The main venue for Helsinki Design Week (HDW) in 2025 will be Suomitalo, located next to the Old Church Park in the heart of Helsinki. The programme includes exhibitions, discussions, launches, workshops, and evening events for design professionals and the general public. In addition to the main venue, the festival will spread across the Helsinki metropolitan area with nearly one hundred design-related...

This summer, the Fiskars Summer Festival returns for its sixth edition, set once again in the idyllic surroundings of the historic Fiskars village. At the heart of the festival is an inspiring masterclass for young, up-and-coming conductors, led by internationally acclaimed mentors. Audiences can look forward to an exceptional musical program featuring both chamber music and symphony orchestra concerts...

The 33rd Hangö Teaterträff takes place on 6–8 June 2025. The festival programme includes premieres, Finnish and international works, a children’s programme as well as club and discursive programmes. The festival’s premieres includes Confessions by teater 90°, a two-part performance that includes both a private session, in which the audience anonymously confesses a secret, and a collective...

Dark River Festival once again invites fans of heavy music to the forests of Honkala for a unique atmosphere. This three-day festival will feature 29 top performers on two stages, including Stam1na, My Dying Bride (UK), Rotting Christ (GR), Finntroll, Xandria (DE), Swallow The Sun, and Carach Angren (NL).Accommodation and Transport LinksAccommodation is available at campsites, hotels, or at friends’...

Helsinki’s Flow Festival has announced new acts, including the genre-bending singer-songwriter-producer FKA Twigs, the British indie rap wonder Little Simz, the classic electronic pop duo Air performing their classic Moon Safari album in full, the groundbreaking electronic music act Underworld, as well as other international and domestic top names. Furthermore, the festival has released its daily...

Secure your spot at the 2025 Helsinki Coffee Festival and Ice Cream and Chocolate Carnival and get your tickets in advance! It's worth buying tickets early, as the last event was sold out. Festival tickets are now available at a discounted price for a limited time! A high-quality, atmospheric event brings together the best coffees, teas, kombuchas, ice creams, and chocolates at the Cable Factory from...