Tapiola, MichiganTapiola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Tapiola is located in Portage Township, west of Keweenaw Bay.HistoryTapiola was founded by Finnish Americans; they named the community after the Finnish term for the land of the forest god.EducationIn 1913 the John A. Doelle Agricultural School opened in Tapiola.