Kuopio Dance Festival (Kuopio Tansii ja Soi)

Kuopio Tansii ja Soi
Torikatu 18
FIN-70110 Kuopio, Finland
Phone: (358) 17-3686-200
Email: office@kuopiodancefestival.fi

The oldest and biggest annually held dance festival in Nordic Countries, established in 1970. The programme contains about 20 contemporary, classical as well as folklore dance performances from Finland and abroad that include the audience of approximately 7000-9000 participants. Each year tens of dance courses and workshops for professional dancers, amateurs and beginners are offered (approximaterly 650 participants). In addition to the main programme there are dancing and music programme at the outdoor venues, market square, museums, restaurants, Regional Dance Centre venues etc. Approximately 30,000-40,000 visitors are drawn to the beautiful town in the Lakeland area 400 km to the North from the capital of Helsinki. Flight from Helsinki takes some 45 minutes, by train some 4 hours. The festival is held annually in June.