The XXIX Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival will be held in Kokkola, Finland from February 13th to 20th, 2027 organised by Raimo Vertainen.

The festival features a variety of exciting concerts with performances by:

Maria Kalaniemi and Pekko Käppi singing “Kalevala”, the Finnish national epic composed and sung by the duo;
the world premiere of Bizet: I Carmen!, the classic opera version for soprano and accordion written by Juhani Koivisto from Finnish National Opera and performed by Soprano Minna-Leena Lahti and accordionist Sonja Vertainen;
Guest duo from Weimar, Germany, Duo con:trust (Daniel Roth and Marius Staible);
Antti Paalanen 50th anniversary concert with friends and the main title song with Young Accordion Players from the Conservatory of Ostrobohnia in Kokkola;
Guardia Nueva orchestra with soloists soprano Mari Palo and the tango king Kyösti Mäkimattila;
Anne-Mari Kanniainen – the winner of the Golden Accordion – with jazzduo;
Merja Larivaara and Kaihon Karavaani

Program: 2027 XXIX Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival pdf download file.
13–20 February 2027 | Kokkola, Finland

The Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival (Kokkolan Talviharmonikka) presents eight days of concerts, accordion performances, folk music, jazz, entertainment and family activities.

Below is the complete program of 19 event listings, including two performances of the Guardia Nueva Grand Entertainment Concert and two Henxelit Children’s Band events. Dates, times, venues and ticket prices from the official English program.

Program: 2027 XXIX Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival pdf download file.