Apply to be a Kaustinen 2026 Showcase band! The Kaustinen Festival has been selecting Showcase bands since 2013. The well-established series showcases forward-thinking, emerging and internationalising folk music artists and names. The Showcase series selects...
You are warmly welcome to apply to the 59th Kaustinen Festival as a peliman! Players; musicians, dancers and singers are the heart of the Kaustinen Festival. Now is the time to apply to be a performer for the happiest days of the summer. If you perform folk music,...
The largest folk music festival in the Nordic countries will take place in the second week of July for the 58th time, from 7 to 13 July 2025.This year's themes are Migration, We Together and Häme. The 2025 festival band of the year is Loimola Kraft, while other top names from Finland include....
Lämpimästi tervetuloa hakemaan Kaustisen 58. festivaaleille pelimanniksi! Pelimannit; soittajat, tanssijat ja laulajat ovat Kaustisen festivaalin sydän. Nyt onkin tullut aika hakea mukaan esiintyjäksi kesän onnellisimmille päiville. Mikäli esität kansanmusiikkia,...
Ladama is more than a Latin band. Sara Lucas (USA), Maria Fernanda (Venezuela), Lara Klaus (Brazil) and Daniela Serna (Colombia) come to Kaustinen from the Norwegian festival. Photo by Shervin Lainez Awards, recognition and international attention...
Band of the Year I Fäälan knows the Finnish-Swedish minuet tradition inside out. The trio consists of Kenneth Nordman (left) Mats Granfors and Tom Forsman. Photographer.
