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....
Call for Pelimanni performers for 2025 is now open!
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,...
Press release 11.12.2024: Pro Kaustinen ry's financial period completed
The production organisation Pro Kaustinen ry., which organises the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, has confirmed the results of the past summer festival and production season at its annual meeting on 10.12.2024. The result for the financial year 2024 was a deficit of 52 493,32 euros with a turnover of 1 262 200,14...
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2025 - Pre-sale of tickets starts!
Get ready to experience the happiest days of summer in Kaustinen! Tickets will go on sale in advance on Monday 9.12.2024. Take advantage of your cultural knowledge and get your tickets now! Day ticket 35 € Weekly ticket 150 € You can also pay for your tickets with the following cultural benefits:...
Folk and wool yarn - Woolly socks competition
Competition period extended! You can participate until 28.2.2025. Pick up your knitting needles and take part in a warm-hearted woolen sock competition that combines music and craft traditions! Design and create a Kaustinen Folk Music Festival themed woollen sock,...
woolly hat
A festive atmosphere and the warmth of merino wool! High quality, soft and warm merino wool to keep winter at bay. A festive atmosphere every day. Ville's hat is on sale at Kaustinen Folk Music Festival's online shop at https://kauppa.kaustinen.net/product/villen-pipo/ ,...
European Folk Network conference brings folk music experts to Kaustinen
The European Folk Network conference in Kaustinen on 24-25 September is expected to bring together dozens of folk music and folk dance promoters, organisers and other actors from the most important European organisations in the field. The conference is the fifth in a row...
International Kaustinen again to impressive figures
The July week of folk music was a success and more. The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, voted Festival of the Year, had the second best overall attendance, second only to the 50th anniversary event. Total attendance was...
South Ostrobothnians come in droves ahead of Paris Spring
Do you know what this long list below is? It's a concert of hundreds of performers from southern Ostrobothnia. Festival of the Year Kaustinen Folk Music Festival proudly presents this year's regional theme with the main concert of South Ostrobothnia on Saturday from 13:00 at KPO Arena....
Samba Touré brings African blues to the arena night
The eagerly awaited Miljoonasade and Piirpauke (photo) will today pave the way for the darkening night of the weekend at the KPO arena. Friday night will be crowned by Malian guitarist-singer Samba Touré. He has been developing his own blues style since the '90s and has become a...