Polenta: The band of Mikko Malmivaara (left), Aino Kinnunen, Olli Sippola and Veera Kuisma will also be remembered for Polenta winning the Konsta Jylhä competition in Kaustinen in 2019 (Photo: Tommi Ahonen) The bands Hurja Halla, Polenta and Pelkkä Poutanen will receive special...
Join our festival team. The tasks of the Accommodation Coordinator include organising family accommodation, providing accommodation for performers, volunteers and staff: mapping accommodation, drawing up an accommodation safety and emergency plan,...
Search for 2023 open Search for 2023 is open. We are looking for exhibitor spaces, food outlets and product outlets for the Juhlapiha bazaar. The number of spaces is limited and selections will be made on a case-by-case basis. All...
Last year, for the first time, the Better Divided concept will be continued and the call for folk dance groups is open. The central idea of the Better Shared! concept is to enable folk dance groups to experience live music and to ignite and inspire the...
Sound theatre company Iki-Turso poses the question of whether poetry singing is rap in the Baltic Sea region. Doctors and masters Eila Hartikainen (left), Juha Valkeapää, Maari Kallberg, Anna-Kaisa Liedes, Ilona Korhonen, Taito Hoffrén, Heikki Laitinen and Outi...
The call for workers and volunteers for the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is open! The application is open until 15.5.2023. For more information about the positions and links to the application forms, please visit https://kaustinen.net/toihin-talkoisiin/
The Kaustinen festival has been selecting Showcase bands since 2013, and in the past the selected bands have included Tuuletar, JP Piirainen, 5/5, Bergå folk project and Swedish Jaerv. The well-established series showcases forward-thinking, emerging and internationalising...
Pro Kaustinen ry PRESS RELEASE 15.12.2022 Pro Kaustinen ry, the production organisation organising the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, has confirmed the results of the past summer festival and production season at its annual meeting on 15.12.2022. The result for the financial year 2022 was EUR 21 662,50...
The big championship match in Kestikievar 2022. Photo Matti Siippainen Apply to become a peliman by filling in the peliman application form (The pelaman application has ended). NOTE! The Pelimannak application is for volunteer performances. Performers requesting a fee...
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival opens the pelimanniha in December 10-16.7.2023 for the 56th time. The festival will offer a hand-picked, diverse sampling of Finnish folk music and folk dance talent, as well as a yearly rotation of international...