Festivals

The traditional festivals that are held in the region every year are:

• The Uhta Karelians culture international festival (the second Saturday of June),
• Merrymakings in Luusalmi summer festival (the last Sunday of June),
• The Day of the Borovoy settlement (July),
• The literary festival in the village of Haikola devoted to the national writer of Karelia Ortjo Stepanov (the second Sunday of July),
• The Jushkozero public merrymaking country festival (the forth Saturday of August),
• Marja-makovein päivä feast in the village of Voinitsa (the first Sunday of August),
• The epos Kalevala birthday (28th of February),
• The Kalevala marathon devoted to Elias Lönnrot (the person who collected the runes of the Kalevala epic poem) (February – April),
• The gifts of nature and hunting and fishing trophies exhibitions,
• The regional trade-exhibition of local craftsmen s works (February).
• Every year in May an opening night takes place on the stage of the Kalevala National Theatre.