Kiruna celebrates 125 years

This year our city turns 125 years old. That’s something we want to celebrate! The story of the area that now makes up our municipality begins long before that, of course, but the city’s birthday dates back to 1900, when Kiruna’s first city plan, designed by architect Per Olof Hallman, was adopted.

A warm welcome to an afternoon with something for everyone, birthday cake, music, fishing pond, exhibition, film screening, creative workshop and art talks.

When: Thursday 26 June
Time: 16.00-18.00
Place: Entrance floor, Kiruna City Hall, Stadshustorget 1 in Kiruna

Programme:
16.00 Welcome from Markus Forslund, Head of Culture
16.05 The Sami choir opens
16.20 Sanna Inga Poromaa, 2nd vice chairman of the municipal council, gives an anniversary speech.
KIN Museum of Contemporary Art talks about its activities
16.30-18.00 For young and old – try out different artistic techniques in the KIN Art Workshop on the 1st floor
16.35 The fish pond opens for all children
16.40 Film screening “Kiruna city” in the municipal board’s session hall, floor 4
16.50 Growth strategist Emma Jonsson talks about the work with European Capital of Culture 2029
17.00 Kin highlights Kiruna as a city of art through a presentation by resident artists Anca Benera & Arnold Estefan, floor 2 of the exhibition Komtemåtta-A pioneering free zone for women.
17.20-17.55 Kiruna Accordion Club
17.55-18.00 Markus Forsberg closes the event

16:30-18:00 Take the opportunity to visit the Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, which will be open during the anniversary celebrations.