Event Calendar

The Museum of Torne Valley showcases Torne Valley culture and history on both sides of the Finnish-Swedish border. We specialize in the local way of life and border region phenomena. Our permanent exhibition highlights the traditional means of living, the history of Tornio and Haparanda, border trade, smuggling and marriages across the border.

Visitors can also listen to local languages and dialects. The past comes alive through original artifacts and abundant picture and film material on display.

14.11.2025-2.8.2026

The exhibition introduces visitors to the stages of beer production and the factors that influence it. The exhibition also explores the role of beer in people’s daily lives, celebrations and beliefs, and looks at society as a regulator and structurer of beer-drinkers. Photographs, objects and advertisements from different eras will provide an introduction to beer memories of the past.

Exhibition loan from the Finnish Hotel and Restaurant Museum. The exhibition is complemented by a section on the history of brewing in Tornio.

The exhibition and its accompanying programmes are organised in cooperation with Tornio Brewery. During the exhibition, group guided tours will be organised, starting with a visit to the museum to learn about the history of beer, followed by a visit to the Tornion Brewery to taste the beers.

14/11 2025-2/8 2026

The exhibition provides a perspective on the mythology of beer, from its creation to the death of folk beer. Visitors will learn about the processes of beer brewing and the factors that influence it. The exhibition also highlights the role of beer in people’s everyday lives, celebrations and beliefs, and explores how society has been both a regulator and a structure creator for people who drink beer. Photographs, objects and advertisements from different eras lead visitors into the beer history of the past.

Exhibition loan from the Finnish Hotel and Restaurant Museum. The exhibition is supplemented with sections on the history of the Tornio brewery. The exhibition and its accompanying program are organized in cooperation with Tornion Panimo. During the exhibition period, group tours will be offered, where participants will first learn about the history of beer at the museum and then go on a brewery tour and beer tasting at Tornion Panimo.

Maria Jotun’s controversial, acclaimed and timeless comedy about money and love.

Juulia has agreed to marry an impoverished landowner in the hope of inheriting a fortune. Juulia puts up with Aadolf’s boozing and awaits the death of his rich brother Justus. But does Justus have other heirs? And where is the will?

Watch the trailer for the play on YouTube.

Adapted and directed by Martti Kadenius

Location Tornion Järjestötalo

Cash or card payment.

Advance reservations and purchases by phone/email 0465581756 and by message on Mikin Vint’s FB page.

Basic ticket 25 €. Pensioners, students and others entitled to discounts 20 €.

Performance times: on Saturdays at 6 pm and on Sundays at 3 pm.

General rehearsal open to the public Thu 8.1.2026 at 18:00 (ticket 15,-).

Opening night: Sat 10.1.2026 at 18:00.

Other performances:

• Sun 11.1 at 15:00
• Sat 17.1. at 18:00
• Sun 18.1. at 15
• Sat 24.1. at 18
• su 25.1. at 15
• Sat 31.1. at 18
• su 1.2. at 15
• Sat 7.2. at 18

The production is carried out in cooperation with the Luotsi Partnership Centre.

Note! The show in Swedish.

In the stand-up performance “Medborgare Nûjen” Özz Nûjen asks what citizenship really means in today’s Sweden. What are our rights and what are our duties? And what does it mean to be a citizen in a country where rights are questioned and citizenship is no longer taken for granted?

With a unique combination of infectious humour and sharp political satire, Özz takes a stand on the political situation in the run-up to the upcoming Swedish elections. He investigates whether election promises have been betrayed, examines which politicians have made promises but kept them, and does not hesitate to point out the parties’ betrayal of their own voters. No one is spared his sharp eye – all parliamentary parties can count on Özzi’s whip-smart humour.

The Puolanka Pessimists’ Invalid Show is a celebration of nothingness, with some humour, some unnecessarily clever musicianship and everyone’s favourite, the statistics about the nothingness of YOUR hometown, presented with a crayon.

Duration hopefully less than 2h. Includes an intermission.

Warning! May include:

– music

– so-called “humour”

– cartoons with cufflinks

Basic ticket 28e

Pensioner/student 24e

Under 18 years 14e

At the door 30e/15e if not sold out

Groups and special ticket reservations (incl. assisted ticket)

unelmat.peruttu@puolanganpessimistit.fi

The women’s choir Melodonnat performs Eurovision music from the past. The choir is conducted by Tarja Vanhala. The Eurovision band is led by Eemi Vanhala.

