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Heikki
Eränen - Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival Founder
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Festival
Directors and Guests
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Kimmo
Mattila, Sirpa Sippola, Kevin Friedrich, Kaarina Ketola, Matti Aijö,
Tero Nissinen (Mayor), Antero Rytkölä,
Sari Rytkölä
and Minna Kulmala
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Large Audience assembled at the Festival Park in the center of Ikaalinen
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Helena
Pesonen - Ceremomy MC
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St.
Petersburg Youth Accordion Orchestra
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Antero
Rytkölä
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Guest
from Bulgaria - Veronika Todorova
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Guest
from Russia
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CIA
President Kevin Friedrich and Translator Minna Kulmala
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Alexander
Poeluev
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2002
CIA Coupe Mondiale Champion
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Sammi
Hopponen - Winner of the Golden Accordion and First Runner Up in
the Primus Ikaalinen Competition
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Heather
Masefield (New Zealand) accepting the Award for Accordions Worldwide
on behalf of her brother Harley Jones
Presented in recognition of Accordions Worldwide work in the promotion
of the accordion and the Finnish Accordion Activities
Photo by Minna Plihtari - Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival
Public Relations Manager
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Heather
Masefield accepting the Ikaalinen Award on behalf of Accordions
Worldwide
Photo by Minna Plihtari - Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival
Public Relations Manager
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Festival
Director Sirpa Sippola presenting awards to those who has contributed
behind the scenes to the festival. Recipients included:
Mirja Hanhikangas, Arja and Erkki Keskisaari, Jari Jokiniemi, Maritta
Kartaslammi, Lappeenrannan Harmonikkakerho (Reijo Kantanen - President),
Levorannan Auto Shop (Aulis Yiönen
- Director), Marja-Leena Mikkola, Tapio Mustajärvi, Ahti Papinsaari,
Raimo Pihkoluoma, Anu Sippola and Aino Ojakoski, Leila and Tapani
Rajala
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Sirpa
Sippola making the awards, and right, Kimmo Mattila and the Ikaalinen
Accordion Club and Choir performing the White Rose.
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Hosts
for the NZ Delegation Tuula and Alan Whiteland, Tony Davies and
Heather Masefield (New Zealand), guest host Mirja Hanhikangas
Photo by Minna Plihtari - Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival
Public Relations Manager
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Kimmo
Mattila, Sirpa Sippola, Kevin Friedrich, Heikki Eränen -Sata-Häme
Soi Accordion Festival Founder, Tuula Eränen and Terhi Palonen,
former festival Director
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Kimmo
Mattila and Sirpa Sippola dancing to the White Rose
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Sirpa
Sippola (Festival Director), Kimmo Mattila (Artistic Director) and
Minna Plihtari (Public Relations Manager) celebrate the end of a
perfect festival!
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