Sami & Jorma – Keikarit at Huvila feat. UMO / UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra – Sauna palaa!

• Time:

  • Thu 14.8.2025 18:00

• Address:

  Huvila
  Eläintarhantie 8
  00530 Helsinki

• Tickets:

  64,90 € (Lippu.fi)

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Event Introduction

Sami & Jorma – Keikarit Huvilassa feat. UMO

The charismatic duo Sami Sykkö and Jorma Uotinen bring their beloved Sami & Jorma show to the stage for the second time. Their March performance at Savoy Theatre sold out in an instant, and now the spectacle unfolds at Huvila on a bigger stage, in a grander and truly unique concert format.

Masters of style, culture, and life, Sykkö and Uotinen dive into the evening’s most current phenomena and legendary stories—without holding back. These keikarit (dandies) don’t beat around the bush; they go straight to the heart of the matter. The evening will feature special surprise guests, and Uotinen’s unforgettable musical performances will add an extra layer of grandeur to the night.

The evening’s musical force is UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, celebrating its 50th anniversary, bringing the elegance and swing of a world-class big band. As one of Finland’s most esteemed orchestras, UMO has performed with top-tier soloists for half a century, and now it takes the Sami & Jorma evening to new heights.

This dazzling night, filled with style, charm, and impeccable flair, is a celebration of life, aesthetics, and great emotions—delivered with charisma and uncompromising elegance!

 The show will be performed in Finnish.

Sami Sykkö is a journalist, working life professor at LUT University, economist, style icon, and traveler.

Jorma Uotinen is a professor, choreographer, singer, judge on Dancing with the Stars Finland, and a true renaissance man.

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra – Sauna palaa!

After the Keikarit Huvilassa spectacle, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra turns up the heat with Sauna palaa!, one of its most iconic works—performed live for the first time in nearly 20 years to mark the orchestra’s 50th-anniversary season.

Originally commissioned in 2004 to celebrate the 170th anniversary of Finnish literary icon Aleksis Kivi, Sauna palaa! (literally “The Sauna is Burning!”) is a legendary jazz suite inspired by Kivi’s Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä). The work features compositions from seven acclaimed Finnish composers: Mikko Hassinen, Kari Ikonen, Eero Koivistoinen, Jukka Linkola, Kirmo Lintinen, Eero Ojanen, and Jarmo Savolainen. Conducting the performance is Kirmo Lintinen, who also led the original recording.

A true cult classic, Sauna palaa! was a Jazz Emma Award nominee and has received praise both in Finland and internationally, touring concert halls from the Netherlands to the UK and from Ireland to Canada. In 2005, Helsingin Sanomat hailed Sauna palaa! as “the best project in UMO’s history,” and All About Jazz praised its unique fusion of Finnish folk elements with contemporary jazz.

Last performed live in 2007, this masterpiece now returns to the stage in all its glory. It’s time to stoke the fire and turn up the heat!

Celebrating its 50th anniversary from summer 2025 to spring 2026, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra has been at the forefront of Finnish jazz for decades. The orchestra, an Emma and Yrjö Award winner and a Grammy nominee, has recorded over 60 albums and performed alongside some of the world’s greatest jazz artists.

More information:

Doors: 17.00
Sami & Jorma feat. UMO: 18.00
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra – Sauna palaa!: 20.15

Age limit: 18

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Accessibility

-Disabled access: Ramped access at main entrance. Box office fully accessible.
-Disabled toilet (please note that the toilet is not fitted with an alarm).
-Wheelchair seating/event: 4 (more seating may be available depending on the nature of the show). Accompanying assistant addmitted without extra charge.
-Induction loop.
-Grounded outlet available in the seating area.