More tickets available for the Ultimate Greatest Christmas Carols sing-along event at Espoo Metro Areena

Yle will broadcast the event live on TV1 and Yle Areena on 23 December, starting at 7 p.m. The live stream on Yle Areena will remain available until 6 January, 2026. The broadcast will last roughly 1 h 30 min. 

The stars of the evening are Diandra and Jepa Lambert, who also lead the audience in song. They are accompanied by ten-piece festive orchestra Soul Connection and their backup singers. 

The evening is hosted by popular TV personalities Anniina Valtonen and Totti Toivonen.  

What is it like to host the Ultimate Greatest Christmas Carols sing-along event on the eve of Christmas Eve? 

“Christmas is my favourite and most important holiday. I’m looking forward to the Christmas cheer, fantastic performances and a mind-blowing sing-along,” says Anniina Valtonen. 

“I hope we can bring the Christmas cheer to everyone and help people in need.” 

“Christmas carols and the Finnish Evangelical    Lutheran Mission’s Greatest Christmas Carols events are part of my Christmas tradition,” continues Totti Toivonen. “Christmas carols are what creates Christmas for me. Even if there is nothing christmassy around you or you don’t have the energy to do anything Christmas, Christmas carols definitely brings you the Christmas Spirit.” 

“I hope that this concert can help people wind down for Christmas and bring the Christmas spirit, warmth, and help to everyone in all kinds of situations. I’ve got children myself, which is why the beneficiary of the fundraising – the world’s children – is so important to me.” 

The Bishop of the Diocese of Espoo, Kaisamari Hintikka, Christmas Radio (Jouluradio in Finnish) and the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (Felm) will also be at the Espoo Metro Areena. The event will be trilingual: partly in Finnish, Swedish and English. 

We ask the audience to arrive at Espoo Metro Areena on time. The arena doors open at 5:30 p.m. and seating access opens at 5:45 p.m. The opening speech will take place at 6:15 p.m. Due to the live broadcast, we ask that the audience is seated by 6:45 p.m. 

The Ultimate Greatest Christmas Carols is a free event, but we do require advance registration. Register for your tickets through Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.fi). Seats are unnumbered but are divided by the Areena’s sections. There is a limit of five tickets per order. The processing fee for a single ticket is €0.30. Therefore, the maximum fee for an order is €1.50. 

The address for Espoo Metro Areena is Urheilupuistontie 3, Espoo. Please keep in mind that parking at the arena is limited. We recommend using public transport to get there. The Urheilupuisto metro station is 500 metres from the arena. 

You’ll also find the event information online on the Espoo parishes’ website at www.espoochristmas.fi  

The Greatest Christmas Carols ring out for the children of the world and their families 

Millions of children and their families around the world live in poverty, trying to survive wars and other disasters. Send them a gift of hope through the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission. 

The Greatest Christmas Carols collects donations to give all children a good and safe childhood. 

Donate €20 with a text: send a message with JOULU20 to 16155. You can also donate a sum of your choice through MobilePay to 61408 or online at kauneimmatjoululaulut.fi. 

Money collection permit: RA/2020/1538 and ÅLR 2024/5880.