Mixed Choir from Kuopio, Finland
Vox POlaris
Our Mission: high quality choral music from jazz to classical
“Incredibly wonderful singing from the beginning. Clear and well blended harmonies.”
– Feedback from our audience
Upcoming Concerts
At the Club Feb 14, 2026 at 6 pm LUMIT
What do familiar pop songs sound like in choral versions? Find out yourself at the club gig on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 6 p.m. on the Lumit stage. The program includes, among others, songs made famous by Sting, Hector, the Beatles, Elvis, Stella, James Brown, Leonrad Cohen, Simon & Garfunkel and Tehosekoitin. Markku Laakso plays the guitar.
Welcome to spend Valentine's Day evening alone or with a friend at the Vox Polaris concert!
Spring Concert April 26, 2026 at 3 pm Cathedral
The Vox Polaris choir and the Kuopio Quartet Men's Choir will join forces at the end of April for a joint spring concert at Kuopio Cathedral, where the choirs will perform their own and joint choral music. The program includes, among other things, spring and summer songs, gems of choral music from the National Romantic era, and songs about plants and animals.
Welcome to hear the great choir formed by the two choirs!
Choral singing
from 2012
Vox Polaris is an independent mixed choir based in Kuopio, Eastern Finland. The choir’s repertoire is wide from folk songs to jazz, from classical music to tangos, from church music to music theatre. Our mission is to bring a wide range of high-level choral challenges both to our singers and to our audience. There are currently 40 singers in the choir and we rehearse 1-2 times a month in the weekends.
Artistic Director
Since August 2017 our artistic director has been Jaana Turunen, Master of Music, choir conductor, singing pedagogue, Estill Master Trainer. She conducts also Malechoir Kuopio-Kvartetti and VIMMA Choir.
Earlier Turunen has been the artistic director for Händel Choir (Tampere), Youth Choir Beat, Childrens Choir Kukkumaralla, Kol Simcha Music Group and Music Group Sabarot among others.
Wide Variety of Music
Vox Polaris performs both a cappella and accompanied choral music in different genres with collaboration of local professional musicians and professional music students.
Do you want to develop your singing skills?
Come to sing with us
We hold auditions usually in September and January for new singers. Our working language is Finnish but translation to English is available. Currently we are looking for basses and tenors.