Sastamala Gregoriana is an annual early music festival that takes place in late July in the city of Sastamala, Finland. The festival combines an international concert programme of early music from the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods, old lakeside churches of Sastamala with the unique acoustic spaces and warm local atmosphere. An international early music master class complements the concert series.[1]
The festival was named as the Festival of the Year in 2016 by Finland Festivals.[2]
Since 2015 the festival has been granted the EFFE Festival Label (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) by the European Festivals Association which is co-financed by the European Union.[3] EFFE Label admitted to a festival which is recognized for its devotion to three EFFE Label criteria: artistic commitment, community involvement and a festival’s international and global outlook.[4]