Concerts and Events

Tango del Norte

 10 February, 2024 20:00 - 21:00 Katariinankatu 16, Kokkola

Finnish passion for Argentine tango and folklore

Liput alkaen 25 €EUR

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Tango Dance Course

 10 February, 2024 15:00 - 17:00 Pormestarinkatu 28, Kokkola

Learn to dance tango!

Liput alkaen 10 €/ 15 € -EUR

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Misatango – Tango Mass

 10 February, 2024 18:00 - 19:00 Läntinen Kirkkokatu 12, Kokkola, Finland

Martín Palmers Tango Mass - Misa a Buenos Aires

Liput alkaen 30 €/20 € -EUR

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Accordion Skiing

 11 February, 2024 11:00 - 14:00 Ahvenpolku 8, Kokkola

It’s nice and cozy for a skier to ski when Rastimaja’s fireplace creates a warm atmosphere. At Rastimaja, you can grease your skis and enjoy a nice hot cup of juice. Music by Eero Korpimo quartet: Mikko Kemppainen   vocal Eero Korpimo                  accordion Markku Peltoniemi    accordion Esko […]

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Winter in Kokkola in the 17th century

 11 February, 2024 17:00 - 18:00 Mannerheiminaukio, Kokkola

What was winter like in Kokkola centuries ago? Experience a tour, enlivened by the roles of tourist guides, present the history of our city. Kristiina Teerikangas and Elisa Maunumäki explain about the winter seaside town. After the tour, warm juice and Otilia’s buttermilk cake are offered.  

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In a tube of dance

 11 February, 2024 18:00 - 18:30 Tehtaankatu 1, Kokkola

Conservatory’s ballet students joyful dance performance in the gateway above Sunti. Guardia Nueva’s Tico-Tico, Libertango and Mainingit will be heard in the performances. The public can watch the performance from Sunti.

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Young virtuosos let loose!

 12 February, 2024 18:00 - 20:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola

The traditional Monday night of the festival is filled with energy! There will be solo and chamber music performances, Junior accordions, K-30 orchestra and Jazzcombo, Active Accordion Orchestra. Visitors also from Music School Legato. WELCOME!

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CD-Release

 12 February, 2024 10:00 - 11:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola

Announcing the CD produced by the Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra and the Winter Accordion Festival. The album features accordion concertos by Aulis Sallinen, Minna Leinonen and Veli Kujala.

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Lunch Musik

Relaxing music during lunch break. Valentinos 11.30-11.50 Kokkolinna  12.00-12.30 La Favorita  13.30-14.00  

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Duo Bryats Band

 13 February, 2024 19:00 - 21:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola

The brilliant Ukrainian duo performs music from folk to rock

Liput alkaen 20 €/ 10 €EUR

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Ukrainian lunch

 13 February, 2024 11:00 - 14:00 Isokatu 1, Kokkola

Come and enjoy the delicacies of Ukrainian gastronomy and get to know the country’s rich food culture. Relaxing music on lunch break to the rhythm of the duo Balalaitari

Liput alkaen 14 €EUR

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Henna and the Superheroes

 13 February, 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Kokkolan koulut

Henna and the Superheroes takes over the schools of Kokkola! Henna-Maija Kuki             accordion and vocals  Alina Järvelä                      violin and vocals  Susanna Lukkarinen        piano and vocals  We have received a tip that a great superpower has been hidden […]

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Karelian Valentine’s Day lunch

 14 February, 2024 11:00 - 14:00 Isokatu 1, Kokkola

Karelian food culture at its tastiest, come and enjoy it!

Liput alkaen 14 €EUR

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Wreath-laying at the memorial statue of those left in Karelia

 14 February, 2024 18:00 - 19:00 Torikatu 46, Kokkola

The Ostrobothnia district of Karelian clubs remembers the deceased who remained in Karelia. Wreath-laying by Veikko Leppänen’s Mother-Child themed statue.

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Goodbye, Vyborg! -musical drama

 14 February, 2024 19:00 - 21:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola

During the winter war, the people of Vyborg were offered the opportunity to leave their beloved treasures at home, where the authorities would collect them, take care of them and bring them back to the owners to the evacuation centers. In what state of mind did the people of Vyborg turn their backs on the […]

Liput alkaen 25 €EUR

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Valentine’s Days Winter Fun

 14 February, 2024 17:00 - 19:00 Kelkkatie 1, Kokkola

Downhill skiing, juice serving and winding hill to the beat of music!

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Lunch Musik

Relaxing music during lunch break. Klo 11 Matkustajakoti Ykspihlaja Klo 12 Kaupungintalo Klo 12.30 Ravintola Kokkolinna Klo 13.30 Kulma Welcome!

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Tunes for seniors

Seppo Lankinen sings and plays for the seniors

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Life as a composer

 15 February, 2024 17:30 - 18:30 Kauppiaankatu 10, Pietarsaari

Cecilia Damström talks about her life and her compositions

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Duo Brunell

 15 February, 2024 19:00 - 21:00 Kauppiaankatu 10, Pietarsaari

Martina & Mauriz Brunell

Liput alkaen 20 €/ 10 €EUR

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Winter Accordions Seminar – “Can music be an ambassador for equality?”

