Event Calendar

Anitta Rintakorpi has painted and drawn nature with sophisticated touch. We have house full of beauty – welcome to see!

Spend a fun weekend at the shopping center with the whole family! On Saturday we will get to see Maltti and Valtti (from TV) and on Sunday the happiest Aarne Alligaattori. More information and programme can be found at www.rajallakauppakeskus.fi

Vinteglöd -Talvihehku- Winterglow  is a joint event arranged by the cities of Haparanda and Tornio, during which various cultural and sports events are organised for several different target groups on both sides of the border, both outdoors and indoors. The winter glow also gives activityideas for vinter holidays in border towns.

More information and program: Talvihehku – Tornio,

Vinterglöd 2024 | Haparanda stad

We are proud to present this month art of our own members. Welcome!

Kauko Simonen, Harriet Urponen, Petri Mäntynenä

The concert starts at  5 pm Swedish time,

Art by Veli Karppinen

Christmas Calender in Tornio and Haparanda.

More information : Haparanda.se/julkalender, Tornio.fi/joulukalenteri

Saturday-Sunday 2-3/12 at 10.00-15.00 hrs.

Soon it will be time for Svefi’s traditional Christmas market!

We are located in Svefi’s main building and the Minerva House. Here you can buy Christmas gifts from our vendors, listen to Christmas music, we sell Christmas porridge and other goodies, there are crafts for the children and you can be photographed with Santa Claus and buy ready-made cards with the photo, etc.

If you want to sell at the Christmas market yourself, you are welcome to contact Svefi’s reception: +46 (0)922-688 00 or info@svefi.net.

Welcome to the knitting camp to get inspired and relax into a hobby loved by many – knitting. Take time for yourself, come and knit and just enjoy the whole weekend at Svefi!

Last day to register is 15/11.

The knitting camp is conducted in Finnish but can be translated into Swedish if needed.

More information: https://svefi.net/leimu/

Two bands playing traditional hardcorepunk at porthan school gymhall at friday 13.10 at 19.00.

Konsertissa kuullaan suomalaisia tangoja aina 50-60 -luvuilta tähän
päivään. Tango elää jälleen kulta-aikaansa! Tanssipaikat ja
konserttisalit täyttyvät intohimoisista tangon ystävistä.

Kalle Jussila on ehdottomasti yksi Suomen uskottavimmista ja
koskettavimmista tangon tulkitsijoista. Valovoimainen Susanna Heikki on
suomalainen iskelmälaulaja ja vuoden 2015 tangokuningatar sekä tuttu
radioääni Nostalgiaradion taajuudelta. Nämä suursuosikkilaulajat
ovatkin tarjoamassa uusia elämyksiä kuulijoilleen.

Säestyksestä vastaa Quattro-orkesteri ja konsertin kesto noin 2 tuntia
sisältäen väliajan.

Horizont is a community art project in TornioHaparanda and builds bridges through art.

The aim of the project is to create a dialogue between the young people of Haparanda and Tornio and the local inhabitants. Young people on both sides of the border can meet, plan and create art together. The dialogue is created from artworks in two parts, one part is created in Tornio and the other part in Haparanda. The project involves two buildings, Röyttantie 4, an apartment building in Tornio, Finland and Tornedalsskolan in Haparanda, Sweden.

Artists and groups will create art in June and July 2023, and after the artworks are completed, a two-part exhibition is held in both buildings in August and September 2023.

International grand markets in TornioHaparanda 24-27/8.

More information: International Grand Markets in Finland – Kansainväliset Suurmarkkinat (eurooppamarkkinat.fi)

Love over country borders!

Program and information: Love over country boarders – BorderPride

Artists Niina Lehtonen Braun, Mikko Kallio and Ilona Valkonen explore collage in different ways in the exhibition at the Aine Art Museum. In the three artists’ joint exhibition, collage is understood both as a method in art and as a way of being and thinking in this world. The exhibition is based on the long-term collaboration and friendship between Lehtonen Braun, Kallio and Valkonen. Collage is described by the artists as a process of disconnecting, connecting and rebuilding.

The exhibition consists of installations, animations, works on paper, paintings and object compositions. The exhibition at the Aine Art Museum will expand on the group’s previous exhibition Melancholy Diorama and the Wonders of Collage – Studio phase, which was on show in Berlin’s HilbertRaum art space in spring 2023.

Deciphering Roof Trusses tells about medieval wooden structures as well as the aims of the research about them, including the everyday life of fieldwork and the scope of the work related to both building and society today. The exhibition is based on the research and restoration work on medieval wooden structures carried out by Livady Architects since 2007, as well as Aalto University’s project Medieval Wooden Building Heritage in Finland: Roof Structures of Stone Churches, the Construction Process and Construction Innovations launched in 2020. The exhibition also presents the project’s preliminary results.

