WEDNESDAY
24 JANUARY
2024
Go to the Snow Sculpture site located on the new Kiruna city square - see the artists at work and the snow sculptures emerging!
09.00 Kiruna International Snow Sculpture Competition starts. Come to the New City Hall Square and see how the sculptures grow during the week.
10.00-18.00 Treasure hunt for children! Come and take part in the most fun treasure hunt of the winter | Location: Kiruna Stadsbilbiotek.
13.00 - 16.00 Art exhibition with Joachim Karke. Presented by: Kiruna Konstgille | Location: Kiruna Konsthall.
THURSDAY
25 JANUARY
2024
Go to the Snow Sculpture site located on the new Kiruna city square - see the artists at work and the snow sculptures emerging!
09.00 Vanhat Laulut - a fun performance about how the world came to be - where we meet the Kalevala characters Ilmatar and Väinämöinen! NOTE: In Meänkieli and Swedish. In collaboration with Kiruna Municipality, Tornedalsteatern and Kiruna Amatörteaterförening. | Location: New City Hall Square.
09.00 - 11.00 Family Center at the Festival! Come and meet the family center, play and have fun | Location: Kiruna New Town Hall.
09.30 Huuja The Show! Come and dance and rock along to the best Hooja show of the winter Presented by: Talga | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
10.00-18.00 Treasure hunt for children! Come and take part in the most fun treasure hunt of the winter | Location: Kiruna Stadsbilbiotek.
10.00 Vanhat Laulut - a fun performance about how the world came to be - where we meet the Kalevala characters Ilmatar and Väinämöinen! NOTE: In Meänkieli and Swedish. In collaboration with Kiruna Municipality, Tornedalsteatern and Kiruna Amatörteaterförening. | Location: New City Hall Square.
10.00 Senior fair for a healthy and active life! We start the fair at 10.00 and continue until 15.00 Presented by: Hälsa för Årsrika | Location: Kulturhuset.
- 10.05 - 10.25 Information with Mats Taaveniku, municipal councillor. Presented by: Hälsa för Årsrika | Location: Kulturhuset.
- 10.30 - 10.50 Lecture by Yngve Bergqvist. The creator of the ice hotel Presented by: Hälsa för Årsrika | Location: Kulturhuset.
· 11.00 – 11.30 Digital lecture with dietician Malin Sand. "Feel well with food all your life" Presented by: Health for Seniors | Location: Kulturhuset.
· 12.00 and 13.00. Mannequin show with clothes from the Center Presented by: Health for Seniors | Location: Kulturhuset.
· 13.30 – 13.50 Dentist Johan Lenander. Dental health in the elderly Presented by: Health for Seniors | Location: Kulturhuset.
· 14.00 – 14.20 Lennart Poromaa CEO of Esrange. Esrange's development Presented by: Health for Seniors | Location: Kulturhuset.
· 14.30 – 15.00 Britt Hammar from Friskvården. "A relaxing moment", information about stress, recovery, mindfulness. Presented by: Health for Years | Location: Kulturhuset.
14.00 - 18.00 Art exhibition with Joachim Karke. Presented by: Kiruna Konstgille | Location: Kiruna Konsthall.
16.00 TV-Trampoline guided tour. Unique guided tour of the exhibition TV-Trampoline with Kin's new director Maria Lind. | Location: Kin Museum of Contemporary Art (in the new city hall).
19.00 Snow Festival Rock. Come and listen as Kiruna's young musicians rock the Snöfestivalen! | Location: Tusen Toner (Gamla Centralgården).
18.00 - 20.30 Welcome to Konstverkstan! Warm up with inspiring material together with our mediators. NOTE: evening opening! | Location: Kin Museum of Contemporary Art (in the new City Hall).
18.30 - 20.30 Design workshop on how to turn snow into opportunities Designer and artist Jens Thoms Ivarsson leads the workshop, which lasts about 2 hours. You don't need to bring anything other than an open mind! Presented by: Kiruna Kommun | Location: Stora hallen.
