Kangasniemi Music Weeks

Name: Kangasniemi Music Weeks
Start: 2026-07-12
End: 2026-07-19
Location: Kangasniemi

took place · 12 Jul 2026

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Kangasniemi Music Weeks is a vocal-focused festival featuring concerts and opera and vocal art courses. The artistic director is conductor Mikko Franck.

The Kangasniemi singing competition is held every two years - next in 2026.

About the festival: Kangasniemi Music Weeks

Since 1983

years running

Since 1987

singing competition

Over 40 years

festival history

11,500 EUR

competition prize pool

Good to know

Runs 8 days: Sun 12 July - Sun 19 July 2026
Singing competition finals: 18-19 July 2026
Tickets sold via lippu.fi and Kangasniemi library; also available at the door before concerts
Culture benefit cards (Epassi, Edenred, Smartum) accepted
Singing competition prize pool: 11,500 EUR total
No age limit for singing competition entrants; all compete in one category
Location: Kangasniemi, South Savo - on the shore of Lake Puula

What's new

2026-06
The 2026 edition runs 12-19 July under new artistic director Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, with the Kangasniemen Laulukilpailu as the closing highlight on 18-19 July.
jan 2026
The jury for the 2026 singing competition was announced: Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (chair), Tiina-Maija Koskela, Pietari Inkinen and Ville Rusanen.
mar 2025
Soprano Johanna Rusanen-Kartano was named the new artistic director, succeeding Mikko Franck who led the festival for over 22 years.
2025
The KaMuksi development project, funded by the Veej'jakaja leader group, was launched to better integrate the festival into the local community and economy through 2026.

Headliners

Johanna Rusanen-Kartano Ville Rusanen Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno Jukka Nykänen Mari Palo Heikki Halinen Tuula Hällström Maija Linkola Jussi Vähälä Diandra Marika Hölttä Jussi Vänttinen

Here's how it looked last time

Photo: Kristiina Procope-Hietanen

Photo: Mika Kaartinen

Photo: Kristiina Procope-Hietanen

Photo: Kangasniemen Musiikkiviikot

Photo: Kristiina Procope-Hietanen

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