Museum of Torne Valley will become a unique meeting place on Valentine’s Day, when the BorderLove speed dating event brings together love seekers across borders. Registration is open already!

AfterDate is an afterparty open to everyone from 10pm to 3:30am at Restaurant Umpitunnel. Karaoke from 10pm to midnight. Some Local Band starts at midnight. Ticket 10€, ages 18 and up.

Welcome to Inspiration Day to take a step towards future career opportunities!

Looking for a summer job or your first job? Looking for a career change? Interested in training to develop your professional skills?

The event offers a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with companies looking for new talent and educational institutions offering interesting training options.

Do you dream of entrepreneurship or have a business idea in mind? The Inspiration Day will also give you an insight into entrepreneurship opportunities, tips on how to start a business and network with experts in the field.

The event is organised as a cross-border cooperation and includes actors from Finland and Sweden. There will also be other international opportunities and contacts!

The event is organised in cooperation with the Rajalla Shopping Centre, the City of Haparanda, the City of Tornio, Meri-Lappi Employment Services and Arbetsförmedlingen/EURES.

“Reiska” was and is one of the biggest stars of his time without equal.
The concert will interpret songs recorded by Taipalee, the king of the dance floor. In addition, you will hear stories from a singing career spanning more than 50 years and the more than 30-year friendship between Reiska and his producer friend Seppo Matintalo.

Satumaa, Ruusu joka vuodesta and many other big hits.

Songs interpreted by tango kings Matti Korkiala, Teijo Lindström
singer Juha Hautaluoma and pop star J. Eskelinen. The orchestra Legenda provides the orchestral accompaniment,
Duration 2 hours 10 min incl. intermission.

Concert venue: Sat 21.2.2026, 18:00, Tornio, Musiikkitalo Lappia, Tickets...

Osmo Palmu & Meri-Lap string quartet

Osmo Palmu will be the guest of the Meri-Lap String Quartet in Kemi and Tornio. The concert Sevillana – Afternoon in Spanish Colours will feature works by Federico Morena Torroba, Joaquin Turina, Enrique Granados, Manuel Ponce and Luigi Boccherini.

Osmo Palmu has been awarded prizes in numerous guitar competitions, including the F. Sor Competition in Rome, the Forum Gitarre in Vienna, the Leo Brouwer Competition in Tampere, and the K.V. Leino Guitar Competitions in 1993, 1995 and 2002. He has premiered compositions by Kirmo Lintinen, Jyrki Linjama, Lotta Wennäkoski, Kai Nieminen, Sami Klemola and Kimmo Kuokkala and has released four solo albums. His fifth album “Vieja Leyenda” will be released in February 2026.

Osmo Palmu is also known as a composer and arranger.

The concert will last approximately 90 minutes, including intermission.

Tickets 20 / 15 / 10 € (normal / pensioner / student, unemployed) from Lippu.fi, at the service counter of the Kemi Art Museum or at the door one hour before the concert. For tickets purchased on Lippu.fi you get a 3 € discount (order fee 1,50 € + 0,65 % of the order www.lippu.fi)

Link to tickets: https://www.lippu.fi/artist/kemin-kaupunginorkesteri/sevillana-iltapaeivae-espanjan-vaereissae-4082220/

The hugely popular Smash Into Pieces are coming to Toranda, Arena!
The band’s tour of Sweden will stray a little bit to Finland, to our delight, to Tornio! 🔥

“After the success of their acclaimed album ArmaHeaven, the cinematic rock phenomenon SMASH INTO PIECES is once again heading out on the road – this time for an extensive tour across Sweden (and Tornio, FINLAND).

Known for their explosive live performances and apocalyptic visual identity, the band continues to redefine what a rock concert can be. Led by their masked drummer and charismatic front figure APOC, SMASH INTO PIECES blend futuristic themes with raw emotion and energy – creating a live experience that feels like stepping straight into a movie. With over one billion streams and a rapidly growing global fanbase, the band has become one of Sweden’s most successful rock exports of the past decade. Their chart-topping single “Six Feet Under” has achieved double platinum in Sweden and continues to dominate both radio and playlists long after its release. With ArmaHeaven, SMASH INTO PIECES take their universe to new heights – both musically and visually. Audiences can expect a cinematic rock show packed with lasers, fire, and storytelling, where the line between concert and sci-fi saga blurs. “

Where and When:

12.03.2025 at 17:30 (doors), 18.30 showtime

Toranda, Arena

Näätsaarentie 241, 95450 Tornio, Finland

Tickets and more information:

www.toranda.fi

Last spring’s Olli Lindholm Composer tour showed how strongly Olli’s compositions still speak to us. The concerts attracted a large audience and a lot of touching feedback, which sent a clear message: people want to hear more of these songs and stories. The concerts will continue in spring 2026!

