This document provides information on various music, arts, and cultural festivals taking place around Finland in summer 2016. It lists over 20 festivals of different genres such as folk music, jazz, dance, theatre, and more. For each festival it provides the dates and location as well as a brief one or two sentence description of the acts, performances, and atmosphere. The festivals range from mid-July through early September and are located across Finland from Joensuu to Helsinki and other cities.
3. ILOSAARIROCK
15 - 17 JULY 2016 | JOENSUU
5
stages
60 artists
and DJ’s
50 000
FESTIVAL GOER’S
4. KAUSTINEN FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL
11 – 17 JULY 2016 | Kaustinen
PERFECT
SUMMER
FESTIVAL
FOR THE
WHOLE
FAMILY
5. KIHVELI SOIKOON – ScIFFLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
15 – 17 july 2016 | hankasalmi
The world’s only sustained international sciffle music festival.
6. SPELIT
05 – 07 august 2016, iLMA
… MORE
THAN
20
CONCERTS
FOLK MUSICDANCE SINGING
45 th edition
7. This festival is a
thriving, unique and
an exotic event.
The event presents
Finnish and
international
contemporary
dance.
THE Full Moon
Dance Festival is an
intimate experience
entirely focussed
on the essence of
artistry.
Full moon dance festival
24 – 27 july 2016 | Pyhäjärvi
8. Baltic Jazz
08 – 10 July 2016 | tallintehdas
Classical jazz
This unusual
celebration
provides a
pleasing
blend of
classical
jazz and
rocking
blues.
the broad
concert
programme
will include
something
for family
members of
all ages!
10. TURKU JAZZ FESTIVAL
18 – 21 AUGUST 2016 | TURKU
TOP QUALITY JAZZ
FESTIVAL SINCE 1969
…FROM SWING TO FREE JAZZ
11. …wordless
theatre, heart
stirring
concerts, rock,
pop, jazz and
world music
stars, intimate
club evenings.
a diverse
programme of
participation
events for
children,
courses,
performances,
a spoken
programme and
much, much
more.
12 - 17 July 2016 | juväskylä
Juväskylä festival
12. Kotka maritime festival
28 – 31 july 2016 | kotka
one of Finland’s most diversified urban festivals
the biggest festival parade of the Finnish cultural summer.
lots of attractions & free admission
for many events Ë›& activities.
13. Workers’ music festival
28 – 31 july 2016 | valkeakoski
…energetic
gigs, warm
atmosphere and
celebrated
performers.
the broad
programme
includes pop,
rock and rap
music, workers’
songs and world
music.
15. This is the
largest arts
festival in
Finland and one
of Europe’s
most
important
festivals of
theatre.
Helsinki festival
19 august – 04 September 2016 | helsinki
The top class
festival
programme will
include new
drama,
modernised
classics, dance
theatre,
16. Tampere theatre festival
01 – 07 August 2016 | tampere
This spectacular event will include new drama,
modernised classics, dance theatre, contemporary circus
and street theatre.
17. Kuhmo Chamber Music festival
10 – 23 july 2016 | kuhmo
A skilfully designed
festival programme,
inimitable concerts,
beautiful surroundings
and sunlit nights will
open the senses to new
and sublime delights.
18. This splendid event provides an opportunity for leading
artists to enchant their audiences amidst the magnificent
cultural landscapes and surroundings of Kimito Island.
Kimito island music festival
12 – 17 july 2016 | Kemiönsaari
The festival programme will include early and newer
chamber music performances in fine churches and
atmospheric manor house settings.
19. Kangasniemi music festival
16 – 24 july 2016 | kangasniemi
Kangasniemi
MF will focus
on song
music, with
concerts
held in
Kangasniemi
and
Jyväskylä.
The program
will include
courses for
singers and
musicians,
together
with the
Kangasniemi
singing
competition.
20. a unique journey through the wonders of
living chamber music.
Our Festival
23 – 30 july 2016 | Järvenpää Tuusula
21. unique series of late evening
concerts in the mediaeval
stonewalled ambience of Espoo
Cathedral provides classical
music on Thursdays throughout
the summer.
The top class program for
atmospheric summer evenings in a
historic cultural setting covers a
broad range from intimate
recitals to major works of
sacred music.
Organ night and aria festival
02 june – 25 august 2016 | espoo
22. Salmela Art Centre
hosts one of Finland’s
largest cultural events.
Its multi-arts programme
incorporates exhibitions
of Finnish contemporary
art, concerts, singing and
visual art competitions,
lectures and poetry
events.
SALMELA ART CENTRE
11 JUNE – 14 AUGUST 2016 | MÄNTYHARJU
23. This classical music
event shuns all
boundaries in bringing
the finest artistic
experiences to the
enchanting fells of
Finnish Lapland.
Besides unique
natural
amphitheatres at
Aittakuru, Ahvenlampi
and Ukko-Luosto,
there will also be an
opportunity to enjoy
high standard music
in an intimate indoor
setting at Pyhä-
Luosto.
LUOSTOCLASSIC
11 - 14 AUGUST 2016 | LUOSTO
24. MUSIC PRESENTED AT FLOW IS A STRONG AND VARIED SELECTION OF
UP AND COMING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM INDIE-ROCK TO
SOUL AND JAZZ AND FROM FOLK TO CONTEMPORARY CLUB SOUNDS,
BOTH FROM THE FINNISH AND THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE.
ALONGSIDE INTERESTING AND TOPICAL MUSIC, FLOW IS ABOUT URBAN
SPACES, VISUAL ARTS, COSY DECORATION, GOOD FOOD AND DRINK.
FLOW FESTIVAL
12 -14 AUGUST 2016 | HELSINKI
25. Weekend Festival
is one of Europe's biggest electronic
music festivals, attracting the
finest DJs from across the globe to
the Finnish capital
WEEKEND FESTIVAL
05 – 06 AUGUST 2016 | HELSINKI
26. Turku Music Festival
is the oldest music
festival in Finland.
The festival was
founded in 1960.
The city festival
provides top class
music, including
major orchestral
concerts, chamber
music, recitals, jazz,
and concerts for
children.
Performers are
leading Finnish and
international
artists.
Turku Music festival
11 – 20 august 2016 | turku
27. An intimate, youthful celebration in
the childhood stamping ground of
Finland’s national composer Jean
Sibelius, with concerts in various
districts of Loviisa.
a warm concert mood is guaranteed
to pervade these idyllic surroundings.
Loviisa Sibelius festival
08 – 10 September | loviisa
