In 2026, 100 years have passed since jazz symbolically landed in Finland with the ship Andania. The arrival of jazz music had a significant impact on the development of Finnish popular music and culture.
(Jazz Finland).
The Lappeenranta Jazz club, which closed down last year (2025), has now been succeeded by a new LPR JAZZ for the fall and spring seasons 2026-2027, founded and produced by the pianist-composer Aurora Hentunen. The club's concerts are located at Café Satamatie 6 in Linnoitus, Lappeenranta.
The fall season's program consists of both traditional jazz music and the fresh Finnish jazz artists. The club's first performance in September is by Tuomo Uusitalo Trio. Pori Jazz 2023 Artist of the Year, Tuomo Uusitalo is an awarded jazz pianist who has been active in New York since 2012. In October, award-winning saxophonist Heli Hartikainen will perform material from their new album Interbody (2026) with live electronics. In November, the band Anno 22 from Jyväskylä will play compositions from their soon-to-be-released debut album. The fall season culminates with a performance by trumpet player Mikko Pettinen's band Why Not.
We welcome you to LPR JAZZ!
2026
Fall season:
Photo: Meri Björn
Sat 19.9.2026
Tuomo Uusitalo Trio
17:00
𖡡 Café Satamatie 6
Satamatie 6, 53900 Lappeenranta
Tickets: 15€/10€
Pori Jazz 2023 Artist of the Year Tuomo Uusitalo is an internationally awarded jazz pianist who has been active in New York since 2012, and whose life path has brought him back to Helsinki after years abroad. Uusitalo's career has...
Sat 10.10.2026
Heli Hartikainen
17:00
𖡡 Café Satamatie 6
Satamatie 6, 53900 Lappeenranta
Tickets: 15€/10€
Is an award-winning saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and sound artist whose music merges experimental sonic textures with hypnotic, evolving soundscapes. As a saxophonist, Hartikainen is a passionate instrumentalist who continually...
Photo: Julius Töyrylä
Photo: Jan Moilanen
Sat 21.11.2026
Anno 22
17:00
𖡡 Café Satamatie 6
Satamatie 6, 53900 Lappeenranta
Tickets: 15€/10€
Anno 22 is a fresh jazz band from Jyväskylä, whose music is inspired by modern Nordic jazz and plays with different textures and soundscapes. The band's compositions alternate between more traditional, acoustic soundscapes and...
Sat 19.12.2026
Mikko Pettinen Why Not
17:00
𖡡 Café Satamatie 6
Satamatie 6, 53900 Lappeenranta
Tickets: 15€/10€
Mikko Pettinen Why Not is a Finnish band whose expression is based on strong interaction and the nuanced language of modern jazz. Pettinen is known for his personal compositional style, which emphasizes clear formal language, subtle...
Photo: Teemu Mattsson
2027
Spring season: tba
