Birthday week: October 5-11, 2026
Janakkala’s 160th anniversary will be celebrated especially during the celebratory week, which culminates in birthday festivities on Saturday, October 10 at Seuratalo in Tervakoski (Seuranaukio 3). During the week a varied program will be arranged for Janakkala residents of all ages, from babies to grandparents! Page will be updated.
Monday, Oct. 5
Elderly Week celebration dance at Seuratalo 1–4 PM
On the dance floor we will spin to the rhythm of Paula Rouhila’s orchestra and socialize over the café’s treats. There is a bus service from Turenki to the event. More information will be updated soon.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
A Taste of History — lecture event at Turenki Main Library 6–7 PM
The locally known, also TV-featured Menneisyyden etsijät will come to lecture on the largest archaeological finds in the Janakkala area and to tell about the latest discoveries.
Iloa Arjesta fair at Välkky School Center 4:30–6:30 PM
The Iloa Arjesta event is aimed at older adults and follows the national Elderly Week theme. Welcome to hear presentations by Janakkala psychotherapist Heli Pruukki, to visit various exhibitors and associations. A café will also be operating on site. Buses will transport attendees from different parts of Janakkala. More information will be updated soon.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Meidän metsä (Our forest) – Opening of Janakkala Early Childhood Education’s joint exhibition from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
To celebrate the anniversary year, Janakkala Early Childhood Education is planning and creating a joint exhibition by children in the lobby of Janakkala Main Library. In this large collaborative project, every early childhood education group and every child will have the opportunity to take part in planning and creating the exhibition in an age-appropriate way, leaving their own mark for everyone to see. The official opening events will be held in the morning and evening in the lobby of the Main Library. Both are open to everyone, although the morning opening is especially intended for visits by early childhood education groups. The exhibition opens at 9:00 AM and will be on display in the Main Library’s exhibition gallery throughout October during library opening hours.
From 9:00 to 10:30 AM, exhibition opening for nearby daycare centers and children’s groups, with the opportunity to visit at any time during the session. A storytelling and musical program will take place from 9:00 to 9:30 AM, led by art educator and cultural producer Satu Ristola. A guided exhibition tour will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 AM, followed by atmospheric piano music performed by Ulla Koskunen from 10:00 to 10:30 AM.
From 5:30 to 7:00 PM, exhibition opening for the whole family, offering families the opportunity to visit the exhibition together. Pianist virtuoso Stefanie Tuurna will perform atmospheric piano music from 5:00 to 5:30 PM.
The opening program will also feature the My Dress Is a Canvas performance from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. In the performance, dancer Anniina Ukkonen and pianist Stefanie Tuurna improvise together while wearing white dresses. The audience becomes part of the performance by drawing and writing forest-themed messages on the performers’ dresses with markers. In this way, every participant helps create part of the story, turning the performance into an interactive and living work of art.
Thursday, Oct. 8 & Friday, Oct. 9
Taiderengas open art exhibition on display at Seuratalo from 1 to 7 PM
The Taiderengas art exhibition will be on display, featuring a wide selection of visual art from the municipality’s art collection. The exhibition is open from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM on both days. A guided art tour will begin at 5:00 PM and last approximately 45 minutes. To conclude both days, wonderful concerts will be held in the main hall of Tervakosken Seuratalo from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. On Thursday, pianist virtuoso Iiro Komulainen will perform, and on Friday, the program will feature a choir concert.
Friday, Oct. 9
Youth event #160VIBAT and rap artist Kid1
At Välkky School Center 5:30–7:30 PM
Kid1 is known for his energetic live shows, catchy choruses and positive, melodic rap that also shows influences from pop and R&B. His songs have already been streamed millions of times, and he has performed across Finland at clubs, festivals and various events. Come spend the best Friday evening of autumn in good company, enjoy live music and celebrate Janakkala’s 160-year journey. More information will be updated soon.
“Just Like in the Old Days” Day
Municipal offices, schools, and daycares will spend the day in the spirit of times gone by. Join in too and dress in an old-fashioned style.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Janakkala’s 160th birthday will be celebrated at Tervakosken Seuratalo from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Market Square from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Market vendors will bring plenty of activity both indoors and outdoors.
Sign up as a market vendor or exhibitor for a free sales space either indoors or outdoors. Indoor vendors can use tables provided by Tervakosken Seuratalo. Outdoor vendors should bring their own tent and/or table. Vendors must be present at least from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, but may stay until the event ends at 4:00 PM if they wish.
Sebastian the Clown
In the first half of the birthday celebrations children will be entertained by Sebastian the Clown in two captivating performances.
The first performance, shown on the cinema screen, is Puppet Theatre – The Magician’s Apprentice at 10:30 AM. The second performance is Sebastian the Clown’s Magic Show in the main hall at 12:00 PM. Between the performances magic balloons will be handed out.
