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Fall in love with Ikaalinen!

Ikaalinen is a thriving hub of events. When looking for things to do in the Ikaalinen area, you can find the best events and hints all year round in our events calendar.

Events in Ikaalinen—such as Ikaalisten Haitarikesä (accordion festival), Saunafestivaalit, Puistofilosofia, and summer theatre such as Seleentakuset Summer Theatre —delight audiences with their rich programmes of performances. Sports and sports events in Ikaalinen are arranged by Ikaalisten Urheilijat, Ikaalisten Nouseva Voima, Ikaalisten Kuntoilijat, Ikaalisten Tarmo, Mansoniemen Meno, and Poltinkoski Golf, among other organisers.

Ikaalinen’s active, community-oriented Ikaalisten Seurakunta organises many small and large events.

Taika, Ikaalinen’s art association, arranges exhibitions and courses throughout the year.

Ikaalinen’s vibrant villages and active village clubs offer a breadth of events that include the Huopion markkinat in Luhalahti, the Summer Festival Suvijuhlat in Karttu, and Sikurin kesäpäivä in Sikuri and Kolkko, which are both exciting destinations at any time.

Please browse all the events in our events calendar.

Puistofilosofia - Philosophy in the Park

Philosophy in the Park is an annual festival of thought and dialogue in Ikaalinen, during which people gather in a park - in a Socratic fashion - to discuss topics that interest them. Over the years, Ikaalinen’s Philosophy in the Park week has become part of the culture of local events, with a strong, alternative philosophy-event tone and atmosphere.

Summer Theatre Seleentakuset

You’ll find the Seleentakuset Summer Theatre, which belongs to the Röyhiö Village Society, just behind the centre of Ikaalinen. The theatre is in the grounds of Röyhiö Village Hall and has a covered auditorium for 250 people and an uncovered auditorium for fifty people. Groups can dine at the village hall connected to the theatre. Tasty home-cooked food is available from a buffet. As a result of active volunteer work, the village hall has become the cultural centre of eastern Ikaalinen.

Saunafestivaalit- The Sauna Festival

Ikaalinen’s Sauna Festival, which happens every year in mid-July, offers a great variety of portable saunas, hot tubs, and vendors of sauna products and services. The midnight sauna is a fantastic experience! During the festival is decided the winner of the Finnish Championships in vihta or sauna whisk making and steam slinging (löylynheitto), alongside the Sauna Champion and Smoke Sauna Champion of the year.

Rahkola Summer

Rahkola Summer gathers together cultural producers, artists, craftspeople, sports associations, and other organisations and volunteers with the aid of the municipality of Ikaalinen. Together, we provide a programme of access to the cultural, leisure, and social life of Ikaalinen in the midst of the most beautiful parts of summer, offering experiences to visitors and the chance to relax and have fun together.

Huopion markkinat- The Huopio market

The Huopio market in Luhalahti kicks off in the summer. The Saturday market brings permanent residents, summer residents, and market traders to the Luhalahti market space four times over the summer months

Ikaalinen market

Ikaalinen’s marketplace is open on Wednesdays all year round in the church square. The market offers a communal living room for Ikaalinen's residents, visitors, and summer residents, somewhere people come not only to shop, but to spend time with and meet friends and acquaintances.