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Mitra is the landlord of Linnala's band facilities.

Band rooms for Linnala's old school

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26.1.2022 17:18
Less than twenty groups have announced their need for space.

The city of Imatra opens several band camps for Linnala school.

─ We have mapped how many bands are without facilities. The mapping began last fall, when the city's decision-makers gave the green light to the band premises during the budget debate.  It has been really great to map the jam host from Imatra Rene Reinikainen with, who has acted as a contact person in the direction of the bands, service director Arja Kujala says.

The last time was a big band house in the 1980s

According to Reinikainen, now is the time to get a bigger concentration of bands under one roof in Imatra. It can give birth to a new stream in the local music scene.

─ The previous place was at Rantakoulu in the 1980s. That space was organized by the youth office. For example, Sliders, which included Ville Soininen and Pete Kiisseli, among others, trained there, Reinikainen recalls.

─ It's great that we can now get the band facilities together. This is how we set an example for young musicians that bands can still be founded, he continues.

Other facilities are also available

About twenty groups of different ages, which are bands, duos and individual players, have reported the need for space.

Some of these are offered premises for rent in Linnala. In addition to that, there are more options in the report, which the city will announce more about in February.

The bands sign rental agreements with Mitra. The rent is reasonable, so to speak, like the tenants of Taitein talo in Tainionkoski.

Each band does not get its own space, but 2-3 bands are taken into the same space. This also reduces the rent burden for bands.

Common rules for using the facilities will be agreed upon with the bands.

There are currently a few entrepreneurs working at Linnala school. The premises have been examined and the necessary repairs made after the school work in the building ended.

 

 

For more information:

Director of Services Arja Kujala, tel. 020 617 2227, arja.kujalaatimatra.fi (arja[dot]kujala[at]imatra[dot]fi)

Technical property manager Jyri Honkasalo, Mitra, tel. 05 235 2857, jyri.honkasaloatmitra.fi (jyri[dot]honkasalo[at]mitra[dot]fi) (rent matters)