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.

Welcome to a cross-border knitting retreat with crafts and joint activities! Featuring during the weekend Villapesusiskot, Piessa sheep farm, Annika Konttaniemi and knitting designer Maarit Lehto. In addition to shared knitting sessions, there will also be lectures, yarn sales, good food and relaxation.

Have a look at how Christmas was celebrated before. Feel the atmosphere of the good old times traditional Christmas. Lekkerman Christmas museum is located in Tornio.

Open 26.12.2022-6.1.2023 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Outside opening hours 10-11 am and 5-7 pm for groups with advance reservation (min. 4 people).

For all children. Come and meet Santa and his wife. You can leave your wishlist.

Kari Toiviainen: Etuovelta sydämeen – Från ytterdörren till hjärtat – From the front door to the heart

24.11.–10.12.2022 at Haparanda library

Between December 5-11 textile designer and artistic researcher Rosa Tolnov Clausen is visiting Haparanda-Tornio, as part of Luleå Art and Craft Biennale and in collaboration with Aine Art Museum, Haparanda municipality and Resurscentrum för konst.

Rosa Tolnov Clausen’s practice focus on how to make hand-weaving visible and accessible in contemporary urban contexts. In the shopping center Rajalla she will set up a project called the Weaving Kiosk.

The Weaving Kiosk is a public space where weaving tools and materials are made available for anyone to use. Together with the tools and materials, collections of weaving samples and readily designed product proposals are presented that have their base in traditional Nordic weaving techniques. Using these for inspiration or as production guidelines, participants in the Weaving Kiosk can choose to remake an example from among them, or explore by their own choice of yarns and techniques their adaptation into products of their liking. This way, products that relate to individual purposes and needs can be freely created.

In addition to the drop-in mode of the Kiosk we would like to invite groups of students from local design and art educations to visit the Kiosk. Therefore, if you would like to visit between December 5-9, between 1-7pm please let us know.

For more information and booking a visit contact:
Amanda Hakoköngäs +358 (0)40 614 7244 , amanda.hakokongas@tornio.fi

Christmas themed escape game with real animals at a small farm. Suitable for groups of 4-30 persons. Open fire dinners and other activities also. You can paint a painting, make feather earrings or have farm olympic games or participate in a wellbeing workshop given by a trained personal trainer.

Contact us and ask more information!

Your World Heritage

Your World Heritage tells you about the northern parts of the Struve Geodetic Arc in Finland, Sweden and Norway, and about its role as the world’s measuring tape. The Tornio-Haparanda – Hammerfest area has 11 of the 34 points selected for the World Heritage List. The exhibition makes a time travel from the 19th century to the present day. The visiting experience is supported by virtual materials made of the Struve Geodetic Arc. Welcome to learn what the Struve Geodetic Arc means in your area!

The exhibition is being implemented in collaboration with a number of partners and the Interreg North (ERDF) cofunded the Northern parts of the World Heritage Struve Geodetic Arc project.

“Little Christmas Party” for small groups (4-12 person). Outdoor activities, open fireplace, sauna, hot tub, local food, nice drinks, music and karaoke.

Welcome to one of the most beautiful car meet locations in Sweden!

In the program:

• live music
• 10 most outstanding cars
• Peoples choice
• Burn out box
• Snowmobile on Torne river
• Fashion show
• Burlesque show
• Food and beverages

Welcome to Kukkola Mill Summer Art at Kukkolaforsen, Haparanda!

Over seventy artists around Norrbotten open their homes, studios and other exhibition spaces for you to visit.

In Haparanda Mikael Dysholm and Kenneth Mikko show their art at Järnvägsgatan 21.

For the entire program please visit the homepage: https://konstrundan.k-i-n.se/

More information at Folkmusik i Suogården Korpikylä – Startsida | Facebook

Explore Seskaröss beautiful forests and discover the Haparanda Archipelago’s finest trails at Seskarö Trails Trailrun. The competition offers tracks for the whole family, regardless of experience or age. Here the joy of running is in focus!

Registration:  https://raceid.com/sv/races/8534/about

More information at: Seskarö Trailrun – Våra lopp (seskarotrails.se)

Concert with classical music by Norrbotten Chamber orchestra together with guest conductor Gérard Korsten and soloist Laura Michelin on flute.
Program
W.A. Mozart: Adagio och fuga c-moll K. 546
Tôru Takemitsu: Requiem för stråkorkester
André Jolivet: Flöjtkonsert no.1
Johannes Brahms: Sextett op 36 (arr. K Atterberg)

Photography exhibition, there are both physical and digital artpieces.

We celebrate Happy New Twice with fireworks!  

Unfortunately, we have to cancel the program of our joint New Year’s celebration Happy New Twice on Victoria Square due to new stricter Covid-19 restrictions. But we can enjoy the fireworks, twice, of course! Enjoy the evening, safely of course!

The Finnish Government made a series of decisions on Tuesday 21. December. Various events, including outdoors, are considered a medium risk of infection and are prohibited during the period 28/12-16/1.

Timetabell for the fireworks (Swedish time) :

Finnish New Year                                     at 11 .00 pm

Swedish New Year                                    at 12.00 pm

In the International Grand Markets the central idea is to bring various products from across the globe, sold by their original manufacturers in the same marketplace. 2019`s tour had 129 entrepenours partaking from 32 countries. The tour was a grand success! Gathering an overall crowd of 1,5 million people, it was the biggest public event of the year in Finland.

The multidisciplinary light festival brings Tornio to a new light. Come on a journey above the everyday life. It´s time to turn on the lights and celebrate!

The Tornio light season and the festival kick off happens in “Nordberg Möljä” in Tornio Puutarhakatu on Friday 5.11. at 6 pm. We will see a beautifully lighted Pharmacy park, a performance called the Spirit of the river by the dance school Stage, the premiere of the Borderless Tornio film by the City of Tornio and the thesis of Tornio Youth Work Light Workshop. The event is hosted by Hanna-Leena Ainonen, the cross-border developer.

Come and enjoy the atmosphere of the show! After the program, you can head towards the center of Tornio and Hallituskatu, where you will find the best of the Valopilkku program.

The main event of the PIOT festival on 6.11.  brings together light art, performers, food and drink for the entire Saturday night in the Rantakatu area. You get to walk a path that leads you on a journey above everyday life and experience the city and its people in a new light. The event area is open to the public from 4pm to 10pm.

The festival offers high quality music for all jazz and blues fans at the Aine Art Museum’s park area, near the Tornio river, under the midnight sun. You can enjoy jazz and blues on multiple stages, and there’s a lot to see and experience – for the entire family! Tickets will be available later in spring. More information at www.facebook.com/KalottjazzBluesFestival and www.kalottjazzblues.net.