28.8.2026 at 18–19
1st floor, Kiasma Theatre

The concert is a synthesis of luohti, electronic music, jouhikko and video art that explores the contemporary expression of the Sámi worldview. The concert is part of We Who Remain exhibition’s performance programme.

Tickets: 23 / 13 €
Includes admission to Kiasma’s exhibitions on the day of the performance. Note! Ticket sales will shift from online to Kiasma’s service desk one hour before the performance.

About
Bálvvosbáiki is an audiovisual concert in which the Sámi yoiks (luohtis) performed by Ánnámáret intertwine with Turkka Inkilä’s nuanced electronic music, Ilkka Heinonen’s gritty and partially effected jouhikko, and Marja Viitahuhta’s video art combining animation, archival footage, and material filmed in Sápmi. The luohtis reflect how the Sámi worldview manifests in the present day, while the concert also touches on themes of colonialism and environmental awareness. Are the female deities Sáráhkka, Juhksáhkka and Uksáhkka still present? Can the power of a sieidi be experienced through yoiking? What does intergenerational sorrow feel like?

Artists
Ánnámáret, Sámi musician Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman, is an Utsjoki‑based artist, clarinetist and educator. She has released solo albums with her ensemble Ánnámáret Ensemble and performed as a soloist in numerous Sámi music productions.

Ilkka Heinonen is a musician and composer specializing in folk music, performing on jouhikko, G‑violone and double bass. In addition to ensembles influenced by European folk traditions, Heinonen has appeared both as a soloist and with orchestras in contemporary and early music concerts and projects.

Turkka Inkilä is a multi‑genre musician and composer. With his group Tölöläb, he seeks to create electroacoustic music that breaks scene conventions, blending the unpredictability of contemporary music, a sincere pursuit of beauty and the physicality of electronic dance music. Under the guidance of his teacher Gunnar Jinmei Linder, he has studied the shakuhachi repertoire of the Japanese Kinko school, and he is an active member of the Helsinki‑based Eloa association as a composer, arranger and flutist.

Marja Viitahuhta is a media artist whose works include short films, performances, installations, photographs and collages. Her works have been presented internationally, including at the Cannes Film Festival, where her film 99 Years of My Life