Viru Folk Explained

Music Festival Name:	Viru Folk
Location:	Käsmu, Estonia
Years Active:	2008-present
Founders:	Peep Veedla^[1]
Dates:	August
Genre:	Folk music

Viru Folk is an Estonian music festival held in August in Käsmu since 2008.^[2]

It is organised by the nonprofit organization (MTÜ) Viru Folk, and Peep Veedla is the main organiser of the festival.^[3] Since 2013, Viru Folk has focused on the music and culture of one region per festival.^[4]

Between the years 2010–2020, the amount of festival visitors have varied from 4000 (in 2020, due to Corona) to 12 000.^[5] According to the study, 63% of the visitors were aged between 21–50 and 66% of the visitors were women.^[6]

Viru Folk has been awarded the European Festivals Association's EFFE Label twice (2015 and 2017).^{[7] [8]}

Theme-years of Viru Folk

• 2013 Year of Sweden^[9]
• 2014 Year of Sami^[10]
• 2015 Year of Denmark^[11]
• 2016 Year of the Nordic Islands^[12]
• 2017 Year of Finland^[13]
• 2018 Year of Estonia^[14]
• 2019 Year of Ireland^[15]
• 2020 Year of Norway^[16]
• 2021 Slavic year^[17]
• 2022 Year of friendly neighbours^[18]
• 2023 Year of British Isles^[19]
• 2024 Year of the Alps^[20]

See also

• List of music festivals in Estonia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peep Veedla: "Kes Viru Folgi maha magab, raiskab lihtsalt oma aega!" . 9 August 2019 . Õhtuleht .
2. Web site: Viru Folk . Visit Estonia. 17 December 2023 .
3. Web site: Festivali korraldajad . 17 December 2023. Viru Folk .
4. Web site: Peep Veedla: Käsmu inimestel käib ajaarvamine folgist folgini . 17 July 2019 . Virumaa Teataja .
5. Web site: Parksepp . Anette . Suvefestivalide korraldajad püüavad küllastunud turul nina vee peal hoida . ERR . 25 August 2018.
6. Web site: Festivalide uuring 2022 . Visit Estonia . 2022.
7. Web site: Viru Folk ja Pärna festival said Euroopa festivalikataloogi kvaliteedimärgi . 11 June 2015. Virumaa Teataja .
8. Web site: Viru Folk pälvis taas Euroopa kvaliteedimärgise . 10 May 2017. Virumaa Teataja .
9. Web site: Bra! Suvine Viru Folk tuleb sel aastal Rootsi moodi . 9 April 2013. Kroonika .
10. Web site: Viru folk tutvustab saami kultuuri . 1 August 2014. Kuulutaja .
11. Web site: Käsmus peetav Viru Folk on pühendatud Taani muusikale ja kultuurile . 7 August 2015. Pealinn .
12. Web site: Viru Folk toob tänasest külastajateni põhjala saarte muusikud . 12 August 2016. ERR .
13. Web site: Viru Folk tähistab Soome juubeliaastat! . 24 January 2017 . Postimees .
14. Web site: Viru Folk 2018 . 2018 . EV100 .
15. Web site: Viru Folk 2019 . 2019 . Kultuurikava .
16. News: Weidebaum . Reet . Käsmus lõppes kolm päeva väldanud Viru Folk . ERR . 9 August 2020.
17. News: Kõik folgisõbrad kogunesid Käsmu Viru folgile . Õhtuleht . 6 August 2021.
18. News: Viru Folk tuleb heade naabritega . Kuulutaja . 5 August 2022.
19. News: British and Irish Isles focus of this year's Viru Folk Festival . ERR . 13 August 2023.
20. Web site: VIRU FOLK 2024 – ALPINE YEAR IN KÄSMU . Viru Folk. 17 December 2023 .