The evening’s programme will again be built around Olli’s compositions and stories. The performance will include backgrounds and memories behind the songs: from backstage, in the studio, on the road, from life’s moments.

In addition to Oll himself, the lyrics of the songs in the concert have been written by his long-time collaborators at the forefront of Finnish pop and rock music: Pauli Hanhiniemi, Heikki Salo, Eija Hinkkala and Juice Leskinen.

The musicians on stage are all part of this story. Markus Salo made an impression in the Voice of Finland as part of Olli’s team. Mikko Kangasjärvi and Jari Latomaa worked alongside Olli for years as both musicians and record producers and originally arranged most of the songs in the concert.

“The feedback we have received from the concerts has been so warming that it is our duty to return to Ollis’ compositions. We’ve updated the song list with a few new songs and dug out new stories about Olli and the genesis of these songs from the recesses of our memories.”

The 28th edition of Tornion SUURPILKIT, the largest fishing event in the Lapland, is back. Sea Lapland wakes up from its winter sleep and gathers the nation at Nordberg Möljä to go fishing and enjoy a comprehensive free programme for two days.

The rhythm knocks. On doors, in the chest, through the floor. It speaks before we have words, it moves us before we understand.

In Knocking, Horácio Macuacua lets the rhythm become a body: a language of muscles, sweat and breath. It is both gravity and liberation, weight and play.

The Norrdans ensemble is thrown into this current, carried away by its inexorable power, falling, rising, breathing to the same beat. Here rhythm becomes a universal alphabet. It merges us into one body, one space, one now. Rhythm is not just a simple accompaniment, but a language of its own. Rhythm is always there. It is in the music, in the footsteps, in the space, in the breath. Rhythm is a feeling.

Expect a thoroughly physical dance experience that will keep you leaning forward in the salon.

More info about the work and tickets can be found here: https://norrdans.se/sv/koreografier-event/2026/knocking/

Ludwig van Beethoven’s intense and dramatic String Quartet in F minor op. 95 “Serioso” meets Franz Schubert’s dramatic and profound String Quartet in D minor No. 14 “Girl and Death”. The concert takes the listener to the edge of extreme emotions, inner tensions and human destiny.

L. van Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor no. 11 Op. 95 “Serioso”
-intermission-
F. Schubert: String Quartet in D minor no. 14 “Girl and Death”

The concert will last approximately 80 minutes including intermission.

Free admission

The legendary The Animals will arrive at the Grand Hotel Mustaparra Ballroom in Tornio in spring 2026.

The original line-up will include co-founder John Steel. Danny Handley, Barney Williams and Norman Helm will also play in the band.

“House of the Rising Sun”, “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”, “Don’t Let Me Be Understood”, “It´s My Life”, “I Put A Spell On You”, “Boom Boom” and “Bring It On Home To Me”. On this hit list, The Animals are undoubtedly one of the most influential bands in the world. Among its prominent fans is Bruce Springsteen.

In 1964, a wave of energetic rock and roll swept over the world’s youth, with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones – and of course The Animals, founded by John Steel and Eric Burdon – riding on its crest. The band got its name from its wild stage presence.

Although The Animals have since slowed down on stage, the band, soon to celebrate their 60th anniversary, are still going strong and the legend is growing. Recently, Classic Rock magazine included the band’s debut album in its “50 Albums That Built Blues Rock” list.

Music School students perform at the end of the year ceremony. The event is open to all

Welcome to northern Sweden’s most fun race offering courses for everyone, regardless of experience or age. A race and experience for the whole family with the joy of running in focus.

Discover Seskarö’s fantastic trails and the wonderful nature of the Haparanda Archipelago. Have you just started running or never tried trailrunning before? Then the 3 km course is perfect for getting started. For those who want bigger challenge, there is a 7 km and a 12 km courses. Here at the Seskarö Trails outdoor arena you´ll run on winding paths of various kinds – forest, gravel, pebbles and sand.

But of course the whole family should join in. That´s why we offer courses even for the little ones: 500m, 1000m and 2km on asphalt and trail. Perfect for the youngest to experience the thrill of competition.