Cultural services in Karvia
The task of the cultural department is to support and develop the municipality's cultural and local history work and to be responsible for the management of the local history museum and the open-air museum area. In addition to the cultural department, the municipality's active cultural life in the form of various events is maintained by several hobby groups, which provide experiences for the municipality's residents all year round.
Everyone can find an inspiring way to express themselves among the hobby opportunities. You can join a choir, poetry circle, theater group, orchestra or tanhu group. With new ideas or wishes, it is also worth approaching the youth and culture coordinator and making your own hobby dream come true.
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Karvia Theatre Association
The Karvia Theatre Association, founded in 1995, is known nationwide for its summer theatre. The performances are suitable for the Finnish mind, and even painful problems are addressed with light-hearted humour. The performances are produced by amateur actors. In the winter, the theatre association's Tupateatteri produces plays for the Karviasali stage. The children's theatre meets weekly during the school year, and outside the school year, camps, trips and other activities are organised. The doors of all groups are open to new enthusiastic enthusiasts. The groups are directed by theatre director Leena Koivula. For inquiries and contacts, director/chair Leena Koivula 044 351 0610/willikansa@luukku.com, vice-chair Reetta Koivula 0400 642 003
Sampola Theatre
A high-quality theatre group that has been operating in Karvia for 35 years with its director Rauni Virtanen, whose diverse repertoire over the years has included wonderfully moving works from historical plays to classics.
Karvia Orchestra Association
A fifteen-piece brass band that has been operating continuously for 70 years. The band rehearses every Tuesday evening throughout the year. You are welcome to come to our rehearsals to get to know us, listen to us and even try out. There is no threshold, just interest. There are also free instruments. Our repertoire is extensive, from light to spiritual and much in between. We are available by appointment for various events.
Contact information: Esa Pukkila tel. +358 400 122 773/pukkila.esa@gmail .com, Kimmo Vaani tel. +358 44 9750777/kimmo.vaani@gmail.com
Poetry group Ainot ja Reinot
There is an active recitation group, which welcomes all mature storytellers who are interested in good stories and have life experience to share. At the gatherings, poems are read, and various compilations are prepared from collections by different poets, from the classics to the present day. Compilations are also prepared as "commissioned work" for various events. The group is accompanied by master harpist Lauri Kuusela. For inquiries, director Leena Koivula 044 351 0610.
Retro boys vocal group
Retro-Boys is a Karvia-based vocal group that started in the spring of 2017. The name was created in the name of gender equality as a counterbalance to the influential Metrotytöt band. Retro-Boys sings Pentti Pentinmäki, Lauri Viitala and Tapsa Keskitalo and is accompanied by accordionist Lauri Kuusela. Ilkka Viitala provides additional rhythm on drums when needed. The music performed by Retro-Boys is mainly based on genres from the 1950s-80s and the repertoire performed at different events is always adapted according to the theme of the event. So far, themes have included wartime, Karelianism, Women's Day, etc. In the future, the aim is also to revive old Karvia-based songs. The performances are usually also self-written. Tapsa is the contact person, tel. 045-1607199
Karvia Youth Club's tanhu -dance group
The Karvia Youth Club's Tanhuajat is a group with a long tradition, directed by Jaana Korpi.
The group is also part of the Petäjä-opisto study programme. For more information about activities and performances, please contact Jaana Korve,
tel. 040 5188 635.
