SINGING HERITAGE ROUTE 

Culture Route in Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Singing Heritage brings joy to life, warmth to travel, a breath of history, but the culture lives on in time and is full of surprises. Welcome to the wonderful world of singing.

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Singing Heritage Route 600 km longer

Singing Heritage Route 600 km longer

The Singing Heritage Route has added some 600 km to its route. The route now ends, or starts if you will, in Norway. The eastern part of the Finnmark County banks on the Barents Sea. It is a short song from Russia, as most of the route is. The Barents Sea is just 10...

Singing Route Goes Multilingual

Singing Route Goes Multilingual

The Singing Heritage Route has now added five more languages to our website. These are: French, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian. This has been a collaboration between all the partners in the singing network. However, some parts have been translated using...

European Singing Traditions

All the nations of the world have their own singing traditions. We want to tell you what those are on the easternmost edge of the European Union. In Finland and Norway the route is based on runosong tradition. In Estonia Setos are singing Leelo. In Eastern Latvia they have a multipart singing tradition called singing with “pusbolss” and in Lithuania people sing sutartinés.

We want to present to you also other cultural elements from our countries like museums, food etc and of course sauna traditions which connect all these countr

We want to build a close network respecting different cultural traditions and tell about those. We definitely think that everyone has the right to dignity and to live in peace. By working together, we and our cultural heritage will be strengthened and come to life.

Seto ladies are taking selfie
Singing Heritage Route - Norway, Finland, Estonia. Latvia,and Lithuania

Sustainable travelling

The charging points for the electric car along the route can be found behind this link.

This video introduces you to the atmosphere of our route, the song traditions of five different countries and other cultural treasures found along the way. Welcome to the Singing Heritage Route!

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Vilnius 2.4.2025

Vilnius 2.4.2025

Vilnius, Singing Heritage Route meeting. 2.4.2025 Saavuimme Vilnaan keskiviikkona 2.4.2025. Matkustimme Kuhmosta Kajaaniin bussilla heti aamusta jonka jälkeen matkamme jatkui junalla Kajaanista Helsinkiin jossa pääsimmekin pian jatkamaan matkaa lentokoneella kohti...