{"id":6878,"date":"2026-11-12T09:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kakisalmimuseo.fi\/?p=6878"},"modified":"2026-11-12T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:39:05","slug":"kakisalmi-museo-esilla-torreviejan-karjala-kerhossa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kakisalmimuseo.fi\/en\/kakisalmi-museo-esilla-torreviejan-karjala-kerhossa\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00e4kisalmi Museum on display at the Karjala Club in Torrevieja"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Torrevieja, Spain, Karelian traditions are celebrated through songs, memories, and common meetings. Ville and Pirjo Kokko, who have been active in the Karelian club for about 20 years, visited and presented the K\u00e4kisalmi Museum and told about the Karelian summer festival to be held in Heinola in 2028. The theme of the visit was music and Karelian karaoke.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ville and Pirjo Kokko (foreground) greeted the club members from the K\u00e4kisalmi Museum and the 2028 Karjalainen Summer Festival in Heinola.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Karjala Club in Torrevieja is one of the foreign member communities of the Karjalainen Liitto. The club brings together Finns living in the area who are of Karelian origin and interested in Karelian culture. Sirkka Turunen organizes the meetings of the loosely organized club.<\/p>\n

Karjalainen community spirit for two decades<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Kaija Yl\u00e4-Herttuala, who writes about the history of the club, the activity began about 20 years ago when it was noticed that there were many Finns in the area who were interested in Karelian culture.
\nAt first, the club operated in conjunction with a local Finnish sports club and later joined the Karjalan Liitto (Karjalian Federation). In its most active years, the club members met monthly, organized parties and dances, played skittles, and visited museums.
\nThe meetings also heard the memories and life stories of people who lived in Karjala before the war.<\/p>\n