Pro Kaustinen ry. PRESS RELEASE 17.12.2021 Pro Kaustinen ry., the production organisation that organises the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, has confirmed the results of the past summer festival and production season at its annual meeting on 16.12.2021. The festival, which was organised as a hybrid format, sold...
The Kaustinen players at the opening of the festival. On 15.12.2021, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee inscribed the Kaustis Violin Orchestra on UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Kaustis Violin Orchestra was nominated for the...
The call for acts for next summer's festival is now open and applications can be submitted until the end of January. A supplementary call will be organised as needed. In Kaustinen, everyone is a minstrel and so all are welcome to apply, be it folk music,...
"Day by day" tickets on sale for a limited period 13.-26.12.2021. Ticket price 25 € (+ service fee and subscription fee). The ticket allows you to enter the festival on the day of your choice, and can be exchanged at the gate for a day ticket. Tickets can be purchased here and at the...
Jarmo Romppanen made sure that the Kaustinen Hall streaming was kept running. Photo by Kimmo Känsälä. Warm thanks to the concert audience of both VirtuaaliKaustinen and Kaustinen Festival Week! We wish all Kaustinen...
Paula Vesala (pictured), Aili Järvelä and Jutta Rahmel's concert was sold out on the first day of the Kaustinen Festival week at the Keskipohjanmaa Arena. Photo by Kimmo Känsälä / Kaustinen FMF The hybrid folk music festival lived up to expectations and...
Kuisma Asikainen (left) and Havu Palviainen shot the video ten days before the festival in Kokkola. The photo is from Maria Häkkinen's video. During the festival week, 448 videos have been shown in the Spielimann programme. The videos were uploaded during the six days of the day programme...
The Ottoset dance groups started their arena concerts open to the public on Thursday. (Photo: Susanna Salokannel/Kaustinen FMF) The daytime concerts at the Keskipohjanmaa arena started on Thursday with the "Thriving Kaustinen" concert, where the...
New champion players Anneli Aho (left), Pentti Ojajärvi and Leenamaija Raukola at the opening ceremony of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival on Monday. (Photo: Kimmo Känsälä) At the opening ceremony of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, four new champion players have been announced....
Monday's evening concert (Timo Ala-Kotila & Johanna Juhola, Vesala - Järvelä - Rahmel) can be enjoyed at Virtuaali.kaustinen.net. There you can also buy a ticket for 10 euros, valid for 24 hours. The ticket for the whole week costs €50.Unfortunately, the...