...Brainerd. Refreshments will be served after the evening services. Guest speaker will be Aarno Haho, dean and minister from Kempele, Finland. The public is welcome. Vessey gets award WAVERLY, Iowa -- Retired Gen. John W. Vessey, the former chair of...

...Finland and one week in Sweden on a ministerial speaking tour. The Hahos arrived in Toronto on Jan. 28, from their home in Kempele, Finland. They flew from Toronto to Florida on Feb. 1, and since then have also visited Laestadian parishes in Phoenix...

...speaker set Lenten worship services are being held at the Brainerd Laestadian Lutheran Church. Pastor Paavo Tahkola, from Kempele, Finland, is on a speaking tour in North and South America. He will speak at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday at the church before...