The celebrations will continue from 8 to 14 July in 2024, with next year's theme being In the Village. The theme highlights and highlights how villages, neighbourhoods or other micro-environments work at the grassroots level to promote a living cultural heritage.Kaustinen is the place where...
A record number of players and beautiful sunny weather ensured that all expectations of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival were met and more! The total attendance for the week is 48 312, which is thousands more than ever before, leaving aside...
As the festival week draws to a close, everything has been happy: the weather has been kind and people have been enjoying life in peace and quiet. This year, teenagers have found their own thing, especially on the night before Friday night. The evening...
I can't remember ever looking forward to an event as much as I am looking forward to the Folk Music Festival this year. Over the past year I have become friends with many musicians, from metal to jazz, and as a result my interest in music has reached through the roof. The money, though, is not...
Antti Mäkelä plays in Jarkko Ahola's band, but right now he's into folk music. The rock drummer from Lietoa came to Kaustinen as a guitarist in the Turku Folks! band. The Kaustinen experience has been a first for Mäkelä. - A great event! First of all, it was a surprise...
The super-popular Scottish band Elephant Sessions already filled the Kallioklub on Friday, so that not everyone could get in. But luckily, on Saturday night at 22:00 at the Keskipohjanmaa Arena, there will be another chance to hear this world-touring band. Before and after...
Thursday evening and a packed Central Ostrobothnia arena, lots of people listening on the grass outside. As Samuli Putro sings and speaks about bullying, harassment and peace, the young people in front of the stage record his words in their minds. It's obvious that...
On Friday, Central Finland's musicians, singers and dancers will take over the Central Ostrobothnia Arena. The choice of Kaustinen as this year's regional theme has inspired hundreds of people to come together. The concert entitled To the rhythm of the Sauna March - Echoes from Central Finland starts at 15:00....
On Thursday, the festival week starts to turn towards the weekend. The evening in the Keskipohjanmaa Arena will culminate in the nightly Night Trill, starting at 23.30, with Petri Kauppinen and the JPP band. Before the big community dance, Samuli Putro will meet the Arena audience at...
The theme of this year's Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is peace. It is strongly linked to Viljo S. Määttälä (1923-2016), who has had a major influence on the whole Folk Music Festival. Friday's Cultural Vitality seminar is named after his birth...