address: Asema-aukio 1, 24100 Salo, Finland
tel 358-2-7312332, fax 358-2-7336111
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email: lalasalo(at)wippies.fi

After the start in 1990 the Children´s Song Festival has rapidly and vividly become a very significant happening specially leaning on the musical culture of children. This fast development is explainable due to the fact that it is the only event which is emphasizing children to express their special grades of talent on the terms of their own. Even though based on competitions the event very persistently allows the child to act like a child during every minute of her performance! Only children´s songs are acceptable in the singing competitions (for the children at the most twelve years old). Also a composal competition is arranged annually in purpose to find new songs for children to sing and listen.

The top songs are annually published on a CD.

The event takes place annually in June and is coloured by folk dancing childgroups, childchoirs from different countries, musical interactive shows, parades and concerts etc.

All the participating countries are also invited to have a representant in the international Nightingale-song contest.

Occasionally also seminars are arranged during the festival days for those interested and responsible for the musical education of children in purpose to bring out new ideas and to widen and improve the knowledge of modern developments. 

The event has had visitors and participants from  Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvija, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Slovakia, Sweden and Ukraine. 

The organizer of the event is an association, Salo - Lasten Laulukaupunki ra, in which the members are the city of Salo, surrounding counties, local enterprises and private persons.

The Patron of the event is Mrs Eeva Ahtisaari.