At the Roots Club: Hanna Pakarinen – Free Mondays

Klaneettitie 5, 00420 Helsinki
Cultural Centre Kanneltalo

Pakarinen, who rose to the attention of the general public as an Idols contest winner, has forged an impressive career in pop music.

Pakarinen, who rose to the attention of the general public as an Idols contest winner, has forged an impressive career in pop music.

Hard-working Pakarinen has released music in both English and Finnish. She will be featured in the 15th season of The Best Singers in September, which means that At the Roots Club will also feature a varied selection of Pakarinen's music.

The pulsating heart of everyone’s favourite Monday night club is made of jazz, blues, country, folk, rhythm and blues, bluegrass and Americana roots music. As usual, the club hosts are Juki Välipakka and The Rooty Toot Toot Band.

The Rooty Toot Toot Band:
Juki Välipakka – vocals & guitar
Lasse Sirkko – bass
Tommi Lievemaa – guitar
Olli Haavisto – pedal steel guitar
Sirpa Suomalainen – saxophone
Kepa Kettunen – drums

Free Mondays
Start your week with some catchy tunes!
Free Mondays is a series of Monday-night free events at Kanneltalo. The events include gigs, author visits, films and sing-alongs. As the name suggests, no admission fee is collected for Free Mondays’ events that are open to all. Start your week with a dose of culture at Kanneltalo!