History
The rustle of history’s wings
On this page you can explore the festival programmes and brochures of past years!
The Kokkolan Talviharmonikka festival was founded in 1999 and the first festival was called “Maalisharmonikka”. The festival had five concerts, which later formed the cornerstones of today’s festival: young virtuosos letting loose, a high-calibre foreign artist, a club gig, and collaboration with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. The festival was founded by its current artistic director Raimo Vertainen, whose unyielding perseverance and passion for music and culture has created this unique festival, which is especially important for the accordion.
Kokkolan Talviharmonikka seeks to employ especially local actors and businesses in the region, and to foster a “good us!” spirit by bringing people together in new and sometimes unconventional ways. Whether it is during a concert interval, on a ski trail, in a shopping centre, in schools or in a sauna in the middle of the city, our task as a festival is to create cultural experiences and togetherness for people through the power of music and the accordion after a long winter.
2025
Programme booklet
Photos
2024
Programme booklet
Photos
2023
Brochure
Photos
2021
2020
Brochure
Photos
Concert photos monday 10.2.2020
Concert photos tuesday 11.2.2020
Loiskis koulukonsertti 12.2.2020
Saunatapahtuma ja Milonga-iltama 15.2.2020
Arcticles:
Österbottens tidning: 11.1.2020, 9.2.2020, 11.2.2020, 12.2.2020 , 14.2.2020 , 15.2.2020 , 18.2.2020
