Snellman Hall 9 a.m.
Vingenkatu 18

For Kokkola elementary school students

Music from Finland, Sweden and especially the High Coast area of Sweden.

Jörgen Sundeqvist, Päivi Mettälä and Julia Hansson.

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10 a.m. Kokkola, Kuusikummun palvelutalo

12 p.m. Kokkola, Tervakartano

1.15 p.m. Kokkola, Honkaharjun palvelutalo

2.45 p.m. Kruunupyy, Sandbacka vårdcenter

Seppo Lankinen plays and sings in senior communities. Waltzes, tangos, schlagers and old favorites are on the program, as well as some story-telling.

Seppo Lankinen is an artist-in-residence with the Drake Arts Center.

Pettersborg, Kansakoulunkatu 17 10.30 a.m.

Emeliehemmet, Sairaalakatu 11 2 p.m.

Julia Hansson plays and sings.

Free admission

Campus Allegro, Pietarsaari 12 p.m.
Kauppiaskatu 10

Jörgen Sundeqvist and Päivi Mettälä perform a lunchtime concert.

From Kramfors, Jörgen Sundeqvist is well-known in the Nordics both as a teacher and solo artist when it comes to the accordion. He’s toured the world, among others in Russia, the United  States, Kanada, New Zealand.

Päivi Mettälä is a prize-winning master player who’s performed both as a soloist and with orchestras in Finland, Sweden and Italy.

Free admission

Rosson kulma 6-10 p.m.
Isokatu 4

Step out of the cold and into the sauna – it’s ready and waiting for you on Rosso Corner. And when you can’t stand the heat, a cooling tub of water awaits. And if that weren’t enough, you can also enjoy some Karaoke – right in the center of our city. Our two hot tubs provide a cozy bathing experience and our “his and hers” dressing rooms are warmed. They’re also carpeted, so you won’t freeze your toes off. As twilight falls and the city lights appear, the scent of the sauna makes its way around the city. Our sauna director Seppo Lankinen welcomes you.

Free admission

Central Ostrobothnia Conservatory 7 p.m.
Pitkänsillankatu 16

The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Chapel Master: Anna-Maria Helsing
Soloist: Sonja Vertainen, Janne Valkeajoki: accordion

World premiere for Aulis Sallinen’s new work.

The concert will be featured live on YLE Radio 1.

Before its independence, in 1809, 400-year-old Kokkola has at times belonged to Sweden and Russia. This history can be heard in Swedish Dag Wiren’s romantic Serenade for Strings, and in Russian Anton Arensky’s Variations on the Theme of Tchaikovsky. Finland will be represented by its beloved Sibelius’s famed Love Suite.

The Central Ostrobothnian Orchestra and Kokkola Winter Accordion will also celebrate the present with a performance of Aulis Sallinen’s Duo Concertante. The performance will feature the new generation of accordion artists, Sonja Vertainen and Janne Valkeajoki and will be conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing, who has her roots in Ostrobothnia but has performed worldwide.

Tickets: 28 € / 22,50 € / 11 € (includes service charge)

Kilta Bar 9 p.m.
Torikatu 19

Keke Lammassaari & Julia Hansson – poems and songs on friendship
Antti Paalanen, accordion

YTN theatre and accordion improvisation

Pränttärit – poems on friendship

Free admission