The 150-year-old Kaustinen municipality celebrates all year round

Kaustinen sings, plays and dances at a folk music festival Kaustinen municipality is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. One major celebration is, of course, the Folk Music Festival, which itself celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. The Kaustinen municipality is celebrating...

The Pelimann rush to the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival continues

The programme includes, among other things, a big showcase of ukulele players The heart of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival will be the minstrels, who will perform from all over Finland and abroad. Last year, the numbers reached a record high, with 4,839 minstrels performing at the festival....

The blog is open! Väälkum ti Köyst

It's back in a month - the happiest days of summer! I think the slogan of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival has been a success (thank you, whoever came up with it). For many, Kaustinen in the second week of July is a happy oasis. Everywhere you look, there's music and...