Hilariously Funny Comedian – XL SAMI
One of the main performers in the main hall will be the hilariously funny comedian XL Sami, who will take the stage at Tervakosken Seuratalo with his stand-up show! This teddy bear-like man is wildly funny and warm-hearted, with humor that appeals to audiences of all kinds. Sami Huhtala is also known as a top-level bench press athlete and multiple world champion.
A varied program in the main hall from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. The stage will also feature a short play, a brass quartet, and poetry recitations.
Street Food Carnival and Café
The Street Food Carnival food trucks will be at Tervakosken Seuratalo throughout the day, serving a variety of savory treats to suit many tastes! Indoors, the café will be open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, offering sweet treats to enjoy with your coffee.
Welcome to enjoy the treats!
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie K7
Free screening: Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2:00 PM
The PAW Patrol’s ship is caught in a mysterious storm and is shipwrecked on a tropical island teeming with dinosaurs. They meet Rex — a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become quite the dinosaur expert. When PAW Patrol’s arch-enemy, Mayor Humdinger, starts massive excavation work to exploit the island’s natural resources, he accidentally triggers the eruption of a long-dormant volcano. The pups are swept up into a risky, dinosaur-sized, all-time-great rescue operation with the goal of stopping Humdinger before everything on the island is lost forever.
Please note that the film’s age limit is 7 years. That is, when attending the film with an adult the child must be at least 4 years old.
Duration: 1h 28min
Spider-Man: Brand New Day K12
Free screening: Saturday, Oct. 10 at 4:00 PM
Following the worldwide success and record-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day begins a completely new chapter in the story of Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult who lives completely alone after voluntarily removing himself from the lives and memories of the people he loves. While fighting crime in New York — a city that no longer knows his name — he is fully devoted to protecting the city as a full-time Spider-Man. But as the demands on him grow, the pressure triggers a surprising physical change that threatens his existence. At the same time, a new strange crime wave gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
Duration: 2h 25min
Market vendors at the Market Square
Miksun briksut
@miksunbriksut – Everything a wood-heating enthusiast could wish for, available from our pickup warehouse in Turenki and also with delivery: wood briquettes, kiln-dried birch firewood, and fireplace accessories (including hand-forged products by the Ryttylä blacksmith). Come visit my black tent, ask questions, and enter the giveaway.
Kirsin Suklaat
Internationally award-winning handmade chocolates with berries and herbs. Nutritious honeycomb chocolate. Rare chocolate varieties, such as caramelized white chocolate and Bolivian wild chocolate. Chocolates with their roots at the Virala farm and in the surrounding nature.
Riihimäen Ulko- ja Sisärakenne
Handmade wooden products for sale. Birch-bark dining trays and placemats, wooden trays, and cutting boards made from live-edge timber. More information on the website.
Soi-Hu Oy
Fresh licorice, lollipops, and other sweets.
Mannilan tila
Products from a sheep farm: sheepskins, wool yarn, handmade items made from them, canned lamb, and more.
Kikan Korut ja Kukat / Kirsi Korhonen
Kikan Korut ja Kukat is Kikka’s beloved handicraft business. I make handmade jewelry, satin roses, envelope-style bags, and unique hand-dyed T-shirts, along with many other lovely handmade items.
Anu Myllykangas
Handmade bags made from recycled fabrics.
Valonsieppi
Handmade suncatchers, jewelry made from stone beads, and soy wax candles.
Koulupako
We showcase immersive escape room games located in Tervakoski. Visitors can also try a quick suitcase escape game.
Jaana Lamberg / Sanoja Lintujoella
Jaana Lamberg / Sanoja Lintujoella Oy offers guidance and training in creative and well-being writing, as well as various text services such as editing, proofreading, and translation. For sale are Jaana’s debut poetry collection Kurjen huudossa olen aina totta and the short story anthology Veden takaa – tarinoita Seilin saarelta, written by six authors.
Hakamaan tilan metsähunaja
Honey from beehives located on my own forest property.
OP Janakkala
Welcome to your local bank. Our experts serve you in both Turenki and Tervakoski, depending on your needs, either face-to-face at the branch, by phone, or online. Visit our stand to learn more about our banking services and talk with our experts.
Janakkalan Omakotiyhdistys ry
Information about the activities and membership benefits of the Janakkala Homeowners’ Association.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Anniversary mass at the Church of St. Lawrence at 10 AM
Janakkala municipality’s 160th anniversary mass. After the service there will be church coffee at the Tarinmaa parish hall. More information will be updated soon.
Theatre ILMI Ö’s “Forest Mosaic” baby theatre at Välkky at 3 PM
Theatre ILMI Ö. Forest Mosaic is a gentle and multisensory baby theatre performance in which the space is transformed piece by piece into an enchanting forest through live music, movement and beautiful nature imagery.
How is a landscape painted? What do stones have to tell? Where will the play lead? The performance invites babies and their adults to experience first shared theatre experiences in a safe and calm environment where there is room for wonder and interaction.
The warm-hearted, approximately 30-minute performance is designed especially for babies and their loved ones. It offers sensory experiences for all the senses and shared, memorable moments for the whole family.
Duration of the performance: about 30 minutes.