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The Finnish Labour Temple / The Finlandia Club / The Hoito!

Danny Foresta December 23, 2021 9:35 am Last Updated on July 2, 2025 8:10 am

Coming in to work this morning, I decided to drive along Algoma to see what was left of The Finnish Labour Temple. December 22nd, around 7pm, a fire started and caused extensive damage to this historic building. It was also home to The Finlandia Club and the famous Hoito.

The word “Hoito” in Finnish……means “care”. Based on the social media comments / texts and calls to our studio this morning………so many people “cared” about this historic building. Thanks for sharing your memories / thoughts. Let’s hope 2022 will be a fresh start for this building / the new owner / the condos and of course THE HOITO.

I was joined by DEREK LANKINEN, a member of the Finlandia Co-Operative, who was in the building last weekend checking out the redesign of the restaurant. Click below for the interview:

Danny Foresta

Danny Foresta was born and raised in Thunder Bay. He's worked in radio for over 30 years. Has spent the last 20 years in Morning Radio. Joined Acadia Broadcasting in 2021. He hosts "Mornings In The Bay" on 99.9 The Bay.
He enjoys all aspects of the radio industry. Danny is married to Lori, and has a son, Joseph in University.

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