Jazz Finland Live

Welcome on a journey back in time to the birth of jazz music! The Vintagea! event celebrates the arrival of jazz in Finland exactly 100 years ago through music, vintage fashion, and dance.

The rhythms of the evening will be provided by the specially assembled Suomi Jazz 100 Rhythm Orchestra, featuring vocalist Sanna Rosberg. The music draws heavily from tradition, jazz schlager, and Finnish jazz standards. Performance times will be confirmed later, but two sets are planned. As the band plays, skirts will swirl when Kuopio swing dance enthusiasts take over the floor for the enjoyment of both the audience and themselves.

As a fascinating special feature, Pekka and Mikko Toivanen will present “From Jatsi to Jazz” — an informal and light-hearted talk by a Master of Jazz and a Doctor of Philosophy on more than 100 years of Finnish jazz history, myths and legends, and its key turning points, all delivered with a twinkle in the eye.

We invite event guests to wear or bring vintage clothing and accessories under the theme CELEBRATION. Put on your finest vintage party attire — whether your own, newly acquired, or inherited — from the 1920s or any other decade, or simply bring pieces with you. A hair and makeup artist will also be on site creating period-inspired hairstyles, and costumes from the 1920s — both authentic garments and productions from the Kuopio City Theatre costume department — will be available to admire. In addition, there will be a small jazz-themed exhibition and reading recommendations from the Kuopio City Library.

Now being organized for the third time, the Vintagea! event is perfect for everyone enchanted by the spirit of past eras, music, dance, and fashion. Let’s celebrate together with fellow enthusiasts our treasures made before the 1990s and the fast-fashion invasion, and bring vintage clothing back into use together!

Admission is free. The event venues are accessible.
Programme changes and additions are possible.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}