Kuhmo Chamber Music

Name: Kuhmo Chamber Music
Start: 2026-07-12T19:00:00+03:00
End: 2027-07-24T23:59:00+03:00
Location: Kuhmo

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 · 19:00 — Sat, 24 Jul 23:59

Kuhmo

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In July, a chamber music festival is held in Kuhmo featuring concerts performed by skilled chamber musicians. The festival takes advantage of Kainuu's natural beauty and bright summer evenings.

About the festival: Kuhmo Chamber Music

56th edition

edition

~22 900

concert visits (2025)

110+

international artists

60 paid + 25 free

concerts/events

Good to know

Runs 14 days: 12-25 July 2026
Single-concert tickets from ~14.60 EUR (lippu.fi)
Week pass (week 1): 500-660 EUR; week pass (week 2): 490-650 EUR
~25 free events (Heart of the Day, outdoor concerts, exhibitions, film screenings)
3 venues, all within walking distance: Kuhmo Arts Centre, Kuhmo Church (1816), Tuupala School
Concerts run from early morning to late night
Tickets via ticket.kuhmofestival.fi, Lippu.fi, or festival office (Torikatu 39, Kuhmo)
Discounts for students, unemployed and under-20s

What's new

2026-02
The full 2026 programme was announced in February, featuring 60 paid concerts and 25 free events over 14 days under the theme 'Celebrations & Ceremonies'.
2025-11
Finland Festivals named Kuhmo Chamber Music the Festival of the Year 2026.
2026-02
Ticket sales opened on 12 February 2026 via the festival's own webshop and Lippu.fi, with single-concert tickets starting from 14.60 EUR.
2026-02
Three world premieres commissioned for the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture year were confirmed: works by Olli Mustonen, Cecilia Damström and Krishna Nagarajan.

Headliners

Minna Pensola Antti Tikkanen Olli Mustonen Heini Kärkkäinen Sergey Malov Elina Vähälä Meta4 Storioni Trio Danel Quartet Helena Juntunen Ulla Tapaninen Arttu Kataja

Here's how it looked last time

2026

Photo: Joonas Kukkonen

Photo: Juuso Westerlund

Photo: Kuhmon Kamarimusiikki

Photo: Juuso Westerlund

Photo: Joonas Kukkonen

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