Snowball

The Christmas musical for the whole family offers an exciting story full of magic, mystery and romance.

Set in the enchanting land of the Northern Lights, Snowball will have its world premiere in Oulu, Finland in December 2026. The Christmas musical for the whole family weaves together Northern legends in an exciting story full of magic, mystery and romance.

Oulu’s European Capital of Culture year culminates with the world premiere of a major musical. The protagonist, Krista, is Santa’s goddaughter and has lived in Santa’s village, surrounded by Christmas magic, all her life. However, she has now started to crave adventure. At Christmas, an ancient spell is broken unexpectedly, revealing Santa’s mysterious past. Krista must rise to the challenge and save Christmas for children around the world.

The main roles of Snowball are played by Kristo Salminen, Saara Aalto, Mika Nuojua, Mia Hafrén, Petra Pääkkönen and Veeti Laasila. The musical’s orchestra is Oulu Sinfonia, conducted by Kristian Nyman.

The musical will be performed in Finnish, with Swedish and English subtitles.

Age recommendation: 5 years

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Duration about 2 h 30 min (incl. intermission)

Ticket prices
A category 79 €
B category 59 €
C category 46 €
D category 29 €

Family tickets
2 adults and 2 children & 1 adult and 3 children
A category 237 €
B category 177 €
C category 138 €
D category 87 €

2 adults and 1 child & 1 adult and 2 children
A category 178 €
B category 133 €
C category 104 €
D category 66 €

Categories A, B and D are at the parquet. Category C is Oulu Hall’s fixed stand, which will be sold if the seats at the parquet are full.

Lippu.fi order fees (from 1.50 € + 0.65 % per order at www.lippu.fi) will be added to ticket prices.

A limited number of tickets are available for the event with Kaikukortti. Kaikukortti tickets can be redeemed at the Lippu.fi sales point and in Oulu at the Oulu2026 in Kauppakortteli Pekuri. The customer is responsible for the Lippu.fi service fee. Kaikukortti must be present when booking, redeeming and attending the event.