Arttu Pentikäinen - Cultural Coordinator, Hämeenkyrö
Moona Räty - Leisure Activities Coordinator, Juupajoki
Leo Van Aerschot - Cultural Producer, Kangasala
Eeva Markkanen - Special Librarian, Kuhmoinen
Talvikki Torppa - Cultural Producer, Lempäälä
Henriikka Helpiola - Youth Counsellor, Mänttä-Vilppula
Jenni Perttu - Cultural Coordinator, Nokia
Pia-Maria Ahonen - Principle of Community College, Orivesi
Elisa Vahosalmi - Leisure Activities Counsellor, Parkano
Anni Riskala - Youth and Cultural worker, Pirkkala
Päivi Paija - hyvinvointisuunnittelija, Punkalaidun
Taina Nieminen - Cultural Secretary, Ruovesi
Mari Immonen - Intendant, Suomen Kirjainstituutti, Sastamala
Niina Niiniluoto - Leading Coordinator, Tampere
Merja Kostamovaara - Coordinator, Tampere
Tuire Hänninen - Events Coordinator/Tampere Filharmonia, Tampere
Minna Edgren - Head of Department, Valkeakoski
Päivi Rantasalo - Leader of Kindergarten, Vesilahti
Children's Pirkkaset - Children's Culture Month
During the month children's culture is visible and heard all over Pirkanmaa and the program offers cultural events, workshops, exhibitions and camps produced by private actors, colleges, cultural centers and municipalities.
Children's Cultural Month Pirkkaset is looking for a touring performer for the period 1.-28.2.2026
Children's Culture Month Pirkkaset is looking for touring performances and inviting offers for performances for children. The free events are aimed at children aged 3-8 and their families. The call is open from 23 October to 7 November 2025 at the Cultural Bank.
The Children's Pirkkaset's touring show will take place around 20 times in different municipalities in Pirkanmaa during February. The performance will take place in various venues, such as libraries, school classrooms or cultural centres. There is no limit to the type of art, but the performance must take into account the Children's Pirkkaset 2026 theme "I can be seen, I can be heard!" The theme aims to highlight kindness, empathy and children's art.
The application for the Pirkkaset touring performance will be carried out on the Cultural Bank at www.kulttuuripankki.fi and will close on 7.11.2025. The application will be carried out as a request for quotation and requires registration on the site. Use of the service is free of charge. Selections will be made by 30 November and details will be agreed separately with the selected organisers. We reserve the right not to select any of the bidders.
How to submit a bid:
1. Go online to www.kulttuuripankki.fi
2. If you do not already have a profile in the Culture Bank, you will need to create your own profile in order to participate in the process. Joining is free of charge.
3. Click on the register link at the top of the page. Select the Author option and fill in the registration form.
4. Then wait for the Culture Bank administration to approve your profile. This will take 1-2 working days. You will be notified by email of the approval.
5. Once your profile has been approved, go to www.kulttuuripankki.fi and log in with your credentials.
6. Then click on the Requests for Proposals link to find the information and insturctions to applying for Children's Pirkkasten touring performer.
Pirkkaset Working Group 2025-2026
Children's culture network is coordinated by a working group which is established in 2007. The composition of the working group will be updated every two years. Representatives from all municipalities in Pirkanmaa are invited to take part in the activities. The working group is lead by Piia Karkkola, the leading coordinator of children's culture in the city of Tampere, with the help of a working group of municipal representatives.