Intellectual and spiritual legacy of the genus
The family celebration 2015 took place in Jalasjärvi, in the atmosphere of community effort. The vocal events at the Jalasjärvi Church and the Museum Hill gathered a lot of family, as can be seen in the photos below. During the actual Family festival, a family book vol. 10 was published by Irja Kajander-Vierkens, “X genealogy: Doctors in the Hällström family”. The orator chosen was D.Sc. Mika Piirto. He hails from Jalasjärvi and is part of family branch of Maria and Elisabet. He had researched the Intellectual and spiritual legacy of Petter and Elisabet Hällström. Marju Viertola Kotka was elected as the new chairperson of the family Council.

Song concert in Jalasjärvi church
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Musical evening at Jalasjärvi Museum Hill
Host of the main meeting on Saturday: Katja Kannonlahti

Oration on Saturday: Mika Piirto
Poet of Ostrobotnia woman: Johanna Kalmari
Author of the book ” Doctors in the Hällström family” Irja Kajander-Vierkens together with Mika Piirto and Eila Lehtikallio
Terhi Pirilä-Porvali donates the family table pennant to the festival music leader Raine Rautanen
In the middle Irma-Liisa Särkkä together with Eila Lehtikallio and Mika Piirto

The new chairperson Marju Viertola