THE GOLD AND SILVER ACCORDION FOLK MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sata-Häme Soi is organising the Gold and Silver Accordion 2023 competitions in cooperation with the Finnish Accordion Association.

  • The semi-finals were held on the Accordion Cruise on 25-26.3.2023.
  • The final will happen in Ikaalinen on 30.6.2023, during the 2023 Sata Häme Soi festival.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A FOLK MUSIC MASTER?

The musician with the highest score in the competition will receive a 300€ stipend in both the one, two, and five-row divisions.

Award-winning accordionists will be invited to perform at the ‘Folk Musician Masters Through The Years’ concerts, which will happen in various places during autumn and winter.

Image

THE GOLD ACCORDION

The Gold Accordion is a Finnish national competition in accordion playing for entertainment. Sata-Häme Soi organises the competition in cooperation with the Finnish Accordion Association.
Competitors 2022
Image

THE SILVER ACCORDION

The Silver Accordion is arranged alongside the adult competition. It’s intended for players of eleven years of age and younger—and to be an event in which fierce competition is avoided.
Competitors 2022
Image

FOLK MUSIC COMPETITION

The Finnish Folk Music accordion competitions respect folk music traditions, having entrants play—for example—to the time of a waltz, polka, masurka, or jenkka. The competitions have several categories.
Rules and registration