Helsinki Music Week is an openly sourced platform and city-wide program for artists and audiences who shape the most forward currents of sound today. In May 2026, our second edition transforms the capital’s landmarks and music venues into a shared interface for sound, dialogue, and collective experiences.Connecting Helsinki’s local energy with a global network of luminaries, the week operates across...

Ankea Festival brings alternative music to Tampere next summer The new open air festival will be held on 5th and 6th June 2026Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance 20th Anniversary Show announced as headliner Ankea Festival – a new open air festival for alternative rock and metal lovers – opens its gates for the first time next June in Tampere, Finland. The first acts of the line up have now...

Grammy-winning, alternative rock band Kings of Leon will perform in Tallinn next summer. Kings of Leon will perform in Tallinn next summer. The concert will take place at Unibet Arena District on 14 June 2026 and will be the band’s only performance in the entire region.  Kings of Leon is one of the biggest alternative rock bands of the past two decades - the band’s rich touring...

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...