18.15 - 20.00 Poetry night with open stage and booked acts. Come and take part in really good stage poetry. We start the evening with an open stage, then we invite three of the region's best poets. FREE ENTRY! | Location: Kiruna City Library.
19.00 Concert with Iris Viljanen. Price: SEK 250. Buy tickets here | Location: Kiruna Church.
FRIDAY
26 JANUARY
2024
Go to the Snow Sculpture site located on the new Kiruna city square - see the artists at work and the snow sculptures emerging!
09.00 The performance Rösträtt - Yalla Yalla with Alaá, Norrbottens musiken. An interactive singing session, where Alaá Rashid picks out musical treasures from the Arabic folk heritage. For preschools, 3-5 year olds. Playing time about 30 minutes. Presented by: Kiruna Kommun reservation required - visit the Snow Festival website for more info. | Location: Kiruna City Library.
09.00 - 15.00 Skating Disco! Come and skate at the most fun disco of the winter. Please bring your own skates and helmet. It is also possible to borrow equipment on site to a limited extent. Free admission Presented by: Fritidsbanken | Location: Lombia Ishall.
10.00 The Flying Family! A super cool acrobatic show for the whole family Presented by: LKAB | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
10.00-17.00 Treasure hunt for children! Come and take part in the most fun treasure hunt of the winter | Location: Kiruna Stadsbilbiotek.
10.00 The performance Rösträtt - Yalla Yalla with Alaá, Norrbottens musiken. An interactive singing session, where Alaá Rashid picks out musical treasures from the Arabic folk heritage. For preschools, 3-5 year olds. Playing time about 30 minutes. Presented by: Kiruna Kommun Reservation required - visit the Snow Festival website for more info | Location: Kiruna City Library.
10.30 Justina - Music that captivates, concert + conversation. Norrbotten's music. For middle school and high school. Shown in Kaamos, Aurora culture and congress Performance length about 50-60 minutes. Presented by: Kiruna Kommun | Location: Ny kulturhuset, sal Kaamos.
11.00 Lecture Snow, design methodology and urban development. With artist Jens Thoms Ivarsson. Come and listen as he talks in an inspiring way about how to turn seemingly negative things into benefits for a city! Presented by: Kiruna Municipality | Location: New City Hall, Järven Hall.
13.00 Snow festival for everyone! SNOW QUIZ WITH MOVEMENT - Resource Center KirunaParticipate in an exciting quiz and deepen your knowledge about snow! Keep warm by exercising together with Resurscentrum Kiruna who also offers a wonderful dance show in the sign of snow. Presented by: Norrlands Bil | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
13.00 - 16.00 Art exhibition with Joachim Karke. Presented by: Kiruna Konstgille | Location: Kiruna Konsthall.
15:00 - 18:00 Workshop. Based on the ongoing exhibition Tevetrampoline: From children's cartoon to contemporary art and literature: We make figures of old wool socks. | Location: Kin Museum of Contemporary Art (in the new City Hall).
16.00 - 18.00 Sauna at Snöfestival! Bastufolket comes to Snöfestivalen with their mobile saunas. Come and take part in and celebrate the sauna culture. Do you want to sauna in the mobile sauna sled? Contact tom.rau@live.se. NOTE: LIMITED SEATS! Presented by: Bastufolket | Location: Saunaland opposite the new City Hall Square.
17.00-19.00 Snow festival celebration at the bath house! Take the opportunity to come in and swim when it is snowing in full force outdoors. We will sell sausages, chips, sweets and drinks. Admission for children 7 - 20 years old price 40: - SEK. | Location: Simhallsbadet.
17.00 Opening of the Snow Playground! Come and play in the playground and have coffee. | Location: New City Hall Square.
17.00 Fire show with the group Norrsken! A cool fire show that lights up the winter darkness. Presented by: Hsafety | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
17.30 The Flying Family! A super cool acrobatic show for the whole family Presented by: LKAB | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
18.00 Törstens Lakejer! Don't miss the troubadour legends' snow festival gig. Take the opportunity to eat and drink well. | Location: Bishops Arms Kiruna.
