Karelia Week is being celebrated in Heinola from 29 September to 4 October. The programme for the week brings together Karelian history, culture, music and a sense of community. Events will be held at the K\u00e4kisalmi Museum, Heinola Upper Secondary School, the WPK House and Heinola Church. The week is organised by the K\u00e4kisalmi Foundation and the Heinola Karelia Society.<\/p>\n
The week kicks off on Tuesday 29 September at the K\u00e4kisalmi Museum, where two free guided tours of the Ladoga \u2013 Sea of Karelia exhibition will be held at 1 pm and 3 pm. Erkki Vuohelainen and Pertti Bogdanov, both from K\u00e4kisalmi, will be taking part in the afternoon tour at 3 pm.
\nOn Wednesday 30 September at 18:00, Heinola Upper Secondary School will be filled with Karelian music and traditional evening entertainment (*iltamat*). Performing at the Karelian Evening will be Erkki Liikanen with accordionist Heimo M\u00e4ntynen, Erkki Heiskanen and Leo Niemel\u00e4, the East H\u00e4me Folk Dancers, and Hannu Knuutila. The evening will be hosted by tribal leader Velkki Mykr\u00e4. Admission to the event is free, but tickets will be distributed in advance at Kahvila K\u00e4ki and the Heinola Cultural Office, with a maximum of two tickets per person.
\nOn Thursday 1st October at 3 pm, the history of the Heinola Karelian Society, *My\u00f6h\u00e4 ollaan enemmist\u00f6 \u2013 Heinolan Karjalaseura 80-vuotta* (We're late being the majority \u2013 The Heinola Karelian Society 80 years), written by Timo Mykr\u00e4, will be launched at the K\u00e4kisalmi Museum. At the event, Timo Mykr\u00e4 will delve into the background of the history and the production of the book. At the same time, a miniature exhibition showcasing the eighty-year journey of the Heinola Karelian Society will be opened at the K\u00e4kisalmi Museum.<\/p>\n
The main events of the week include the 80th anniversary celebration of the Heinola Karelian Society on Saturday 3 October at 14:00 at the Heinola WPK House. The anniversary speech will be given by Outi \u00d6rn, Vice President of the Karelian League, and the closing remarks will be delivered by Bishop Emeritus Seppo H\u00e4kkinen. Music will be provided by the V\u00e4rttin\u00e4 Trio. There will be coffee served at the event and admission is free.
\nThe Karelian week concludes on Sunday 4 October at 10 am with the Karelian Folk Mass celebrated in Heinola Church. The sermon will be given by Seppo H\u00e4kkinen. After the mass, a wreath will be laid at the memorial for those who remained in Karelia in the churchyard, and the festive week will conclude with church coffee in the parish's Lampisali hall.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Heinolassa vietet\u00e4\u00e4n Karjalaisten viikkoa 29. syyskuuta\u20134. lokakuuta. Viikon ohjelma kokoaa yhteen karjalaista historiaa, kulttuuria, musiikkia ja yhteis\u00f6llisyytt\u00e4. Tapahtumia j\u00e4rjestet\u00e4\u00e4n K\u00e4kisalmi-museossa, Heinolan lukiolla, WPK-talolla ja Heinolan kirkossa. Viikon j\u00e4rjest\u00e4v\u00e4t K\u00e4kisalmi-s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6 ja Heinolan Karjalaseura. Viikko k\u00e4ynnistyy tiistaina 29. syyskuuta K\u00e4kisalmi-museossa, jossa j\u00e4rjestet\u00e4\u00e4n kaksi maksutonta opastusta Laatokka \u2013 Karjalan meri -n\u00e4yttelyyn klo 13 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ajankohtaista"],"yoast_head":"\n