Month: July 2026

This year, the festival continues its popular initiative of offering free bus transport to nearly all of the concerts taking place outside Vaasa.

On three of the departures, a guide will join the journey. During the trip, you will either receive an introduction to the music you are about to hear or learn fascinating historical facts about the destination. The concert experience begins already on the bus.

All buses depart from Vaasa City Hall.

The buses depart as following:

July 23th, Opening Concert: at 18:30

July 24th, Idyl: at 17:15, with guid

July 25th, Carmen Y María de Buenos Aires: at 14:00, with guid – Please note! There is an option to hop off on the way back in order to attend the concert in Replot Church.

July 26th, Re:Vision: at 14:20

July 27th, Rodeo & Rhapsody (Vähäkyrö): at 17:10, with guid

Transportation back to Vaasa City Hall after the end of each concert.

For us, environmental responsibility means concrete actions in our own activities. We are committed to conserving natural resources and increasing our positive impact on the environment. As proof of this, we have been granted the EcoCompass certificate.

Our environmental promise:

1. We take environmental responsibility into account in our acquisitions and while choosing collaboration partners.
2. We communicate about our work for environmental responsibility and achievements. We encourage our audience, partners and artists to act according to our values. 
3. We contribute to environmental responsibility through our own network.

What is EcoCompass?

Korsholm Music Festival has been granted the EcoCompass certificate. It requires building an environmental program and adhering to it in the organisation’s year-round operations. An independent third party audits the environmental program every three years. The next audit for Korsholm Music Festival is this summer.

What does EcoCompass mean in practice?

As part of its environmental program Korsholm Music Festival does, among others, the following things:

• Favors travel by train and boat instead of plane and car in domestic travel
• Rents only electric cars when it comes to passenger cars
• Provides free bus transport for the audience to concerts outside Vaasa city center
• Buys technological equipment primarily second hand
• Instead of concert flowers, makes a donation to a sustainability focused organisation
• Does not use AI as a primary tool

When was the last time you went to a concert in the middle of the day?

With Korsholm Music Festival’s special daytime concert offer, you can enjoy two unique concerts for the price of one.

The first concert is Wings of Light, taking place at the Baptist Church on 27 July at 3:00 pm. The acclaimed Stenhammar Quartet performs a programme featuring music by Wilhelm Stenhammar, Maurice Ravel, and Nicky Sohn.

The second concert is Woodwinds on Wheels, held at the Vaasa Car & Motor Museum on 28 July at 1:00 pm. The concert features Artemis Wind Quintet and includes works by Carl Nielsen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Sergei Prokofiev.

Two concerts. Two unique venues. One great price.

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This year’s edition of the Korsholm Music Festival has now come to an end – and what a festival it has been!

The festival week was a great success, with no fewer than 13 sold-out concerts – a wonderful testament to the strong interest in live music and the unique concert experiences the festival offers. During these inspiring days, audiences enjoyed classical music at its finest, alongside jazz, soul, folk music and pop. Together, we created a festival filled with musical encounters and powerful emotions.

Our warmest and most heartfelt thanks go to all our outstanding artists, whose passion, artistry and generosity made this year’s festival possible. We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to our festival staff and volunteers, whose dedication and hard work behind the scenes made everything run smoothly.

Above all, we want to thank you – our wonderful audience. Thank you for filling our concert halls, sharing the joy of music with us, and showing year after year that the Korsholm Music Festival holds a special place in the cultural life of Ostrobothnia.

We are already looking forward to welcoming you back when the Korsholm Music Festival returns on 21–28 July 2027.

See you again – and thank you for a wonderful festival!