Valamo Fishing Day Sat 18.4.2026

Valamo Fishing Day Sat 18.4.2026 – fish in theology, music, fishing gear and on your plate!

Come experience the peace of the Valamo Monastery, where fish is the guest of honor for the day!

The day's program includes inspiring lectures, spiritual perspectives, a fish-themed concert and a panel discussion.

The day will be crowned with a fish dinner in the Red Hall of the Trapesa restaurant.

The hosts of the Fishing Day are passionate fishermen, a pianist and church musician Pami Karvonen and music journalist Risto Nordell.

The day invites you to stop, taste and discover!

Program

10:30 Opening of the day with the theme of fishing luck and storiespianist and church musician Pami Karvonen and music journalist Risto Nordell

12:00 Opportunity to participate in the church servicein the monastery's main church

center;">at 12.30 Lunch from the takeaway table, restaurant Trapesa

at 13.30 Fish symbolism in the Christian tradition monastery director Archimandrite Mikael, the monastery's main church

at 14.15 Kuore - the little fish of the dark and Bach's "fishing cantata" musicologist and non-fiction writer Topi Linjama

at 15.15 Munk coffees restaurant Trapesa Red Hall

at 16.00 Fish Concert - a musical journey with the fish, Pam and Risto

Composers to be heard at the concert include: Bach, Rautavaara, Schubert, Saint-Saens, Einaudi 

at 17.15 Panel discussion “Becoming a better person through fishing?” Topi, Pami and Risto

at 18.00 Opportunity to participate in church service

at 20.00 Fish dinner accompanied by music and stories restaurant Trapesan Punainen Sali

Full-day program 50 €/person

(incl. lectures, lunch, afternoon coffee concert and dinner)

* concert 10€

* dinner 25€

Accommodation

60€/night in a single room in a guesthouse

45€/person/night  in a double room in a guesthouse

72.50€/person/night in a double room in a hotel

Prices include monastery breakfast

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Reservations and further information:
tel. 017 570 1810
myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi