MUU-kesä Summer Program

11–19 Free admission to Seinäjoki Art Hall
Exhibition space Vintti: group exhibition Flashback.
Exhibition space Halli: group exhibition The Contamination of Time

11–16 Workshop: A Ticket to the Future
What kind of traces will the present leave for the future? This self-guided workshop, which introduces the themes of the “The Contamination of Time” exhibition, invites participants to reflect on the connections between the past, present, and future through creative activities.

In the workshop, you’ll create your own ticket to the future. On the ticket, you can write or draw things you’d like to take with you into the future, things you’d be willing to leave behind, and a “fossil” of your own life—a mark that might endure far into the future.

This free, nonstop workshop is open 11-16 at Pedatila Itikka. The workshop is open to everyone.

11–13 & 14–16 Workshop: Carnival Spinning Top
Come to the most joyful workshop of the summer to make your own carnival pinwheel! In this craft workshop, you can design and make a fun carnival pinwheel for summer fun. Choose the most vibrant colors of summer for this spinning decoration and be charmed by the fun!

• Location: Kässä 2 classroom
• Recommended age: approximately 4–10 years old; preschoolers may attend the workshop accompanied by an adult
• Duration: about 30 min
• Material fee: 3 € per project. Payment by card or cash on site.

The workshop runs non stop – join us if there’s space available!

13–14 Reivikeiju’s Role-Playing Game for Children
Strange things are happening in Seinäjoki. The river areas of Seinäjoki are completely closed off due to continuous flooding, and there’s no end in sight. How can Seinäjoki be saved from this devastating flood?

Reivikeiju leads a low-threshold, participatory role-playing game for children, where the audience can vote by pointing at the given options or shout out what should be done next. You can participate quietly by pointing and watching, or dive right in and immerse yourself in the world of the role-playing game. Suitable for anyone interested – no prior experience with role-playing games is required🧚🏻‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♀️🧙‍♂️

Behind Reivikeiju Role-Playing Games is Venla Sippola, originally from Seinäjoki, who is studying to become a theater director at the Turku Academy of Arts.

• Location: Kammio, 1st floor
• Duration: approx. 1 hour
• Recommended age: 7+ (younger children must be accompanied by an adult)
• Free admission!
• The game is in finnish language

13–14 Concert: Listen to the Sea Sing
The concert program offers an enchanting selection of familiar and lesser-known songs about Nordic nature. The lyrics speak of the changing seasons, the sea, forests, and snow—natural phenomena that unite us who live in the Nordic countries. Through metaphors drawn from nature, the songs delve into various human emotions and stories. Songs in Finnish, Swedish, and Icelandic will be performed by soprano Wilhelmína Tómasdóttir and pianist Aino Heimonen.

“In a time marked by unrest and division, we want to create a space where we can appreciate the things that unite us. As residents of the Nordic countries, we are united by our experience of the climate and nature, where our lives are shaped by the changing seasons and contrasts: warmth and cold, light and darkness. The desire to protect our nature and preserve its unique characteristics is a matter close to many hearts. Come and immerse yourself in this topic, accompanied by beautiful music!”

• Location: Hugo Hall, 2nd floor
• Duration: 1 hour
• Free admission!

11–19 Free admission to Seinäjoki Art Hall
Exhibition space Vintti: group exhibition Flashback.
Exhibition space Halli: group exhibition The Contamination of Time

11–16 Mobile Library Valo visits Kalevan Navetta
Come check out the Mobile Library’s selection! You can borrow and return books, take a break, and find inspiration through reading.

13–14 Concert: Seeli Toivio – The Magic of the Cello!
Come and immerse yourself in the world of film music! Cellist and singer Seeli Toivio takes the audience on an unforgettable journey through familiar melodies. The approximately one-hour concert will feature music from films such as Gone with the Wind, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Interstellar, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The program also includes melodies from Finnish films as well as classical music gems ranging from Bach to Merikanto.

The concert will feature both an acoustic cello over 200 years old and a modern Yamaha electric cello. The music is complemented by Toivio’s impressive vocals. This versatile musician holds a Doctor of Music degree from the Sibelius Academy and has performed extensively around the world.

• Location: Hugo Hall, 2nd floor
• Duration: 1 hour
• Free admission!

