Tervola Group: Mirjamin runot – Thursday matinees at Kanneltalo

Mirjami Lehto, 94, carried out her life’s work as a teacher in Tervola. She has written a large number of poems, of which the Tervola Group now presents a collection of 50 poems.

Mirjami’s poetry focuses on the Arctic nature, everyday life and its moments of happiness, and, of course, love. Her poems about marginalised young people who have been left behind are especially touching. She got to know these young people when working as a special education teacher during the final years of her career. The poems also deal with themes such as ageing and even eventual death. However, she describes these subjects with hilarious irony.

Markus Fagerudd has set a few of her poems to songs.

The performers are the Tervola Group, comprising Eila Halonen, Markku Huhtamo, Juhani Laitala, Juha Mäntylä, Marja Pesonen and Timo Pylkkänen.