The sweetest event of Easter and spring, the Kevään kutsu (Spring call), is celebrated at Mathildedal Ironworks on Easter Saturday, April 4th, from 12pm to 3pm.
The program includes:
The program will be updated during March.
All area services are open
Free entry to the event!
The Kevään kutsu event at Mathildedal Ironworks has been celebrated since 2005. The event, which has become a tradition, is a feel-good happening for all ages.
We reserve the right to make changes to the event.
The “Dance with Everyone” event is a dance course that promotes the well-being and sense of community among participants, with a special focus on special groups and elderly people.
The course is led by professional dance teachers, and the music is provided by Timo Rautala.
The dance courses organized with the support of the City of Salo’s participatory budgeting are free of charge for participants. There is a café at the dance course where you can buy a small evening snack. Payment at the café is in cash.
Please register with Timo Rautala by April 19th via email at rautalatimo@gmail.com or by text message at 040 087 8041.
Welcome to enjoy the joy of dance!
The “Dance with Everyone” event is a dance course that promotes the well-being and sense of community among participants, with a special focus on special groups and elderly people.
The course is led by professional dance teachers, and the music is provided by Timo Rautala.
The dance courses organized with the support of the City of Salo’s participatory budgeting are free of charge for participants. There is a café at the dance course where you can buy a small evening snack. Payment at the café is in cash.
Register with Timo Rautala by March 1st via email at rautalatimo@gmail.com or by text message at 040 087 8041.
Welcome to enjoy the joy of dance!
Salon Art Museum at the Veturitalli from January 24 to May 3, 2026, in the spirit of the exhibition “The Boy Who Loved Birds,” even in Näkkäri’s Children’s Saturdays, you will immerse yourself in the world of Hannu Hautala’s nature photographs!
Hannu’s Animal Children is a musical photo exhibition. Master nature photographer Hannu Hautala’s animal child images are hung as large fabric prints on a rotating laundry rack. Soiva Siili (“The Singing Hedgehog”) musicians Kyösti and Markus sing small animal songs composed to the images, spin the rack, and collect photo laundry from the lines as the illustrated concert progresses. All animal images in the performance are taken by Hannu Hautala. Hannu also participates in the performance as the narrator’s voice.
NOTE!
There are two concerts on the same day. Concert times: at 10 am and at 1 pm. Duration of the concert approx. 30 minutes. Recommended age 1+, suitable for the whole family.
With a concert ticket (electronic online store receipt or paper concert ticket), you also get free admission to the exhibition “The Boy Who Loved Birds” at Veturitalli from Saturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 29, 2026.
The performance is part of Children’s Culture Month in March.
standard ticket 10 euros
family ticket (4 persons) 28 euros
children under 3 years and assistants free of charge.
Free admission for two people with the Näkkäri card. You can borrow the Näkkäri card from the main library of Salo (info desk).
Tickets are available at the City of Salo’s online store, https://verkkokauppa.salo.fi/. Tickets can also be purchased before the show with card payment. Ticket sales before the show opens 30 minutes before the performance.
For more information about the venue, visit www.salo.fi/nakkari
DanceDoctor explores the infinities of space and the wonders of life through dance and movement experiments. The absent-minded researcher emerges from the laboratory to chase after lost dance moves. A choreography is in progress, a dance that also requires the audience’s help to be completed!
In the performance’s texts and dialogues with the audience, a playful balance is struck between factual information and rhyming with language. Dance Doctor encourages viewers to playfully engage in independent thinking, curiosity, and of course, dancing.
Recommended age 5+.
Duration approx. 45 min.
Standard ticket 10 euros
Family ticket (4 persons) 28 euros
Children under 3 years old and assistants enter for free.
Free admission for two people with the Näkkäri card. You can borrow the Näkkäri card from the main library of Salo (info desk).
Tickets are available at the City of Salo’s online store, https://verkkokauppa.salo.fi/. Tickets can also be purchased before the show with card payment. Ticket sales before the show opens 30 minutes before the performance.
