Sommarens starka namn: Mari Boine, Frigg, Behm, Mariska, Samuli Putro...

The unga svenska Spöket i Köket has attracted attention through its energy. Kaustinen Folkmusic Festival has a long history. Nordens största folkmusic festival is held for 54 years on the second weekend in July. Världens mest kända sameartist, den norska Mari Boine, kan vi...

Coming this summer: Mari Boine, Frigg, Behm, Mariska, Samuli Putro...

The world's most famous Sámi artist, Norwegian Mari Boine (Photo: Gregor Hohenberg) The history of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival has been unbroken. The largest folk music festival in the Nordic countries will take place in the second week of July for the 54th time....

VirtualCaustic was a success, an exceptional year for a surplus

The result of the production organisation Pro Kaustinen ry, which organises the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, was a surplus of 14.454,88 euros for the financial year 2020. The Virtual Kaustinen website attracted 123 000 visits from 51 countries during the summer festival week, bringing the total number of visits to 161 000 by the end of July. The association's turnover for the financial year was EUR 205 150,25. ”We are very pleased with the result achieved in this very exceptional global situation, where the organisation of a traditional festival was not [...]

You can continue watching the performances on the video channel

The VirtuaaliKaustinen website is now closed, but you can still watch the gameplay videos on the festival's YouTube channel. It also contains the interviews with studio guests conducted during the online event, as well as the morning greetings. Join us to follow the Kaustinen videos! You can find the productions during Virtual Kaustinen in the playlists. If you have a gmail account, you can also subscribe to the channel by clicking here. Then you can also [...]

VirtuaaliKaustinen has been viewed online more than 123 000 times in 51 countries

The VirtuaaliKaustinen festival ended on Sunday, but the material on the Kaustinen2020.net website is available until the end of July. All videos, including the evening concerts, and the rest of the programme can be viewed there free of charge. The site was visited more than 123 000 times between 13 and 18 July. The most popular content was the games programme, with 45 new videos each day. Over 6 days, the programme was followed by almost 10 [...]

Kaustinen was viewed online more than 123,000 times from 51 countries

The programme of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival's online festival ends on Sunday, but VirtualKaustinen's website Kaustinen2020.net will be open until the end of July. All videos and other content can be viewed there - for free. The VirtualKaustinen site was visited more than 123,000 times between 13 and 18 July. The most popular content [...]