Dear Tangueros / Tangueras!

The programme of latest festival:

Teuvo Oinas, a popular  and respected Tango King from Northern Finland is the Patron of the Festival.

Tango has been declared part of the world’s cultural heritage by the United Nations. Unesco's Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage granted the dance and its music protected cultural status in October 2009.

For us Finns Tango is a matter of heart. The week-long international Festival with its’ unique program at the darkest and coldest time of the year will bring us the warmth and light we so much crave during the polar night. Every day of the Festival will feature a high-quality program with musical and dance events. On Saturday the Oulu Tango Week will culminate with the Festival Concert at Pohjankartano, in which Guardia Nueva will perform Argentinean tangos with soloists Matti Korkiala and Angelika Klas. On Friday the Quintet Novjaro, an internationally renowned interpreter of Astor Piazzolla, will charm us. Magnificent dance performances  by  Maestros of Tango, Gustavo Rosas and Gisela Natoli from Buenos Aires, as well as Alexey Barbolin and Julia Zueva from St Petersburg, will take place on several evening events during the week.  Plenty of dance workshops will be offered from Wednesday onwards.

We wish you a warm welcome to Oulu Tango Week Festival!

Teuvo Oinas
Patron of Oulu Tango Week Festival

Erita Wennström
Artistic Director of Oulu Tango Week Festival