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| Ilkka Köngäs |
| executive director |
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| Ilkka Köngäs was born in the Lapinniemi Elementary School in the Municipality of Tervola some while ago. He had a variety of pastimes as a young lad. Ilkka exti... |
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| Matti Paloniemi |
| artistic director |
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| Matti Paloniemi (born 1975) is a dance teacher originally from the city of Rovaniemi. Paloniemi was chosen as the Artistic Director of the Folk Dance Theater Ri... |
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| Valtteri Valo |
| musical director |
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Valtteri Valo has graduated as a folk musician in Central Ostrobothnia Conservatory in 2004.
He has been working with many folk dance groups since 1990. Before... |
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| Sini Siipola |
| dancer |
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| I took up dancing with Irish dance as a teenager. At that time, I actually had my sights set on becoming a professional actor and I played in several amateur th... |
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| Anni Pilhjärta |
| dancer |
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| Dance swept me away when I took up folk dance as a six-year-old. A couple of years later I got my parents persuaded to let me take ballet classes as well. As th... |
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| Atte Herd |
| dancer |
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| I studied dance in the Tampere Conservatoire for three years, yet I still have not graduated. At the moment, my studies are still ongoing and I should get my vo... |
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| Henri Haakana |
| musician |
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| Henri Haakana has been working with many folk dance groups as a musician. Before he started to work for Rimpparemmi in 2008, he played in Hollola Youth Associat... |
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| Kaija Maunula |
| costume designer |
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| I am originally from the municipality of Sodankylä and I graduated from the Kuopio arts and crafts college with a Bachelor’s degree in culture and arts. As a st... |
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