More information about the venue www.salo.fi/nakkari
Utu and Myrsky live on Lighthouse Island with their parrot friend Pasi. One evening, Utu and Myrsky travel to space to return a fallen Star from the stars’ daycare. On this exciting adventure, they encounter Sun Dogs, visit Mars-Grandma, and face the Galactic Bully. Utu and Myrsky in the Milky Way is a participatory and humorous show for the whole family about overcoming fears and encountering the unknown.
After the show (approx. 14.15-15.00), there will be a free workshop called “Utu and Myrsky’s Space/Friendship,” where children can craft their own space rockets and embark on a galactic adventure together. The workshop can accommodate 20 children with their parents.For children below primary school age, it is advisable to have a guardian or another adult present, and even for primary school-aged children, it is good to have an adult present as assistants (one adult can supervise multiple primary school-aged children).
Sign up for the workshop here.
Recommended age for both the show and the workshop is 4+. The duration of the show is approximately 50 minutes.
standard ticket 10 euros
family ticket (4 persons) 28 euros
children under 3 years old and assistants enter for free.
Free admission for two people with the Näkkäri card. You can borrow the Näkkäri card from the main library of Salo (info desk).
Tickets are available at the City of Salo’s online store, https://verkkokauppa.salo.fi/. Tickets can also be purchased before the show with card payment. Ticket sales before the show opens 30 minutes before the performance.
For more information about the venue, visit www.salo.fi/nakkari
In the workshop led by circus artist Eikka Alatalo, babies and parents are invited to circus together! In the circus workshops, we play and practice tricks, get to know different circus props, and above all, have fun!
The circus workshop also provides ideas for home training and fun moments for parents and children. The Baby Circus workshop is aimed at babies aged 4-12 months with their parents. Duration is approximately 30 minutes. Each workshop accommodates 15 baby-parent pairs.
Two identical Baby Circus workshops will be held on the same morning at 10:00-10:30 and 11:00-11:30
€10 baby+parent
€10 siblings over 3 years old and additional adults
Tickets available for purchase online or at the door with card payment. We recommend making a reservation online due to limited audience capacity.
On Baby Fridays, you can also use the Näkkäri card available for borrowing from the main library in Salo as a payment method. The Näkkäri card allows two persons over 3 years old + a baby to attend the performance for free. However, please reserve your spot through the online store.
The Baby Ocean is a sympathetic journey to the origins of life, to the primordial sea where the protozoa of the Eocene era float, move, and change shape. In the Baby Ocean, you can wonder, empathize, participate, or just relax along with the flow of the performance.
The performance is targeted for baby families (0-18 months) but it can be enjoyed with the whole family.
The duration of the performance is 40 minutes.
The maximum audience capacity for the performance is 15 babies or toddlers with accompanying adults.
€10 baby+parent
€10 siblings over 3 years old and additional adults
Tickets available for purchase online or at the door with a card payment. We recommend making a reservation online due to limited audience capacity.
On Baby Fridays, you can also use the Näkkäri card available for borrowing from the main library in Salo as a payment method. The Näkkäri card allows two persons over 3 years old + a baby to attend the performance for free. However, please reserve your spot through the online store.
The performance is held in Taitoliikuntatila Trapetsi, entrance from Ylhäistentie 2 main door lobby.
Discover the miniature worlds in the center of Salo once again! The popular Miniature World Exhibition is being held for the sixth time!
The miniature worlds spread out as usual in the center of Salo. Explore the lovely miniature worlds with the help of a map! You can find the downloadable map for the route starting from March 9th on this event website and at the address: www.salo.fi/lastenkulttuurin-maaliskuu.
The exhibition is part of the Children’s Culture Month in March. The theme month offers a variety of things to see and experience for children and families in Salo. The participants of the exhibition include professional artists as well as miniature world enthusiasts of different ages.
Fairytale forest trip – Troll Girl’s Birthday is a fairytale themed art exhibition organized by Salon Seudun Taideharrastajat ry. The exhibition is on display at Suomusjärvi Library from 27.2. to 1.4.26.
The exhibition is part of Children’s Culture Month in March.
Check the library’s opening hours here.
Artwork: “Troll Girl’s Birthday” by Aila Franssila-Karskela