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11:00 AM "Finnish
Accordion Folk Musician Championship"
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Festival
Organizers were happy to see an array of new entrants and faces in this
years Finnish Accordion Folk Musician Championships which were held
in four different categories, including 12 years and under, 15 years
and under, 18 years and under and the Vetran category for players 50
years and older.
Contestants were required to play two (2) Finnish compositions including
one Polka and one other Folk piece either a Schottische, Waltz or Mazurka.
Results are as follows:
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Name |
Age |
From |
Total
Points |
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12 Years and Under (born July 2, 1990 or later) |
| 1. |
Netta
Skog |
12 years |
Pusula |
176 points |
| 2. |
Tuomas
Mäkelä |
11 years |
Kaustinen |
170 points |
| 3. |
Minja
Jantunen |
10 years
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Orismala |
169.5
points |
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| Category:
15 Years and Under (born July 2, 1987 or later) |
| 1. |
Sami
Hopponen |
15 years |
Hukkala |
192 points |
| 2. |
Pasi
Raukola |
15years |
Harjunpää |
185 points |
| 3. |
Veli-Matti
Leppänen |
15 years |
Vanha-Ulvila |
179 points |
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18 Years and Under (born July 2, 1984 or later) |
| 1. |
Petri
Raukola |
18 years |
Harjunpää |
182 points |
| 2. |
Minna
Sulonen |
16 years |
Vanha-Ulvila |
164.5
points |
| 3. |
Hanna
Virtanen |
16 years |
Uusikaupunki |
162 points |
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50 Years and Over |
| 1. |
Kauko
Kulmaia |
55 years |
Tampere |
162 points |
| 2. |
Veikko
Hongisto |
72 years |
Mellilä |
130 points |
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Winners:
Kauko Kulmaia, Netta Skog, Petri Raukola and Sami Hopponen
Picture of Winners by by Minna Plihtari
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1:00
PM "Opening Ceremony"
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 The
official Opening Ceremony of the 31st Annual Sata-Häme Soi - Accordion
Festival was held at the Festival Park Stage where guests were welcomed
by Festival Officials. Included in the ceremony was a performance by
the guest aritsts which had travelled the furtherest, an orchestra from
Kazan, Russia.
These Musicians had left their home town in eastern Russia last Thursday
by bus, and just arrived in Ikaalinen the evening prior (4 days).
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3:00
PM "Singing in together in the Park"
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A Finnish
tradition of Singing in the Park took place in the Festival Park as
several thousand enjoyed an afternoon of music. Television crews filmed
this event as part of a documentary which highlights this activitiy
popular in three main centers in Finland, one of which is Ikaalinen.
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7:00
PM "The Army Band of Satakunta"
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The Army
Band of Satakunta performed to a large audience in the Ikaalinen Church
during this hour long concert.
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7:00
PM "Jump Band Concert in Kihniö,
a neighbouring town"
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8:00
PM "Dancing at the Oma Tupa"
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| Traditional Finnish Folk
Dancing is a popular activity, with dances lasting many hours at a time.
The newly renovated Oma Tupa turned into a popular spot as hundred enjoyed
hours of dancing to local musicians. |
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In and
Around Ikaalinen
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 During
the Summer months, Finnish people take advantage of the areas provided
near the lakes to wash out their home carpets.
Enviromentally friendly washing soap is provided, along with washing
tubs and drying stands. A long time tradition among the Finns during
the summer, a local resident of Ikaalinen is pictured here washing her
carpet on the shore of Lake Kyrösjärvi.
 The
carpets are placed on the racks with stripes vertical, so that if they
dye does run, it just runs through the same colored sections. They are
left to dry overnight if necessary. |
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