14.12.2025 at 3 pm Yle Christmas Concert: Ensemble Gamut!
This year, Ensemble Gamut will perform at the traditional Yle Christmas concert! The concert will be broadcasted live on Yle Radio 1 and in EBU countries. Ensemble Gamut! is a fresh, experimental collective of early music and folk music specialists, who are constantly searching for new ways to perform early music. Led by Aino Peltomaa, they […]
5.11. kl. 18 HoivaPelimannit-VårdSpelmän-CareHomeMusicians = Svenska veckan
Swedish Week and Vinsängensalen goes the Sello Library together with Maria Kalaniemi and Elina Leskelä.The bilingual concert presents an exciting bouquet of favorite melodies from the boulevards of our memories – beautiful and delicate waltzes, fiery tangos, and lively polkas from Metsäkukat to Satumaa to Säkkijärvi polka, performed by homegrown accordion virtuosos from Espoo. Organizer […]
24.10.2025 at 18 JuuriJuhla-club: Hilja Grönfors Trio, Kesäpelimannit
In the trio are master folk singer Hilja Grönfors, Kiureli Sammallahti (accordion), and Valtteri Bruun (guitar). Master folk singer Hilja Grönfors has a wide selection of beautiful and atmospheric Romani songs that are rarely heard live! The jam sessions will be hosted by Kesäpelimannit.Bring your instruments! Concert from 6 PM to 7 PM, jams from […]
30.9. at 18-19 JuuriJuhla-club: Tytti Metsä and Hyypiöt, at 19-20.30 jouhikkojam, Restaurant Base, Espoo
Musicians:Tytti Metsä: vocals, jouhikko & harmoniumMikka Paatelainen: double bass & steel quitarJanne Haavisto: percussion JuuriJuhla clubs have been supported by MES, City of Espoo, Swedish Cultural Foundation, and Konstsamfundet.
11.8. at 17.15 Etno-Espa: HoivaPelimannit, Espan lava, Helsinki
HoivaPelimannit Maria Kalaniemi and Elina Leskelä offer a nice summer bouquet of favorite melodies from the boulevards of our memories – beautiful and delicate waltzes, fiery tangos, and exhilarating polkas from Metsäkukkia to Satumaa, all performed by the bare-footed accordionists from Espoo. Maria Kalaniemi – accordionElina Leskelä – accordion
30.8.2025 at 2-3 PM Espoo-day’s JuuriJuhla-club i Pentala: Maria Kalaniemi & Jouko Kyhälä
Folk music from Espoo and evergreen atmospheres in the embrace of the archipelago. Maria Kalaniemi, an accordionist from Espoo, is an internationally well known musician and, in addition, a talented, distinctive composer. She is an artist who has developed her own expression from many musical styles. The lyrically sensitive and intense playing style created by […]
17.4.2025 klo 19 JuuriJuhla-club: Maria Kalaniemi & Pekko Käppi: Magi
Kalevala song in Swedish Gallen-Kallela Museum, Gallen-Kallela tie 27, 02600 EspooTickets 15/10 eur Lippu.fi and at the door (only 30 seats!) The ticket price includes a short tour of the Gallen-Kallela Museum before the concert at 18:30-18:45. Maria Kalaniemi, accordion and singingPekko Käppi, jouhikko and singing The concert will feature rune singing in Swedish and […]
18.2.25 JuuriJuhla´s family evening: Pentti Rasinkangas and Jarmo Romppanen
Pentti Rasinkangas belongs to the nobility of Finnish children’s music. He has made countless well-known songs such as “Meidän uusi vauva”, “Mennään hiljaa”, “Mamma Miau” etc. There have already been more than twenty records, but he also makes new songs all the time. The latest one came out this fall.Pentti Rasinkangas is a storyteller. Strange […]
23.1.2025 JuuriJuhla-club: Duo Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala
Duo Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala duo is comprised of two fiddle players, both established and widely renowned Finnish folk musicians, who combine their knowledge of Finnish folk tradition with masterful fiddle playing. The duo plays their fiddles for all they are worth, continuing the two-woman exploration into the world of different timbres they began […]
17.12. at 19 JuuriJuhla-club: Eva Väljaots & Robbie Sherratt (EST/ENG)
Eva Väljaots & Robbie Sherratt (EST/ENG) write and perform music rooted in Estonian and English folklore. Their music, both modern and tradition-sensitive, combines the kannel, fiddle, and vocals in a colourful, rich and enchanting way. Sharing an affinity for improvisation and spontaneity, the duo takes inspiration from the natural world’s greatest improvisers, imitating and interpreting […]