Mikkeli Music Festival 1.-8.8.2026

A prestigious classical music festival in the heart of Lake Saimaa, Mikkeli.

The Mikkeli Music Festival is a week of outstanding live music, where world-class orchestras, celebrated soloists, and rising young talents come together in the unique atmosphere of the Finnish Lakeland. Alongside great symphonic works and chamber music, the programme also embraces other genres, such as tango and Finnish popular music, creating a diverse and vibrant festival experience.

Set in inspiring venues ranging from the Mikaeli Concert Hall to the historic Mikkeli Parish Church, the festival combines artistic excellence with the relaxed elegance of a Nordic summer city.

Programme 2026

• Opening concert: Tango Buenos Aires – 1.8.2026, 18.00, Mikaeli Concert Hall

• Schumann – Netzel – Leiviskä – 2.8.2026, 14.00, Mikaeli, Chamber Music Hall

• L’échange – 2.8.2026, 16.00, Mikaeli, Chamber Music Hall

• Pepe Willberg – 80 years anniversary concert – 4.8.2026, 18.00, Mikaeli, Martti Talvela Hall

• Philharmonia Orchestra, Rouvali & Montero – 5.8.2026, 18.00, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki

• Young talents: Instrument Academies concert – 5.8.2026, 18.00, Mikaeli Concert Hall

• Philharmonia Orchestra: From the New World – 6.8.2026, 19.00, Mikaeli, Martti Talvela Hall

• Päämajasymposium 2026 – 7.8.2026, 10.00, Mikaeli, Mikkeli

• PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA: Finlandia – 7.8.2026, 19.00, Mikkeli Parish Church

• PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA: Chamber Music Concert – 8.8.2026, 11.30, Mikaeli, Martti Talvela Hall

• PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA: Violin Virtuoso – 8.8.2026, 19.00, Mikaeli, Martti Talvela Hall

See also the On The Move! programme of free concerts around Mikkeli.