Matinees at Villa Hakasalmi

The beautiful hall at Villa Hakasalmi has excellent acoustics, which is why we are having matinee concerts featuring all kinds of music there every Sunday at 2 pm. You can enjoy matinees for the museum entrance fee of 12/10 euros. Free entry to those under the age of 18 and museum card holders.

Sun 5 January at 14 Music from the vaults of heaven and the human mind

At the matinee of guitarist Santeri Rautiainen, old music meets the turbulent 20th century. The modern classical guitar opens the gates to baroque whimsicality, melancholic sighs and appealing sincerity. Impressionism allows the guitarist and guitar to forget their limitations and dive into the kaleidoscope of expression.

Sun 12 January at 14 Songs about grand emotions     

The matinee features classical vocal music from near and far, performed by mezzo-soprano Hannamaija Arjovuo, soprano Solja Lapilainen and pianist Annu Kari.

Sun 19 January at 14 Red, black, purple Programme €5

The hall of Villa Hakasalmi is filled with colourful tunes as young pianists Riikka Mäkinen and Kikko Siltanen from the Helsinki Conservatory of Music interpret piano music by Chopin, Scriabin and Debussy, among others.

Sun 26 January at 14 Runoen Programme €5

The new, pop, jazz and folk-based compositions of this down-to-earth, personal band give a new lease of life to the texts of well-known Finnish poets. Runoen grounds a modern person, taking them to the sources of Finnish poetry. Featuring Jenni Roth, vocals, saxophone; Juha Granlund, keyboards; Jatta Pihlajaniemi, vocals, flute; and Esa Hiltunen, vocals, percussion.