Knipi

Maxim opens at 4 PM, doors to the hall at 7 PM, and the show starts at 8 PM. Tickets at the door are 32.50 € - if available. Ticket prices increase to door price at 6 PM on the event day.

Zachris "Knipi" Stierncreutz is a singer-songwriter recognized by all Finnish pop music listeners. He is a founding member of Egotripi and a four-time Emma Award-winning composer who over a thirty-year career has written hundreds of songs for himself, Egotripi, and Finland's leading pop artists - including Jonna Tervomaa, Anna Puu, and Irina. In recent years he has been known primarily as a solo artist.

Knipi releases his third solo album Sivellinvetoja in October 2026, with the album's first single of the same name coming out on May 22. The album showcases his tender and acoustic side. Following the release, a fall tour with the band featuring around twenty shows will follow. Knipi also has a book Kuinka vangita perhonen (Tammi) coming out on October 2, 2025, and his new solo album is released by Lördag.

The event ticket also serves as public transport ticket on Vilkku buses in the Kuopio region on the event day from 4 PM to midnight. The ticket is valid as a travel ticket regardless of format (PDF, mobile, or paper) and also includes the option to change buses.

Accessibility: an assistant can attend the event free of charge with the assisted person's ticket. Wheelchair access is not available. Customers using wheelchairs or requiring special assistance are asked to contact in advance: info@maximkuopio.fi. The hall has a limited number of seats on concert nights, which cannot be reserved - seats fill on a first-come, first-served basis.