Upcoming dates for Finnish folk-act Värttinä have been announced:
02/14 - Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome (IT)
02/21 - Umeå Folk Festival, Umeå (SWE)
03/02 - Schouwburg, Kortrijk (BEL)
03/03 - CC Westrand, Dilbeek (BEL)
03/04 - CC Ter Vesten, Beveren (BEL)
03/05 - CC Ter Dilft, Bornem (BEL)
03/06 - CC Achterolmen, Maaseik (BEL)
03/07 - CC Leopoldsburg, Leopoldsburg (BEL)
03/08 - Oosterpoort, Groningen (HOL)
03/09 - Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht (HOL)
03/10 - 013, Tilburg (HOL)
03/11 - Paradiso (La Nuit), Amsterdam (HOL)
03/13 - Kulturbrauerei, Berlin (GER)
03/14 - Abaton, Praha (CZ)
03/15 - Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana (SLO)
03/16 - Szene Wien, Wien (AUS)
03/17 - Divadlo ARENA - Theatre Arena, Bratislava (SL)
03/18 - Moods, Zurich (SWI)
03/19 - Schlachthof, Bremen (GER)
04/22 - April Jazz, Espoo (FIN)
In between all of these dates, the group says they will still be doing rehearsals for the upcoming Lord of the Rings musical. Also, on the Belgium dates, substitute vocalist Karoliina Kantelinen will replace Johanna Virtanen as she will be returning home to care for her newborn son.