Program of the Soiva Metsä Festival 2025
Present throughout the festival 3.–6.7.2025
Forest Identity – Andre Vicentini, Jenni Toivonen
Grandpa’s sculptures –
Kauko Kovalainen
Water folk – Atso Airola
Cannon Pine – Marynka Dovhanych, Ville Linna
I row to the island to rest – Anna Fran Mäki-Jyllilä
Gnome cafe – Helmi Nieminen, Joona Sorsa, Karla Muuri
Ant camp – Liina Aalto-Setälä, Hanna Hyy, Eve Hamari
Something I don’t think about – Tuukka Pasanen, Hannele Karppinen
Everything is here is everything – Kaisa Porra-Hänninen
Forest stage – Tuhmat
Workshops
Pre-registration for the workshops will open on this website in mid-June. All workshops (except for the pottery pit firing, which can be registered through the Kianta-opisto registration system) can also be registered on site at the Soiva Forest info point in the morning of the workshop day.
THURSDAY: Outdoor firing pit for Kaolin clay – Ulla Harju, Kianta-opisto & Kainuu Kaolin Festival
THURSDAY, SATURDAY: Rope tree climbing workshop – Teemu Wallius
THURSDAY: Forest clowning workshop – Elina Selamo, Katja Lehtola
THURSDAY: Finland’s forests in environmental and climate crisis & forest knowledge workshop
SATURDAY: Forest forum. Bringing democracy to the forest dialogue – Riina Nykänen
SATURDAY: Soiva Metsä adventure workshop – Seikka-peikko, Elina Ilves
SATURDAY: Forest Awakening workshop with the Soiva Metsä instruments – Mikko Sarvanne
Thursday 3.7.
Demo of the contemporary circus peace A’a – Aino Savolainen, Ghia Lumia Fiendt, Ella Jaakkola
Sagor & Swing (live)
Forest clownery: What is going on here? – Elina Selamo, Katja Lehtola
YÖKKÖ (live)
Everything is here is everything – Kaisa Porra-Hänninen
Open stage
Playing together in the Sorrow forest
Suomussalmi Accordian Club: Sing along
Friday 4.7.
Let me become forest again: – Saana Pohjonen, Reijo Kela, Heikki Laitinen
SONGS FOR TREES, FLOWERS AND FOREST CREATURES & Everyone’s EchoChoir / Voxmovements – Maija Saksman
Pauanne (live)
DJ night: Aplu, DJ TuhkaTonttu, Elere, Swamp City
Forest awakening – Mikko Sarvanne & Awake Percussion
Kainuu forest disputes documentary theater, forest version – Vaara Collective: Elsa Lankinen, Sara Saxholm, Jussi Salminen
Panel discussion: how to secure the future of forests? - Tools for a just transition and art as a force for change
Open stage
On the Waters of Viena – Iida Falck, Petteri Falck, Lassi Tauriainen
Saturday 5.7.
Open decks & host: ༺paran𖦹ia༻
Toukka & Paula Markkanen (Live)
Wishamalii (live)
Everything is here is everything – Kaisa Porra-Hänninen
Hot blue bun – Liina Aalto-Setälä, Hanna Hyy, Eve Hamari
Playing together in Soivassa Metsässä
Gnome bar – Helmi Nieminen, Joona Sorsa, Karla Muuri
Bug theatre – Eemil Tähtinen
Open stage
Once upon a time in a forest, Havumetsän lapset
Forest floor dances – Sonja Selene
Talking head – Janne Saarakkala, Pakko Sanoa! Festival
Sunday 6.7.
ShyStella
BAD ROMANCE – Row Sarkela-Bassett, Shy Verstraete, Lei
Gnome bar – Helmi Nieminen, Joona Sorsa, Karla Muuri
Open stage
Forest calls back – Elo Mikael
On the Waters of Viena – Iida Falck, Petteri Falck, Lassi Tauriainen
Everything is here is everything – Kaisa Porra-Hänninen