19.00 Hiphop concert! Sara Kurt and Alexandra Torgrip perform. In addition, local hip hop heroes SISLE and L.I.L. Free admission + drug-free | Location: Tusen Toner (old central courtyard)
19.00 - 01.00 Jukkasjärvi Danset 2024! The most powerful techno and house party of the year. Don't miss DJ Jessie Granqvist and Malin Edvardsen. Free entrance, age limit 18 years. Food and drinks available on site. Location: Nutti Sami Siida.
Free festival bus to Jukkasjärvi The dance departs from the bus station at Parkskolan 19.00 and Stadshustorget 19:15 to Nutti Sami Siida. Departure to Kiruna home from Nutti Sami Siida to Stadshustorget and the bus station at Parkskolan departs at 01:15.
21.00 - 01.00 Live music with Elias Sarkkinen! Take the opportunity to eat and drink well | Location: Spill Saluhall.
SATURDAY
27 JANUARY
2024
Go to the Snow Sculpture site located on the new Kiruna city square - see the artists at work and the snow sculptures emerging!
10.30 Ice fishing pond for children. Come and try your luck at fishing in the Pimpel fish pond! Maybe you will catch something tasty? Presented by: Lappland Gymnasium HT/RL programs | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
11.00-15.00 Treasure hunt for children! Come and take part in the most fun treasure hunt of the winter | Location: Kiruna Stadsbilbiotek.
11.00 - 13.00 LTH Tractor at the Snow Festival! Come and look at the snow festival's official snow supplier's fine machines. All children get the chance to try out a tractor | Location: New City Hall Square.
11.30 Kiruna's international snow sculpture competition ends - come and vote. Voting closes at 12.30 | Location: New City Hall Square.
11.00 - 13.00 GirCon - A Leader project with nerd culture north of the Arctic Circle. Are you curious about cosplay or do you want to exhibit during our upcoming convention? Come and meet us during the snow festival! More info: www.gircon.se. In collaboration with Sensus Studieförbund. | Location: Nya Stadshustorget
12.00 - 15.00 Art exhibition with Joachim Karke. Presented by: Kiruna Konstgille | Location: Kiruna Konsthall.
10.30 - 13.00 Dog sledding. Ride with Kiruna Sled Dog Club's four-legged friends behind the town hall bell. |Location: New town hall square (behind the town hall clock).
11.00 - 13.00 Pony ride. Don't miss the pony ride together with Kiruna Ridklubb. Cold limit of 15 - Presented by: Utrustningshallen Kiruna | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
10.30 - 13.00 Mingle magic with Hanna Ghünter! With a silver medal from Trolleri-SM in her back pocket, she now comes to Snöfestivalen | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
CANCELLED 11.00 Children's theater! Presented by: Kiruna Amatörteaterförening | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
11.30 Huuja The Show! Come and dance and rock to the best Hooja show of the winter | Location: Nya stadshustorget.
11.30 - 13.00 Epa Exhibition! Come and see Kiruna's epa tractors. Vote for your favorite among the wreckage. Award ceremony at 13.00. Presented by: Students of the Automotive Program, Lapland High School and the youth section Kiruna MK Sweepers | Location: Nya Stadshustorget.
11.00 - 14.00 Field hockey with KIF! Come and play Landhockey with us in Kiruna IF E-Youth at Stadshustorget during the Snow Festival! Bring - Helmet, stick and a good mood. (You can borrow a limited number of helmets/sticks if you don't have one). For all children born in 2016 and later. Sausages and hot juice for all who participate. Raffle of KIF gadgets and 10 free tickets to Kiruna IF's match against Piteå.
12.00 - 16.00 Sauna at Snöfestival! Bastufolket comes to Snöfestivalen with their mobile saunas. Come and take part in and celebrate the sauna culture. Do you want to sauna in the mobile sauna sled? Contact tom.rau@live.se. NOTE: LIMITED SEATS! Presented by: Bastufolket | Location: Saunaland opposite the new City Hall Square.
12.00 - 16.00 Sock-dock workshop continued from Friday. | Location: Kin Museum of Contemporary Art (in the new City Hall).
