The Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival returned in 2022 with a record crowd of enthusiastic visitors and a festive dedication of Astoria Nordic Heritage Park. Plans are already underway for the 2023 festival. Carla Oja and Sirpa Duoos will serve as president and vice-president of the festival committee and many committee chairs have already been selected including new volunteers for the Troll Run. Feature entertainers will be Kardemimmit, a four-piece kantele (Finnish lap harp) band of vocalists from Finland. Saturday night entertainment will be booked soon along with a full slate of other entertainers and vendors offering their best Nordic products and food items.
ASHA is a 501c3 non-profit with a mission to support the culture and heritage of the Nordic countries and its primary beneficiary is the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. We appreciate all who have sponsored in past years and welcome you to be a sponsor again. New sponsors are always welcome. You will receive a thank you, tax receipt, and recognition as festival sponsor. Your contributions make it possible to continue this cultural heritage tradition we all have grown to love.
Mail checks to ASHA, PO Box 34, Astoria 97103, to save us fees or donate online at www.astoriascanfest.org/get-involved/donate/. The attached flyer outlines sponsorship opportunities and benefits. Contact Loran Mathews at 503-325-6136 or mathews3168@charter.net for clarification. We need to hear from you by March 14, 2023, to properly credit you on our sponsor boards and festival publicity.
Please download and print the following form and make your check payable to:
Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Association, P.O. Box 34, Astoria Oregon 97103
$5,000 – $10,000
Tony and Shelley Larson
City of Astoria (Tourism Grant)
$2,500 - $4,999
Janet & Lloyd Bowler
Dirk & Pirjo Schulbach
$1,000 - $2,499
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Judie Dreyer
Lum's Auto Center
$500 - $999
Judi Lampi
Coreen Bergholm
Lou Ann Thorsness
Terry Arendt
Finn Ware of Oregon
Friends of Suomi Hall
Tina Hess
Blair Henningsgaard, Attorney
Dave & Lorine Hoyer
Sons of Norway, Nidaros Lodge #16
$250 - $499
Margit Bowler
Englund Marine & Ind. Supply
Daniel & Carol Hess
Bobbi Inman
Joseph Nordsieck
Gerry Swenson
Members receive:
- 4 free admissions
- 1 weekend parking pass
- name posted on sponsor board and website
Members receive:
- 4 free admissions
- 1 weekend parking pass
- 2 breakfast admission tickets
- name posted on sponsor board and website
Members receive:
- 4 free admissions
- 1 weekend parking pass
- 2 dinner admission tickets
- name posted on festival poster, sponsor board, and website
Members receive:
- 6 free admissions
- 2 weekend parking passes
- 4 breakfast admission tickets
- 2 dinner admission tickets
- name posted on festival poster, sponsor board, and website
Members receive:
- 8 free admissions
- 2 weekend parking passes
- 6 breakfast admission tickets
- 6 dinner admission tickets
- name posted on festival poster, sponsor board, and website
If you would like to join one of the Sponsorship Clubs right away, please fill out the following form, click "Send," then send us a check payable to:
Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Association
P.O. Box 34, Astoria Oregon 97103
The association would like to continue our traditions and preserve them for future generations. With your help we will be able to do so. The heritage association strives to provide an experience for all ages. Old country feelings run deep here. We would like to take steps now to ensure that future generations will not forget. The heritage association hopes to maintain a stable financial picture. To help us in our quest, we created our fund raising sponsorship to provide financial stability for our organization.
Past Sponsors Include:
Pacific Power, Columbia State Bank, Warrenton Fiber and Nygaard Logging, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Dave & Lorine Hoyer, United Finnish Brotherhood & Sisterhood Lodge #2, Clatsop Community Bank, George Siverson, Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge #16, Leland Vessel Assistance, Englund Marine, Edith Henningsgaard Miller, Lektro, The Astor Street Opry Company, Finn Ware, Pacific Machine Shop, Sundial Travel, Wadsworths Electric, The Daily Astorian, Tony & Shelly Larson, Gerry Swenson, Sen. Betsy Johnson and The Astoria Riverwalk Inn.