FROM 1000 LAKES TO 100 CASTLES: THIS WAS PART 12 WITH GUEST COUNTRY FINLAND

6.10. | The Münsterland Festival part 12 was opened by Linda Fredriksson. Outstanding saxophone playing by the jazz star at the LWL-Musuem für Kunst und Kultur in Münster.

from 20.08. | The exhibition "Saara Ekström. Designing with Nature." could be seen: Works inspired by nature in the interplay between reality and fiction.

from 08.10. | prINT - The graphics project showed prints by three selected Finnish artists. At the Münsterland Festival part 12, their works could be admired in two exhibitions at Kloster Bentlage in Rheine and FARB in Borken.

7.10. | The RESET*Landpartie led from Haus Vortlage in Lengerich to the moated castle Haus Marck in Tecklenburg during the Münsterland Festival part 12. Coffee and cake, a wide range of cultural activities and a concert with Elia Lombardini rounded off the excursion.

7.10. | Iiro Rantala: HEL Trio forms a virtuoso trio around Finland's most sought-after jazz pianist. They performed at the Münsterland Festvial part 12 at Kulturgut Haus Nottbeck.

7.10. | Elia Lombardini's music is impressive, harmonious and special. With his violin on stage, he created a unique atmosphere at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in the moated castle Haus Marck.

08.10. | Alexi Tuomarila, one of the best pianists of his time, came to the Kolvenburg for the Münsterland Festival part 12. His trio combines strong melodic, driving, rhythmic solos, Finnish melancholy, free improvisation and Nordic folk elements.

08.10. | Uusikuu fills the Finnish tango with new life. The small orchestra was a guest at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in the Friedenskapelle Münster.

10.10. | For the "Jarmo Saari Republic", Jarmo Saari has brought three Finnish drummers to his side. The group's spectacular rhythms could be experienced at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in Schulze Frenking Hofs.

11.10. | With us at the Münsterland Festival part 12: Verneri Pohjola. This exceptional talent combines traditional and modern elements to create a unique sound that is both extraordinary and captivating. Pohjola performed with his quartet at Burg Vischering.

13.10. | Jukka Perko looks back on a long and successful career as a saxophonist in legendary bands and orchestras. He was a guest with his trio at the Münsterland Festival part 12 at the Metallwerke Renner in Ahlen.

14.10. | Finnish dance culture at the Kulturhof Deitmar in Emsdetten: Dancers Marje Hirvonen and Nella Turkki took the guests on a journey of discovery and introduced them to the tradition of lavatanssi - including plenty of movement for the participants.

14.10. | Maija Kauhanen not only has an expressive voice, she also plays a modern version of the traditional Finnish kantele. She was a guest at the Münsterland Festival part 12 at FARB in Borken.

14.10. and 15.10. | Antti Paalanen performed at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in Nordkirchen and Altenberge. His music is wild, folk music combined with numerous other musical styles. The accordion in Paalanen's hands is a living, breathing dance machine.

15.10. | Terhi Dostal from Finland is an exceptional pianist and a true master of musical interpretation. She was a guest at the Bagno concert gallery in Steinfurt for the Münsterland Festival part 12.

16.10. | Juhani Karila read from his novel "The Pike's Curse" at the Münsterland Festival part 12: a love story told in a humorous and exciting way.

19.10. | Tuija Komi is a Finnish bundle of energy who impresses with her power voice, her versatile singing style and her artistic flair for nuances. She and her quartet are coming to Haus Brückhausen for the Münsterland Festival.

19.10. | Inspired by tradition, the Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet creates relevant contemporary music. The audience at the Münsterland Festival part 12 at Stroetmanns Fabrik in Emsdetten was able to hear their modern music for themselves.

20.10. | Four virtuoso musicians with a twisted stage show, handmade music and a large portion of provincial madness - that's the Gankino Circus. At the Münsterland Festival part 12, the formation performed twice in a row at the Alter Zollhaus in Senden.

20.10. | In a participatory project, Jan Philip Scheibe built a Finnish spruce sauna from dead spruce trunks. The inauguration ceremony and artist talk took place at the DA, Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst.

