-TV