12.00 - 14.00 After Ski with Hjampis! Ski school, tailgate race and sausage grilling! Presented by: Lapplands Gymnasium HT/RL programs | Location: Luossavaarabacken.
CANCELED - SEE YOU IN 2025 ALL SNOW BLOWER LOVERS 12.00 The 2024 World Championships in Snowmobile Racing. Kiruna's machine dealers compete in the craziest competition of the year! | Location: Parking lot opposite Scandic Kiruna.
13.00 Award ceremony and Senegalese Snow Dance - we present this year's snow sculpture 2024! | Place: New City Hall Square.
Immediately after the award ceremony, around 13.30 Children's show star Ylva Hällen will perform a snow show - all children are welcome to take part in the most spectacular show of the winter! | Location: New City Hall Square.
13.30 - 15.00 KVALTÄVLING NORRBOTTEN POETRY SLAM with guest poetry from Ida Börjel and open stage. Join us and compete for the title of this year's Kiruna champion in poetry slam, and a place in the Norrbotten final! | Location: Kiruna City Library.
11.00 - 14.00 Snow golf! Come and try snow golf. Clubs are available to borrow. Free and we offer coffee. Presented by: Camp Ripan and Sparbanken Nord | Location: Kiruna Golf Course.
15.00 - 18.00 After Ski with Hjampis! Formingel (15.00 to 16.00) great after ski with the troubadour Elias Sarkkinen! Presented by: Lapplands Gymnasium HT/RL programs | Location: Luossavaarabacken.
18.00 Törstens Lakejer! Don't miss the troubadour legends' snow festival gig. Take the opportunity to eat and drink well. | Location: Bishops Arms Kiruna.
19.00 Concert with Louisa Lyne & di Yiddishe Kapelye, known for the warm and emotional musical atmosphere that has captivated audiences around the world. The group moves confidently between traditional klezmer, modern pop and world music. With elements of folk song and art music, they work with Yiddish in a new context Presented by: Svenska Kyrkan Kiruna | Location: Kiruna Kyrka.
21.00 Rock concert with Backyard Rock. The rockers of Velvet Insane rock at the Bowling Hall together with the legends of Rocket Roll. Presented by: Backyard Rock | Location: Polarbowlingen.
21.00 - 01.00 Live music with Elias Sarkkinen! Take the opportunity to eat and drink well | Location: Spill Saluhall.
SUNDAY
28 JANUARY
2023
Culture Sunday 2024 is a collaboration between Snöfestivalen, Föreningen Norden, Kiruna Konstgille, Malmfältens Folkhögskola, Kiruna Forskarförening and Jukkasjärvi Hembygdsförening.
09.00 - 16.00 Lombia Cup! Figure skating competition with skaters from all over the county. Presented by: Kiruna Konståkningsförening | Location: Lombia Ishall.
13.00 - 16.00 Collective writing workshop - write together about Kiruna then and now! Texts about the region are reworked using shredders, glue and paper. With poet Ida Börjel | Location: Kin Museum of Contemporary Art (in the new city hall).
13.00 – 13.45 To embroider one's home town, the story behind the Pilgrim tapestry. Ten unemployed women in northern Värmland and Norway took on the task of embroidering the 40-meter-long linen fabric that tells the story of the pilgrimage route from Hammarö to Trondheim with woolen yarn and silk thread. The initiator was the artist Gunnar Svensson. | Location: Malmfältens Folkhögskola.
13.50 – 14.40 Collecting small things close to home. Ida Maria Svonni, Jukkasjärvi Homestead | Location: Malmfältens Folkhögskola.
14.40 – 15.00 Coffee; coffee, tea or juice and coffee bread/SEK 40 | Location: Malmfältens Folkhögskola.
15.00 – 15.25 Cheering on our hometown with Inga- Maiia Blind | Location: Malmfältens Folkhögskola.
15.30 – 16.30 Writing about one's hometown. Agge Theander talks about his | Location: Malmfältens Folkhögskola.
16.30 - 16.00 Filming his hometown, a collage of films that document Malmberget in different ways | Location: Malmfältens Folkhögskola.