Sommelo Events 2012

The Ethno Music Festival Sommelo is an annual music event, organised in the Finnish province of Kainuu and in Viena Karelia (Russia), taking place in late June/early July. The Sommelo Festival 2012 will run from 28th June until 2nd July. The music courses start earlier the same week.

Kuhmo is the main venue for the Sommelo Festival in the province of Kainuu. The seminars, training courses and the majority of the concerts on the Finnish side will take place there. Other concert venues for Sommelo 2012 in Kainuu will be Ristijärvi, Sotkamo and Suomussalmi. The Sommelo concerts in the province of Kainuu will take place 28th - 30th June. In Viena Karelia there will be concerts in Uhtua and Haikola on 1st–2nd July.