The exhibition is produced by Museum of Finnish Architecture.

Exhibitions in the old mills of Kukkolaforsen. Open every day 11-17, 22/6-4/8.

Ilkka Juhani Takalo-Eskolan yksityisnäyttely Aineen taidemuseossa esittelee monipuolisen ja tuotteliaan taiteilijan elämäntyötä seitsemän vuosikymmenen ajalta. Pohjois-Suomessa, Keminmaassa syntyneen ja lapsuutensa viettäneen Ilkka Juhani Takalo-Eskolan (s. 1937) filosofinen maailma heräsi jo varhain Kemijoen läpinäkyvää vettä ja kosken kuohuja katsellessa.

Welcome to yearly Cultural days to learn more about our fascinating history in the Tornio river valley with our own language even. The restaurant and kios are open with delicious servings.

Kukkolaforsen has cultural days every year, when we present our authentic cultural village and the sauna world. We present the building of traditional fishing dam, a water-powered sawmill, flour grinding, the fishing museum and the production of wood chips. There is also an old home is open for viewing.

On Thursday there are open doors in the sauna area and you can test 5 different saunas and hear stories of them. The Swedish Sauna Academy was founded in Kukkolaforsen.

On National Rivers Day, we celebrate a free flowing river! Tornionjoki is Europe’s longest free-flowing, unharnessed river and an important spawning river for salmon and lampreys. The restaurant offers a 6-course menu with carefully selected wines at 18:30. SEK 995 menu + SEK 595 wine menu. A table reservation is essential.

After dark at 21:00, the torch-lit boats descend the rapids.

For centuries the locals have celebrated the arrival of the whitefish with a harvest festival, to honor the whitefish on both the Swedish and Finnish side of Kukkolaforsen.

The most child-friendly month of the summer is July when Summer in the Park starts in Haparanda with craft tents, face painting, pirate show, children’s sing-along and much more!
And for the adult audience, the traditional Thursday sing-along with Visfest on the last Thursday of July.

3 – 28 July weekdays between 10-14.30 Swedish time.
Follow us on www.facebook.com/sommariparkenhaparanda

Welcome!

Welcome to KesäRaja evening shopping event at the Rajalla På Gränsen shopping center! The shopping center will be filled with music in different places and at the same time you can enjoy shopping and the sale in several stores. All the stores will be open till 21:00 so you have plenty of time to shop!

The program of the event will be updated to the shopping center website

https://www.rajallakauppakeskus.fi/en/ajankohtaista/449/kesaraja-296

and to Rajalla På Gränsen Facebook and Instagram.

At the international Kalottjazz & Blues festival, you can enjoy the sweet harmony of music for three days in atmospheric concert venues in the heart of the border town of TornioHaparanda. The festival celebrating its 40th anniversary will offer a total of almost 20 concerts in the summer of 2023.

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.

Two countries, Two Timezones, One New Years Party on the border of Sweden and Finland in HaparandaTornio!

The New Year is celebrated in a traditional way in HaparandaTornio, when fireworks spark the New Year for both Finland and Sweden. The event will take place on the border of two states, in two time zones, together to celebrate the New Year. Victoria Square will once again be transformed into a big New Year’s outdoor disco with music on New Year’s Eve starting at 23.45 Finnish time and 22.45 Swedish time.  

In order for the evening to go safely, it is good to know the following:  

Our event is on the border area. According to the decision of the Swedish police authority, only small bags, maximum size 40x 40 x 20 cm , i.e. no backpacks or shopping bags, are allowed in the area. An exception to this rule are people who need to take necessary medicines or medical supplies with them. There is no bag storage in the area. There is a bag check at the entrance gates, so we kindly ask you to arrive early so that you can enjoy the event in time.  This year, there will be two entry routes to the area (see map here) and the aim is to carry out the checks as smoothly as possible. So, it is a wish from the staff that the guests will not to carry any bags.  

It is also forbidden to bring any fireworks to the event because firing is not allowed in the city centrum. Fireworks found during the bag check will be confiscated. 

Program SWEDISH time / FINNISH time
22.45 | 23.45 DJ Konna – Roope Halonen
23.00 | 00.00 Finnish New Year – Fireworks
23.05 | 00.05 DJ Konna – Roope Halonen
00.00 | 01.00 Swedish New Year – Fireworks

Welcome!

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

More information about this years event at www.classicmotormeet.se

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).

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.