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9.30
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Ikaalinen
Day
09.30 Ikaalinen Day Programme in the Festival Park (Arranged
by the Kovelahti-Koveranta Village Society in collaboration
with the Ikaalinen Association)
11.00 Religious folk songs at the Ikaalinen Church
12.30 Coffee at Rahkola (organized by the Ikaalinen town)
Free entry
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13.00
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 Closing
Ceremony of the Festival 2011
Moods from the festival week. The performers include Finnish
and
foreign artists and the various competition winners.
Venue: Festival Park, Ikaalinen
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The
Mayor of Ikaalinen Tero Nissinen, Sirpa Sippola (Festival Director),
Kimmo Mattila (Artistic Director) and Minna Plihtari (Public
Relations Manager) joined Government officials, International
Guests and visitors for the Closing Ceremony of the 39th SHS
Festival. Featuring national and overseas artists, the Closing
Ceremony attracted hundreds of people, who gathered to celebrate
a spectacular event.
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Heikki Eränen and his wife Tuula with Gary Daverne,
President of the Primus Ikaaline Jury
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Master
of Ceremonies Kalle Mäkelä
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Above:
Members of the official delegation at the Closing Ceremony:
Kimmo Mattila (Artistic Director), Representitive of
the Finnish Accordion Association, Sirpa Sippola (SHS
Director), Arto Satonen and his wife (Member of the
Finnish Parliament), Tero Nissinen (Ikaalinen Mayor)
and Matti Äijö and his wife (Chairman of the
City Government)
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The winner of Silver Accordion 2011 Sonja Lampinen
Parempien päivien polkka (comp. Lasse Heikkilä,
arr. Teijo Rekonen)
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Above
left: Greeting of the Ikaalinen City by the chairman
of the City Government Matti Äijö
Above right: Danijel Stankovic, Austria
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The
Keynote address being presented by Arto Satonen, Member
of the Finnish Parliament
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Marko
Kotilainen - The winner of Golden Accordion 2011
Eric
Bouvelle: Punching Ball (kilpailukappale tällä
viikolla) and André
Astier: La Tempete
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Plaquette
Award and Sata-Häme Soi Awards 2011
Chairman
of the Sata-Häme Soi Board Juhani Hakala receiving
the Plaquette Award from Sirpa Sippola
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Annual
awards are presented to people who have contributed
to the success of the SHS Festival. This years awards
went to:
Airi ja Arto Kivimäki, Juhani Lähde, Emmi
Kulmala, Petra Plihtari, Teemu Jernfors, Harri Kainulainen,
Johanna Wegelius, Jyrki Kokko, Kajaanin harmonikkakerho,
Ikaalisten Luomu, Timo Tuomisto, Seppo Helin ja Jarmo
Nikku
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Four
new honorary members of the Finnish Accordion Association
were announced
Kauko Tiistola, Olli Ylänen and Markus Lindholm.
Not pictured: Paavo Sjöberg
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Harmonikkayhtye
CONCERTINO Moldovasta
1.
Jevgeni Derbenko: Kollaasi Bizetin oopperasta 'Carmen'
2.
Vladislav Zubitsky: Hommage á Astor Piazzolla
3.
sovitus Mihail Grosu: Moldovalainen sarja
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Above
and below: The large crowd gathered for the Closing
Ceremony of the 39th SHS Festival
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Tero
Nissinen congratulating Golden Accordion Winner Marko
Kotilainen
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Marko
Kotilainen being congratulated by the President of the
Primus Ikaaline Jury, Gary Daverne
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At
the conclusion of the festival each year, there are several
traditions that must be carried out including the customary
'Leap of Joy', the Champagne Celebration and the Staff Party
held at Oma Tupa.
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Aino
Ojakoski (SHS Team Member) joins Minna Plihtari (Public
Relations Manager and Sirpa Sippola (Festival Director)
as they try to outsmart Kimmo by taking a practice leap.
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Not
to be outdone, Kimmo Mattila leaps high into the air
along with Aino Ojakoski,
Minna Plihtari and Sirpa Sippola (Festival Director)
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As
they all come back down to earth, the smiles on their
faces reflect the joy and well deserved pride of
having conducted a tremendous 39th SHS Festival
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Each
year on the Sunday ending the festival, at 4:00 pm,
Kimmo pops open a bottle of Champagne to celebrate with
the team members. For several years; we have tried to
capture that moment on film, and this year, thanks to
the quick shutter finger of Press Manager Minna Plihtari,
this year, the moment has been caught on camera!
Photo by Minna Plihtari
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'Amazing' Photo by Minna Plihtari
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Members
of the SHS Team enjoying a Champagne Reception
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Each
year the younger members of the SHS team have some fun
with their bosses from the festival. It is customary
to rename the main organizers based on their traits
and the various situations happening during the festival.
This year they named their bosses after various drinks
and the characteristics of that particular drink. Pictured
above are the organizers including Sari Rytkölä,
Minna Plihtari, Leena Heikkilä, Sirpa Sippola and
Kimmo Mattila
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Pictures from around Ikaalinen.
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The
Finnish Flag at the newly opened Flag Park in Ikaalinen
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Festival founder Heikki Eränen and his wife Tuula
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The
beautiful Rahkola House, built around 1805
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Sofia
and Gary Daverne with Kevin Friedrich after taking the
boat taxi for the 30 minute journey across the lake
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Ikaalinen
invites you to attend the
40th Anniversary
Sata-Häme Soi
International Accordion Festival
3 - 8 July, 2012
See you next year! All Welcome!
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