 16 February, 2024 16:30 - 18:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, KOKKOLA, Finland

In the panel discussion:   Composer Cecilia Damström Docent of musicology Juha Torvinen PhD researcher Nuppu Koivisto-Kaasik Moderator will be journalist Anni Saari

Liput alkaen USDVapaa pääsy

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Sauna Village

 16 February, 2024 18:00 - 23:00 Isokatu 4, Kokkola

"You'll hear all kinds of things in Kokkola when you take a sauna at the corners of Rosso"

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Festivals official dance

 16 February, 2024 20:00 - 01:00 Vapaudentie 1, Kokkola

Experience Winter Accordions festival dance with the power of two orchestras. Everyone is welcome to dance on the big floor! Cafe open. FRIDAY 16.2   20-01 Guns Rosor has been entertaining the dance people of Ostrobothnia since 2013, i.e. for ten years despite their young age. The happy stage mood and versatile music with major-based music […]

Liput alkaen Liput: 20€EUR

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From three eras – Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra

 16 February, 2024 19:00 - 21:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola

K-P Kamariorkesteri, Jan Söderblom, Sonja Vertainen

Liput alkaen Liput:etukäteen ostettuna 28/22,50/11€ ja ovelta ostettuna 30/35/12 €EUR

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Rossos Winter Karaoke

 17 February, 2024 18:00 - 23:00 Isokatu 4, Kokkola, Finland

Come to Rossos Winter Karaoke!

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Festivals Closing Party

 17 February, 2024 21:30 - 23:55 Torikatu 19, Kokkola

Come to the raucous closing party of the festival! Jarkko Helin & Crawfish kings Jarkko Helin                       harmonikka/dragspel ja/och laulu/sång Harri Raudaskoski             kitara/gitarr ja/och laulu/sång Mikko Löytty                      basso/bass Dino Kullberg                    rummut/trummis ——– Antti Paalanen                    harmonikka/dragspel ja/och laulu/sång FREE ADMISSION

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Kallentori soi!

 17 February, 2024 10:00 - 15:00 Pitkänsillankatu 15, Kokkola

Event will be opened by Wanha Kalle Martti Nykänen. Two-time winner of the Syksyn Sävel competition, entertainer Erkki Liikanen is still in good musical shape. The evacuation sleigh goes to Silakka-apaja at a fast pace with a lively sense of humor and the accompaniment of Seppo Lankinen. Also included are Torikööri, the 50-year-old Kokkolanseutu accordion […]

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The Great Entertainment Concert – Guardia Nueva

 17 February, 2024 18:00 - 21:00 Teknologiakatu 8, Kokkola, Finland

GUARDIA NUEVA & JARKKO AHOLA, JENNIE STORBACKA

Liput alkaen 39 € / S-etu 3 €EUR

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Jaeger’s love

 08 February, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola, Finland

The Birth of the Fatherland – The Power of Love – The Pain of Disappointment The new domestic musical theater drama written by Pauli Poranen takes the viewer to the birth of independent Finland and the stages of the jaeger movement from Ostrobothnia to Germany. The road to love, disappointment and reconciliation. Pauli Poranen – […]

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In the footsteps of a Jaeger – a guided tour

 08 February, 2025 16:00 - 17:00 Mannerheiminaukio 1, Kokkola, Finland

“Why on earth does pharmacist Roos invite Russians living in Kokkola to his home for evening parties, even though he is active in the jaeger movement? It endangers the safety of the entire city when young men visit the pharmacy suspiciously often.” How did the jaeger movement affect Kokkola? Kristiina Teerikangas and Elisa Maunumäki tell […]

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Öja’s secret jaeger cabin

 08 February, 2025 14:00 - 15:00 Isokatu 3, Kokkola, Finland

In Kokkola’s Öja, there is a jaeger cabin in the middle of the forest, which was used as a hiding place for those intending to become Jaegers in Germany more than a hundred years ago. Who were there? Who was the independence activist Igor Sandman? Linda Boberg-Santala lectures about a remarkable place that only few […]

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From Tallinn to Kokkola

 09 February, 2025 16:00 - 17:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola, Finland

-Heino Eller, Kaspar Uljas, Tiit Kalluste, J.S.Bach – The Estonian Youth Accordion Orchestra with Kristel Laas as conductor will pay a visit to the Winter Accordion Festival! The orchestra is gathered of young musicians from various music schools in Estonia. The energetic orchestra has performed a lot in Estonia and visited e.g. In the Czech […]

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Accordion Skiing

 09 February, 2025 11:00 - 14:00 Ahvenpolku 8, Kokkola, Finland

It’s good for a skier to ski when Rastimaja’s fireplace creates a warm atmosphere. At Rastimaja, you can maintain and service your skis, as well as a hot cup of warm juice. Free entrance

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Young Virtuosos Concert

 10 February, 2025 18:00 - 20:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola, Finland

The traditional Monday night of the festival is full of energy! There will be solo and chamber music performances, Junior accordions, K-30 orchestra. As a guest, the PocoApoco Accordion Orchestra, with accordion students from Kuusamo, Kajaani and Kemijärvi music schools. Free entrance

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Talviharmonikka Goes Opera

 11 February, 2025 18:00 - 19:00 Pitkänsillankatu 16, Kokkola, Finland

An opera evening with all the spices – from music to stories. Classics of Italian opera literature (Giuseppe Verdi, Pietro Mascagni), captivating American minimalism (John Adams, Philip Glass). Finally, Canadian R. Murray Schafer’s stunning head of Adriana. Minna-Leena Lahti – soprano Esa Ruuttunen – bass baritone Sini Ström – accordion Sonja Vertainen – accordion Introduction […]

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