“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 […]

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

Angelika Klas & Tero Harjunniemi Conductor – Raimo Vertainen Treasures of Italian music – Italian sounds, emotional tunes! Hear the most beloved songs, “A boy from a shady alley”, “Back to Sorrento”, “Con te partiro”. The soloists of the evening are a fiery tenor Tero Harjunniemi and a radiant soprano Angelika Klas. Kokkola’s pride, Guardia […]

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 […]

-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 […]