TUESDAY 21.7.
On Tuesday we will test senior parkour, enjoy an artist’s guided tour, and try out open training sessions.
Events marked in 🐞in the program are particularly suitable for families with children. Children are also welcome to other events unless an age limit is specifically indicated.
08.00–15.00
8.15-9.15 TFW Hurricane – open work out
TFW Hurricane has been specifically developed for the physical training of the world’s best martial artists and mixed martial artists. Later, thousands of top athletes from various sports have benefited from it, and it has been found to also be suitable for the average fitness enthusiast. TFW Hurricane is an excellent workout if your goal is to burn fat, increase muscle strength and endurance, and develop mental toughness. The classes make versatile use of kettlebells, barbells, medicine balls, battle ropes, and bodyweight exercises combined with agility and running exercises. Age limit 16.
Free entry. Maximum of 20 participants. The training space is accessible. Registration at the latest 20.7. by messaging or calling +358 2 8229 339.
Otanlahti sports field, Urheilukatu 23
Organizer: TFW Rauma.
10.00– Lace Week open yards and yard sales
Several residents of Old Rauma will open their yards to the visitors during Lace Week. The residents will hold yard sales or allow visitors to explore their yards and the livelihood in Old Rauma.
Yards open for visitors can be identified on the spot by the logo of the Old Rauma Association.
NOTE! The yards are open according to the resident’s schedule, usually starting at 10.00.
Organizer: Old Rauma Association.
10.00-13.00 Macrame keychain workshop
At the Valo-Valmennusyhdistys’s free workshop, you can make a fun macrame keychain for yourself using recycled materials!
Find flea market treasures and crafts made from recycled materials at affordable prices in the ValoPaja recycling corner Mon–Wed and Fri from 10.00–16.00 and Thu from 10.00–16.00
Free entry.
Valo-Valmennusyhdistys, Nortamonkatu 11
10.00–17.00 Lace-making in Marela and Kirsti museums
During Lace Week you have an opportunity to see Rauma bobbin lace being made daily at Marela and Kirsti. At Marela, the lace-maker is indoors. At Kirsti, on clear days, the lace-maker is in the courtyard, where you can visit free of charge. Otherwise there is admission fee.
Admission fee 10,50/7,50 €, children under 18 for free.
Sailor’s Home Kirsti, Pohjankatu 3
Shipowner’s Home Marela, Kauppakatu 24
Organizer: City of Rauma Museums.
10.00–18.00 Open doors at Wellness Friski
Welcome to visit the gym and other facilities free or charge.
If you are a first-time visitor at the gym and need guidance, then book a separate introductory visit to our office by calling +358 2 8229 339. Access to the main gym is accessible. Small children are not allowed in the gym. Age limit 16.
Wellness Friski, Karjalankatu 16
Organizer: Wellness Friski.
🐞 10.00-14.00 Iirolandia sport event
A fun sport event for the whole family featuring games, activity stations, and an inflatable obstacle course.
5 €, adults for free. The event space is accessible.
Winter training hall, Teollisuuskatu 9
Organizer: Pallo-Iirot and City of Rauma Sports Services.
🐞 11.00-16.00 Summery fan -crafting workshop for children
In the walk-in crafting workshop at the Rauma Art Museum, you can craft a summery fan! The workshop is held in the art museum’s workshop space. The activity can be adapted according to age. Children under school age must be accompanied by their own adult.
Free entry.
The inner courtyard and workshop space of Rauma Art Museum, Kuninkaankatu 37
Organizer: City of Rauma Museums.
🐞11.00–17.00 Explore maritime professions! -orienteering for children
The sea offers a variety of jobs, and at the orienteering checkpoints, five maritime professions are presented: pilot, fisherman, chief engineer, ship cook, and captain. The guide booklet explains the professions, and at the checkpoints, playful tasks are carried out that in some way relate to the profession shown.
