Europe day 9.5.2025 afternoon will be celebrated around Raatihuone Square in Kajaani. You may also follow the event page on Facebook.
Stage Program
Opening of the Event
Host of the Europe Day event, Paavo Haverinen.
Q & A With MEP Merja Kyllönen
Merja Kyllönen from Suomussalmi, Kainuu, is currently a member of the European Parliament. Previously she has also been a member of the Finnish parliament and the Minister of Transport of Finland. Merja has agreed to arrange a question and answer session with us at the Raatihuoneentori stage.
You may ask questions live at the event, but also suggest some beforehand using our Webropol form. Europe Direct Kainuu reserves the right to select the questions to be presented.
If you would like to formulate your questions more carefully, you can find background information about Merja’s responsibilities on her introduction page Merja KYLLÖNEN | European Parliament. Of course, you can also ask about the activities of the European Parliament on a more general level or about any other topic related that interests you.
Culture Performances
Kainuu is multicultural. We have newcomers, a.k.a. new Europeans, also from further away. During the Europe Day afternoon, a set of multicultural talents will perform on the stage, but we’ll also experience more traditional Finnish performances.
- Kajaanin Mieslaulajat double quartet
- Sri Lankan solo singing performance
- Nepali dance performance
- Sri Lankan children’s group dance
- Sri Lankan children’s group song
- Pakistan dance performance
- Sri Lankan ladies’s dance
- Kajaani Dance performance
- Award Ceremony of the Drawing Contest arranged at Red Cross Café on 4.5.2025
Other Program
Visit the Old Town Hall and Participate Community Art Workshop
12:00-16:00
During the event, the audience is invited to visit the old town hall (Raatihuone) of Kajaani, located right next to the stage.
16:00-18:00
Later in the afternoon, the space will also host a community art workshop arranged in cooperation with children’s and youth cultural center Kulttura and Elias Lönnrot society. The workshop is free and everyone is invited!
Visit The Art Museum And Make a Drawing
Kajaani Art Museum will be open on Europe Day during 12:00-17:00. Come and experience the multisensory exhibition of Hilda Kozári.
At 12:30-15:00 the museum also hosts an European themed drawing point for children. Come and draw at your own pace and leave your drawing to the staff. The best drawings will be awarded. The winners will be announced on EUROPE DIRECT Kainuu channels and they’ll also be contacted directly.
Pop-up location
The following organisations are presenting themselves on the Raatihuoneentori square
Europe Direct Kainuu
Urbreath-project of Kajaani University of Applied Sciences/ city of Kajaani
Red Cross’s Kajaani Department
Why Are We Celebrating and Who is Organising the Event?
Europe Day marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, presented on 9 May 1950. This signaled a new era for peace, integration and democratic cooperation in Europe, laying the foundations for the European Union as we know it today. Europe Day is celebrated annually on 9th May around Europe, also in Finland and Kainuu.
EUROPE DIRECT Kainuu is member of the Europe Direct network in Finland, which in turn is part of a Europe-wide family of centers. The centers make Europe accessible to people on the ground and get them engage in debates on the future of the EU. The network is managed by the European Commission.