13–15 Workshop: Meadow Pods
In this workshop, led by Seinäjoki’s summer visual artist Gabriella Presnal, participants will create a small hanging sculpture made of meadow seeds and biocomposite under the artist’s guidance. The sculpture will decompose naturally, or it can be ceremoniously destroyed like a piñata, releasing the seeds into the environment for everyone to enjoy. The workshop is free of charge and will be held at Pedatila Itikka.

14–15 Reivikeiju’s Role-Playing Game for Adults
Strange things are happening in Seinäjoki. The river areas of Seinäjoki are completely closed off due to continuous flooding, and there is no end in sight. How can Seinäjoki be saved from this devastating flood?

Reivikeiju will lead the audience in a low-threshold, participatory role-playing game where spectators can vote by pointing at given options or shout out what should be done next🔥 You can participate quietly by pointing and watching, or dive in headfirst and immerse yourself in the world of the role-playing game.

Suitable for those interested in role-playing games, beginners, and seasoned veterans alike. The role-playing game draws heavy inspiration from the D&D universe, but operates entirely by its own rules so that the audience can easily play together as a united force against evil 🧚🏻‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️ 🧜🏻‍♀️🧙‍♂️

Behind Reivikeiju Role-Playing Games is Venla Sippola, originally from Seinäjoki, who is studying to become a theater director at the Turku Academy of Arts.

• Location: Kammio, 1st floor
• Duration: approx. 1 hour
• Age restriction: 16+
• Free admission!
• The game is in finnish language

11–19 Free admission to Seinäjoki Art Hall
Exhibition space Vintti: group exhibition Flashback.
Exhibition space Halli: group exhibition The Contamination of Time

11–19 Kalevan Navetta documentary film
In Pedatila Itikka is screening of Kalevan Navetta’s three-part short film series non-stop. The film follows the stages of the building’s renovation and the opening of the cultural center in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

12–13 & 14–15 Workshop: Carnival Spinning Top
Come to the most joyful workshop of the summer to make your own carnival pinwheel! In this craft workshop, you can design and make a fun carnival pinwheel for summer fun. Choose the most vibrant colors of summer for this spinning decoration and be charmed by the fun!

• Location: Kässä 2 classroom
• Recommended age: approximately 4–10 years old; preschoolers may attend the workshop accompanied by an adult
• Duration: about 30 min
• Material fee: 3 € per project. Payment by card or cash on site.

The workshop runs non stop – join us if there’s space available!

13–14 Teatteri Tie presents: “Adalmina’s Pearl”
Theater Tie presents Sakari Topelius’s classic fairy tale “Adalmina’s Pearl.” Old fairy tales are a wonderful part of our national storytelling tradition, and the lessons they contain deserve to be pondered by every generation, in every era.

Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who had a little girl named Adalmina. Two fairies had been invited to her christening. The Red Fairy gave Adalmina a large pearl, followed by three more gifts. “Know this,” said the fairy, “as long as Adalmina keeps the pearl with her, she will grow more beautiful, richer, and wiser with each passing day.”

The Blue Fairy said, “If she loses her pearl, her beauty, her wealth, and her intelligence, she will receive from me a fourth—but the most precious of all—gift in return, and that is a humble heart.” And with that, both fairies nodded in farewell and vanished like two cumulus clouds in the blue summer sky.

• Location: Hugo Hall, 2nd floor
• Duration: approx. 1 hour, including intermission
• Recommended age: 5+
• Free admission!
• The performance is in finnish language

13–15 Workshop: “Ääneen laulettu”
This workshop features art-based exercises, such as creative writing, vocal exercises, and light visual activities, which will come together to form a collaborative song. No prior experience or special skills are required; just come as you are. Space is limited to 15 participants.

• Location: Kammio, 1st floor
• Duration: approx. 2 hours
• Tickets: 30 €, early bird 25 €, workshop + concert combo ticket 40 €. Buy tickets here
• The workshop is in finnish language.

18–19 Concert: Saaramaija Żórawski & Highlights from the “Ääneen Laulettu” Workshop
Saaramaija Żórawski is an artist, composer, and educator who works with songwriting, improvisation, and community-based music. Her work emphasizes presence, physicality, and accessible participation.