Orienteering is included in the admission fee of 5 €. Children under 12 for free with an adult.
Merimakasiini, Kanavakatu 37
Organizer: Rauma Merihistoriallinen Seura.
11.00–18.00 Rauma Martha association’s traditional food café
11.00–14.00. Traditional Rauma dishes—lapskoussi and topseilvellinki—will be on sale, served with pancakes and malt bread, in the courtyard of Rauma Church and the Parish Hall. Also available for takeout, packed in containers.
After 14.00 items for sale will include Karelian pies, sweet pies, strawberry tarts, and Rauma cookies.
The courtyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in and Parish Hall, Luostarinkatu 1
Organizer: Rauma Martha association.
🐞11.30 & 14.00 Revert experience milieu
The event opens with a family-friendly mini-play, The Growling Rabbit . The play is non-verbal, making it perfect for international visitors and the hearing impaired.
After the play, meet Luna and Rebecca, the newest llama residents of Old Rauma. The event also features Kyllikki Salo’s art installation Me Too and a courtyard flea market. Refreshments and llama-themed cookies will be available for purchase. Duration of the event approximately 1 hour.
Tickets 15 €, small children for free. Tickets are available at Revert website.
Revert experience milieu, Kuninkaankatu 14
Organizer: Revert milieu’s.
12.00 Midday music moment – Male quartet
In the Tuesday music session, a male vocal quartet from Rauma will perform, consisting of Jani Järvi, Pekka Lankinen, Hannu Lehtinen, and Veli-Matti Vainionpää. Mezzo-soprano Saara Kukko will also perform as an accompanist with the quartet in the music session.
Free entry.
Church of the Holy Cross, Luostarinkatu 1
Organizer: Rauma Parish.
12.00 & 14.00 Senior parkour
Get to know the idea of senior parkour and find a fun way to move. All you need to bring is an open mind and a sense of humor. Suitable for anyone who can at least walk forward. Learn about the sport on social media with the hashtag #mummiparkour Eija Sjöblom.
Free entry.
Kari campus, yard on Hankkarintie side, Aittakarinkatu 10
Organizer of the event is Eija Sjöblom/Mummiparkour.
🐞12.00–16.00 Children’s stuffed toy clinic
Children can bring toys in need of repair to the clinic!
The Church of the Holy Cross yard and Parish House, Luostarinkatu 1
Organizer: Rauma Martha association.
🐞12.00–16.00 Children’s day at Blacksmith’s Home
Come and spend a happy summer day with the whole family at Blacksmith’s Home! Traditional summer exhibition by the Kodisjoki Martha Organization is on display, which highlights headwear and accessories throughout the decades.
The event is free and does not require pre-registration. The facility is not accessible.
Blacksmith’s Home, Kodisjoentie 1499
Organizer: Kodisjoen Marttayhdistys ry.
🐞 13.00 The magical sailing of the ship dog – guided tour (FIN)
The guided tour is based on Margaret Wise Brown’s original work The Sailor Dog (1953, republished in 1981). The book was published in Finnish as Laivakoira, translated by Marjatta Kurenniemi, as part of the Tammen kultaiset kirjat series. Garth Williams’ colorful illustrations take the dog Turre along to a sailing ship, a shipwreck, a distant island, and finally happily back home.
The guidance is for children aged 3-6 years. A maximum of 20 children/group. The duration of the guidance is 30-45 minutes depending on the size of the group.
Guided tours are included in the museum’s 5 € admission fee. If a child must be accompanied, the adult taking care of them can join the tour free of charge. If they stay in the museum after the tour, the adult must pay for their own ticket at the museum’s cashier.
Note! This tour is in Finnish.
Rauma Maritime Museum, Kalliokatu 34
Organizer: Rauma maritime museum.
14.00- Dancing & sounding Old Rauma tour: The connection between us
Dancer Iida Paukamainen and composer-songwriter René Koivisto will perform at Lace Week with their duo performance.
