Choirs: Jyväskylä War Veterans' choir, Jämsä and Mänttä War Veterans' traditional choirs and Harmaat Herrat men's choir, Jyväskylän Rautatieläisten Mieskuoro railwaymen's choir, Laukaan Mieslaulajat male singers, Tikkakosken Mieslaulajat male singers and Vaajan Laulu singers. Choir directors: Soloists: Taisto Polvi, Jenna Bågeberg Conductor: Host: Heikki Kahila Organised by: Air Force Band Tickets: Tickets €20, includes doughnut and coffee. At this concert, Heart in Finland, we will hear tunes from various decades during our independence performed by the Air Force Band and a large men's choir. The beginning of the concert will feature music that portrays the first, trying decades of our independence - when national unity and even our existence were at stake. The lyrics tell of the white and blue emotions and devotion that people felt for their independent fatherland. The second half of the concert will feel like going through an old, collective photo album of Finland as a nation. Songs, tunes and melodies from across the ages will bring to life memories of Finland as it was then. Heart in Finland will take you on an unforgettable trip down memory lane. The concert is one of the Finland 100 celebration events. The master of ceremonies for the evening will be Heikki Kahila. Concert proceeds will be given to war veteran organisations.

Choirs: Jyväskylä War Veterans' choir, Jämsä and Mänttä War Veterans' traditional choirs and Harmaat Herrat men's choir, Jyväskylän Rautatieläisten Mieskuoro railwaymen's choir, Laukaan Mieslaulajat male singers, Tikkakosken Mieslaulajat male singers and Vaajan Laulu singers. Choir directors: Soloists: Taisto Polvi, Jenna Bågeberg Conductor: Host: Heikki Kahila Organised by: Air Force Band Tickets: Tickets €20, includes doughnut and coffee. At this concert, Heart in Finland, we will hear tunes from various decades during our independence performed by the Air Force Band and a large men's choir. The beginning of the concert will feature music that portrays the first, trying decades of our independence - when national unity and even our existence were at stake. The lyrics tell of the white and blue emotions and devotion that people felt for their independent fatherland. The second half of the concert will feel like going through an old, collective photo album of Finland as a nation. Songs, tunes and melodies from across the ages will bring to life memories of Finland as it was then. Heart in Finland will take you on an unforgettable trip down memory lane. The concert is one of the Finland 100 celebration events. The master of ceremonies for the evening will be Heikki Kahila. Concert proceeds will be given to war veteran organisations.

Air Force Band 40th Anniversary Concert The Aerial Photos of Finland Concert is a fantastic overview of Finnishness and Finnish sentiment. Inspired by national musical traditions, Anssi Tikanmäki's album "Landscape Portraits of Finland" was an immediate phenomenon when it was released in 1981 and became widely popular among a vast majority of music listeners. The album has stood the test of time and its tunes that draw inspiration from musical genres from the very north of Finland to the south of Finland still have a strong appeal. Together, the Air Force Big Band and saxophone soloist Pepa Päivinen play their take on Anssi Tikanmäki's music. Several arrangers have given new shape to the landscapes conjured by the melodies. The public will also be treated to several snapshots from Anssi's other production. At the same time we celebrate the Air Force Band's 40th Anniversary. Pepa Päivinen and the Air Force Big Band are an explosive combination and their show will leave no-one cold.