• Venue: Kammio, 1st floor
• Duration: approx. 1 hour
• Tickets: 20 €, early-bird 15 €, workshop + concert combo ticket 40 €. Buy tickets here

11–19 Free admission to Seinäjoki Art Hall
Exhibition space Vintti: group exhibition Flashback.
Exhibition space Halli: group exhibition The Contamination of Time

11–19 Kids’ Activity Corner
In Kammio room, there are small activities and tasks for children throughout the day. You can visit there during the building’s opening hours.

11–16 Workshop: A Ticket to the Future
What kind of traces will the present leave for the future? This self-guided workshop, which introduces the themes of the “The Contamination of Time” exhibition, invites participants to reflect on the connections between the past, present, and future through creative activities.

In the workshop, you’ll create your own ticket to the future. On the ticket, you can write or draw things you’d like to take with you into the future, things you’d be willing to leave behind, and a “fossil” of your own life—a mark that might endure far into the future.

This free, nonstop workshop is open 11-16 at Pedatila Itikka. The workshop is open to everyone.

13–13:45 Kalevan Navetta Building Tour
During the Kalevan Navetta building tour, a guide will present the building’s eventful history—from a barn to a textile factory, a military warehouse, and finally an arts and culture center. The tour begins in the lobby at 13:00 and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Admission is free, all are welcome!

12:00–12:30 & 14:00–14:30 Concert: On the Edge of Wonders
The “On the Edge of Wonders” concert features Elina Muotio’s meditative music, which invites you to pause, recharge, and give free rein to your imagination. You can participate in whatever way suits you best: sitting in a chair or lying on the floor (please bring your own mat).

The gentle soundscape is created through Elina’s use of her own voice and meditative instruments such as Tibetan singing bowls, a handpan, a shruti box, koshes, and a gong. The “In the Presence of Wonders” concert invites you to open your ears to listening and creates space for each person’s own experience.

• Location: Hugo Hall, 2nd floor
• Concerts at 12:00 and 14:00
• Duration: 30 min
• Free admission!

11–19 Free admission to Seinäjoki Art Hall
Exhibition space Vintti: group exhibition Flashback.
Exhibition space Halli: group exhibition The Contamination of Time

12–13 & 13.30–14.30 Workshop: Carnival Spinning Top
Come to the most joyful workshop of the summer to make your own carnival pinwheel! In this craft workshop, you can design and make a fun carnival pinwheel for summer fun. Choose the most vibrant colors of summer for this spinning decoration and be charmed by the fun!

• Location: Kässä 2 classroom
• Recommended age: approximately 4–10 years old; preschoolers may attend the workshop accompanied by an adult
• Duration: about 30 min
• Material fee: 3 € per project. Payment by card or cash on site.

The workshop runs non stop – join us if there’s space available!

12:30, 13:45 and 15:00 Guided tours for children to the “Flashback” exhibition
This guided tour, designed for children and families, introduces visitors to the “Flashback” exhibition at Vintti exhibition Space. Accompanied by a guide, participants will explore the works in the exhibition through a child’s eyes, freely marveling at and examining the pieces. Just how funny, fun, and strange can contemporary art be?

• The tour begins in the Vintti exhibition space on the 3rd floor of Kalevan Navetta
• Duration: approximately 20 minutes
• Recommended age: Children under 9 years old accompanied by an adult.
• The tour is limited to the first 20 participants. No advance registration required.
• Free admission!

13–13:30 Circus Performance: Kukko Kiekuu
Strange things are happening on a magical farm, and nothing goes according to plan. Will the chick ever learn to fly, and why are the eggs bouncing? Horses fly and pigs do somersaults, but why is the barn moving and smoke rising from it?

This absurd, wordless performance for the whole family tells the story of a chaotic day at a strange animal farm, filled with unusual events, bouncing objects, and funny animal characters.

• Location: Hugo Hall, 2nd floor
• Duration: 30 min
• Free admission!

13–15 Workshop: Meadow Pods
In this workshop, led by Seinäjoki’s summer visual artist Gabriella Presnal, participants will create a small hanging sculpture made of meadow seeds and biocomposite under the artist’s guidance. The sculpture will decompose naturally, or it can be ceremoniously destroyed like a piñata, releasing the seeds into the environment for everyone to enjoy. The workshop is free of charge and will be held at Pedatila Itikka.