20.10. | The music of the Kari Ikonen Trio captivates with its beauty of sound, enormous energy and ingenuity - it is a pleasure to listen to this extraordinary trio. The Finns came to the DA, Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst for the Münsterland Festival part 12.

21.10. | The RESET*Landpartie culturally explored Haus Harkotten in Sassenberg. The excursion at the Münsterland Festival part 12 offered an appealing mixed arts program, coffee, cake and little surprises.

21.10. and 22.10. | Celebrity chef Jyrki Tsutsunen served up a 7-course menu at the Münsterland Festival in the Capuchin monastery in Münster. For this culinary experience, the Finn not only had ingredients from the Finnish forest in his luggage, but also the right musical accompaniment.

21.10. | Tenor saxophone meets drums: this is the recipe for success of the current duo project by Finns Timo Lassy and Teppo Mäkynen. You could experience the artists at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in the Kunsthalle Burkamp in Haltern.

22.10. | The post-jazz group VIRTA combines Nordic jazz, electronica and post-rock with avant-garde sensibility. They performed at the Münsterland Festival part 12 at Haus Siekmann in Sendenhorst.

22.10. | The musicians of Sväng are masters of the harmonica. With these gentlemen, the Münsterland Festival in the Bürgerscheune in Saerbeck offered a free-spirited, joyful and rhythmically vital musical melange.

24.10. | The Sámi are the only indigenous people in Europe. The themed evening at the Geomuseum in Münster at the Münsterland Festival part 12 explored the injustice done to them in lectures and moving images and opened up different perspectives.

25.10. | The Münsterland Festival part 12 presented two Finnish comedies with Filmland Finland. "Heavy Trip" was shown at the kult in Vreden, "Heroes of the Arctic Circle" at the Alte Brennerei Schwake in Ennigerloh.

25.10. | Kalle Kalima is a Finnish guitar virtuoso, Andreas Schaerer a gifted Swiss singer. Together they will perform at the Münsterland Festival part 12 at the GBS cultural center in Greven.

27.10. | The Münsterland Festival quartet part 12 consisted of the Finnish duo Hana and the Münster art collective EAT THE FROG. They performed together at the Kolvenburg.

28.10. | The group around singer-songwriter Désirée Saarela creates an atmosphere full of heart, joy and the power of storytelling - this could be felt during their performance at the Münsterland Festival in the Theater- und Konzertsaal Gescher.

28.10. and 29.10. | The Münsterland Festival excursion to Lake Offlum not only included a hike through the local countryside with a Finnish view, but also typical Finnish food and the opportunity to take a sauna.

28.10. and 29.10. | A mixture of jazz, R'n'B, soul and gospel: at the Münsterland Festival, the talented Maja Mannila Trio performed together on stage at Schloss Diepenbrock and Museum Abtei Liesborn.

29.10. | A strong, deep voice, a traditional violin and a magical lyre that is bowed - Päivi Hirvonen played with her trio at the Münsterland Festival in Asbeck Abbey

01.11. | First-class up-and-coming talent was represented at the Münsterland Festival part 12: The young musicians of the Echo Trio have already won several awards and performed on stage at Sandfort Castle.

1.11. | Iiro Rantala also gave an exclusive matinee concert at Raesfeld Castle - on a small scale.

02.11. | The Münster Symphony Orchestra & Iiro Rantala offered a profound program. To be experienced at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in the Draiflessen Conference.

03.11. and 04.11. | Ánnámáret belongs to the indigenous Sámi people, whose life and history are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the musician. At the Münsterland Festival part 12, she performed at the Berkelmühle in Stadtlohn and at RELÍGIO in Telgte.

04.11. | Tuomas A. Turunen presented his virtuoso piano skills as a soloist at the Münsterland Festival part 12 in the Old Town Hall in Schöppingen.

05.11. | At the final concert of the Münsterland Festival, Iro Haarla once again took the audience into new musical territory: with her Electric Ensemble Together, she created an exhilarating world of Afro-American rhythms, acoustic instruments, synthesizer and electric guitar.