Surrender to all the senses

The sweetest festival of the summer brings together sparkling top artists from Finland and abroad to provide breathtaking experiences in varying venues!

During the festival week, the audience may travel in time and different genres of music and dramatized events in the beautiful concert hall, dusky cabins, ambient churches, and urban spaces.

The theme of summer 2025 creates connections without words and dives into the meanings of the sounds.

The popular Summer Academy master classes spice up the concert series with youthful energy, allowing the public to follow the mentoring and lectures, or even take their lessons in music making.

Pianist Anna Laakso guides the artistic direction of the upcoming summer.

– with no disinclination to deliver surprises and powerful moods!

In alternate years the artistic duet is played by pianist Tuija Hakkila and flutist Kaisa Kortelainen.

PROGRAM 2025

The program will be published in March

ARTISTS 2025

The artists who perform annually in the summer of Nurmes are the best in their field and make the festival glow with inspiration and skill!

Get to know the artists in more detail and come and enjoy on the spot.

ARTISTS

SUMMER ACADEMY'S OFFER TO THE SUMMER MUSIC AUDIENCE

Every year, Nurmes' summer is filled with captivating energy as dozens of young music students rush to learn craftsmanship and knowledge from the Summer Academy's master classes.

What would be a more delicious opportunity than peeking behind the scenes and watching how the road to becoming an artist is built.

Check out the possibilities here: