The Evening Market at Salutorget

The popular evening market continues for the seventh year on Wednesday evenings from 18.00 – 21.00 from 30.5. - 29.8. Buying, selling, bargaining, and especially, having fun, all take place here in good company. There are flowers, foods, fruit and vegetables, antiques, handicrafts, a fl ea market and much more.

Additional information
Rolf Blomqvist, Tel. +358-(0)400-968 327

Old Charles’s Summer Week

– The smiling town party 28.6. – 6.7.2008 Music, dance and various events come to the town market place and into the streets. On Friday 4th July the traditional summer market will come to the main street. More information can be found at: http://www.kokkola.fi/vanhan_kallen_kesaviikko/

Additional information:
Kokkola Office of Culture/Das Kulturbüro der Stadt Kokkola
Tel. +358-(0)6-8289 260

Kokkola Opera Summer

One of Finland’s best opera festivals, after Savonlinna.

2.8. OFFERERE Premier, 4/5/7/9.8.2008 at 19.00
3.8. Barock concert Il Ragazzi
3.8. Church music from Naples
6.8. A concert of modern music
8.8. Opera gala
In addition there will be free daily events at the market square and in the streets. A performance of Alban Berg’s “Lulu” will be held in the Merikaapeli hall in Helsinki in March 2009 and the premier of “1809”, an opera with a Swedish-Finnish theme will be performed at Kokkola Opera Summer 2009.
Tickets:
Kokkola Opera: +358-(0)400-329 425
Kokkolan Matkailu: +358-(0)6-828 9710
Luckan Kokkola: +358-(0)6-822 3646
info@kokkolaopera.com
http://www.kokkolaopera.com