Crown your festival evenings at the beloved Festival Club of the Midnight Sun Film Festival! The club is located by the river, behind the school.
Thursday, June 12
Tickets 10 €
10:00 PM
Pietarin Spektaakkeli
Despite its small size, Pietarin Spektaakkeli lives spectacularly up to its name. The band blends earthy rhythms with blues, soul, funk, reggae, rap, rock, punk, and Finnish schlager. The group – composed of Pietari Kiviharju (vocals/rap/guitar), Mitja Tuurala (contrabass), Tyko Haapala (drums), and Sami “Kanttori” Nieminen (organ) – delivers a rich musical mix that stretches from swampy, ascetic voodoo sounds to crowd-pleasing dance floor anthems and everything in between.
Friday, June 13
Tickets 20 €
10:00 PM
Olavi Uusivirta and Rillumarei
The pre-party for the Rovaniemen markkinoilla karaoke screening is a spectacle of its own! Pop veterans Olavi Uusivirta, Jiri Kuronen, Mathias Hermansson, and Janne Masalin trade electric guitars for an accordion and modern classics for couplets. This time-travel through Finnish cultural heritage is infused with the same intensity that audiences have come to expect from Uusivirta’s performances. A longtime guest of the Midnight Sun Film Festival, Uusivirta and his companions take over the rillumarei spirit and the Club Tent with effortless flair.
Saturday, June 14
Tickets €20
10:00 PM
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha
Fresh off their Etno-Emma Award win in March, this Lapland-Balkan ensemble makes their long-awaited return to Sodankylä. Last year, the band released the widely acclaimed album Äyskäri, named one of the year’s best albums by Lapin Kansa, Helsingin Sanomat, and Yle. Their sound is rooted in Balkan grooves and classic Finnish schlager, enriched over time with vibrant influences from Turkey, the Middle East, and Greece. Renowned for their ecstatic live performances, the band and audience push each other into such ecstatic heights that the old folks might’ve called it a trance.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Each evening before the live acts, the dancefloor gets fired up by the DJ duo Lars Ohlson Disco. This pair can turn even the clumsiest dancers into kings and queens of the floor. They serve up grooves from morning to night, and night to morning, fast and slow, familiar and unexpected sounds. Disco, pop, punk, evergreen hits, and nothing but pure, tight boogie! The crowd can influence the journey Lars Ohlson Disco takes—but not by making requests.