Programme

Thursday 6th of June
12.00 – 20.00 Registration Hotel Kalevala
20.00 Opening ceremony and dinner Hotel Kalevala

Friday 7th of June
7.00 Breakfast
8.00 Departure to Murtovaara house museum by bus
9.30 Walk to Murtovaara
10.00 Coffee and sandwich at the museum
11.00 Departure for the bus
11.30 The bus leaves to Kuhmo

Annual meeting:
9:00 Annual meeting Hotel Kalevala
10.00 Coffee break
12.00 Departure to the Kuhmo house

12.00 Kuhmo-talo exhibition opens
13.00 Arrival at the Kuhmo house
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch at Kuhmo-talo, Juttua Cafe. Accordion music in the lobby
14.00 Kuhmo-talo, movie ”Kämppäemäntä”
15.00 Kuhmo-talo, presentation and screening of Markku Pölönen’s film THE RAFTSMEN OF ALL THE WORLD
15.30 Kuhmo Oy sawmill presentation film
16.00 Music performance, Kuopio traditional raftsmen choir
17.00 The bus leaves to Hotel Kalevala
19.00 Dinner at the Hotel Kalevala, evening continues with an evening party with dancing and a beach program

Saturday 8th of June

7.00 Breakfast
8.30 Departure to Kuhmo Oy’s sawmill by bus
10:00 Arrival at Kuhmo-talo, organizing for the festive parade. At Kuhmo-talo, the cafe Juttua is open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with toilet facilities
10:30 The festive parade leaves from the Kuhmo Arts Centre to the library (near Pajakkakoski rapids)
11.30 Lunch
13.00 The Raftsmen Finnish championships starts at Pajakkakoski, rafting and pole vaulting
16.00 The bus leaves for Hotel Kalevala
18.00 Gala dinner in Väinölä
20.00 Traditional Finnish dances at Kelo
The evening program continues on the beach of Hotel Kalevala

Sunday 9th of June

8.00 Breakfast
10.00 Service in Kuhmo church
12.00 Lunch and closing ceremony of the International , Hotel Kalevala
11.00 The Raftsmen Finnish championships continues with the marathon and team rowing at Tönölänlampi pond in the Kalevala sports center.
13.00 Team rowing
15.00 The championships ends
Also other program all day.