The duo leaves at 14:00 from the Nyplääjä statue to wander the streets and alleys of Old Rauma. You can join the tour at any stage. The event is subject to weather conditions.
Free entry.
Start Nyplääjä statue, touring in Old Rauma
14.00 Creative dance for adults
Creative dance for adults. Listen to your body and discover a new kind of movement within yourself. Teachers: Jenni Suominen and Reetta Parvikko. Beginner group. Duration 1 hour. Age limit 16.
10 €. Payment with cash or MobilePay.
Registration by email on reetta.parvikko@gmail.com or by message +358 40 6464 103.
Tarvonsaari school, 2. floor, Lyseokatu 2
Organizer: Mielentanssi.
14.00-16.00 Afternoon of choirs
Different choirs performing in a charming park setting. Come and hear beautiful singing and taste the delicacies from Rauma Latu’s buffet. In the park, walk along gravel paths and across lawns.
Free entry.
Conversation Park, Kalliokatu 28-30
Organizer: Lönnström Art Museum.
15.00–22.00
15.00 SAKKO: Drainage basin
A work combining contemporary dance and installation art about power and water. The water flowing in the drainage basin comes mainly from rain, but also includes meltwater from the previous winter, water from melting glaciers, and springs formed from groundwater.
The installation is open to the public at 12.00–18.00. As part of the work, performances are held daily at 15.00, lasting approximately 30 min.
The artwork is being created by the artist duo Alina and Elisa Sakko.
Tarvonsaari – Space of new art, 2. floor, Lyseokatu 2
Organizer: City of Rauma Museums.
🐞16.00 Old Rauma Ghost Tour for children (FIN)
Welcome to a child-friendly Ghost Tour of Old Rauma, where you’ll hear thrilling ghost stories! Finland’s third oldest town, with centuries-old houses in this UNESCO World Heritage site holds many secrets. This ghost tour is based on stories and real experiences shared by locals. In which house do the furniture mysteriously move by themselves? Where can you hear footsteps and knocking sounds?
The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and covers about 1,5 kilometers. Children cannot participate alone, they must be accompanied by an adult. The tour is designed for children aged approximately 7–12, but everyone is welcome to join.
Maximum group size is 30 participants.
10 €, children under 3 for free. Tickets available at Opas Suvi website.
NOTE! This tour is in Finnish.
Starting point at the Church of the Holy Trinity ruins, Vanhankirkonkatu
Organizer: Opas Suvi.
16.00–20.00 Evening Market – Miss Lace candidates and music
There will be sales points, flea market tables, and a sunny market atmosphere. On stage, you’ll see the Miss Lace candidates and the Pläkploosarit band.
Rauma Market Square
Organizer: Tapahtumatoimisto Luanista.
🐞16.30 & 19.00 Revert experience milieu
The event opens with a family-friendly mini-play, The Growling Rabbit . The play is non-verbal, making it perfect for international visitors and the hearing impaired.
After the play, meet Luna and Rebecca, the newest llama residents of Old Rauma. The event also features Kyllikki Salo’s art installation Me Too and a courtyard flea market. Refreshments and llama-themed cookies will be available for purchase. Duration of the event approximately 1 hour.
Tickets 15 €, small children for free. Tickets are available at Revert website.
Revert experience milieu, Kuninkaankatu 14
Organizer: Revert milieu’s.
19.00-22.00 Sing-along evening at Restaurant Kissala
Restaurant Kissala’s own community sing-along evening. Hosted by Kalle Valanne and Pete Mattila. Weather permitting, in case of rain it will be held indoors at Kissala.
Free entry.
Restaurant Kissala, Valtakatu 7
Organizer: Ravintola Kissala
20.00 Evening music from the Town Hall tower
Eemeli Ståhlberg performs the Lace Week evening serenade from the City Hall Tower.
The City Hall Tower, Valtakatu 2
Other events during Lace Week
Info
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