Decades of Culture - Event Series

Name: Decades of Culture - Event Series
Start: 2026-07-02T13:15:00+03:00
End: 2026-08-07T14:00:00+03:00
Location: Kontulan seniorikeskus/Palvelukeskus

took place · 2 Jul 2026

Kontulan seniorikeskus/Palvelukeskus, Helsinki

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The event is intended only for pensioners and unemployed people with a service centre card.

MON 2.7. 1920s: America's arrival in musical form

WED 9.7. 1930s: Singing together with 1930s melodies

WED 16.7. 1940s: Finnish film evening and old film songs sung together

TUE 21.7. 1950s: From the Olympics to dance floors - memories, trivia and music

WED 30.7. 1960s: The age of TV and record juries - record jury

FRI 7.8. 1970s: Disco fever - 1970s disco

About the festival: Decades of Culture - Event Series

6 sessions

events in 2026 series

6 decades

historical themes covered (1920s-1970s)

Good to know

Runs 6 sessions: 2 Jul, 9 Jul, 16 Jul, 21 Jul, 30 Jul, 7 Aug 2026
Restricted to holders of a palvelukeskuskortti (Helsinki service centre card)
Free to attend - palvelukeskus activities are free of charge
Palvelukeskuskortti is free and available from any Helsinki service centre reception
Organised by the City of Helsinki (Kulttuurin ja vapaa-ajan toimiala)
Programme format: music, sing-alongs, quizzes and reminiscence - no stage performers listed
Each session covers one decade from the 1920s to the 1970s

What's new

2026-07
The 2026 series opens on 2 July with a 1920s theme: American-influenced music of the era.
2026-07
The 9 July session focuses on the 1930s with communal singing of songs from that decade.
2026-07
The 16 July event covers the 1940s through a Finnish-film quiz and old film melodies sung together.
2026-07
The 21 July session revisits the 1950s with reminiscence, a quiz and music spanning the Olympics to dance halls.

Decades of Culture - Event Series

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