Karjurock
Karjurock is a Finnish rock festival held annually in Nopperla farm in Uusikaupunki. Karjurock was first held in 2007, and since then, it has grown from a small village festival to attract 15,000 visitors. In the beginning Karjurock lasted only for one day, but nowadays the 3-day festival is divided into family day on Thursday and more program for adults on Friday and Saturday. Famous artist that have played in Karjurock include Apocalyptica, Lordi, Cheek, Apulanta, Haloo Helsinki!, Hurriganes, Popeda and Mikko Alatalo. Karjurock is organized by South Festivals Oy. 2007 2007 was the first year of Karjurock, and the festival lasted only for one day (28 July). The artists performing were Kike Elomaa, Dinturist, DJ-Jarcco and Karjalankannas that played Irwin Goodman cover songs. Festival attracted 600 to 800 visitors that day. 2008 In 2008, Karjurock was still only a one-day festival, but it lasted for 15 hours from 12pm until 3am. The musical acts included the same artists as the previous year, Kike Elomaa, Dinturist and DJ-Jarcco. Other artists performing were Frederik, RainioBros, Groove President, Sepi Kumpulainen, Jailbreak, The Override and Holysmoke. In its second year, the festival had about 1,500 to 2,000 visitors. 2009 2009 was the first