
The Outsider Art Festival OAF is a friend festival of the Helsinki Festival, taking place in Helsinki and Espoo from August 20 to 30, 2026. OAF gives a voice to outsider artists by presenting a captivating selection of music, visual arts, performing arts, film, literature, and life stories. The theme for the 2026 festival is HOPE.
OAF 2026 Artists: Matias “Matson” Välkkilä, Jenni Carlén, MC Harakka, Natalia Tong Ochoa, VHS-Klubi, EJH, Nykypost, Ansa Kurola, Satu Kankaanpää, Petter Hartzell, Aizhan Sultan, Riina Noro, Jarkko Salminen, Mikko Kallinen, Juha Pesonen, Tuulia Nuutinen, Ragnar Bengtström, Dash Che “Pekka Suomalainen, an ordinary Finnish man”, Park Drummer Jarmo, Mikael Valjakka, Susanne Brokesch, and Lauri Hyvärinen.
The OAF artists represent the field of outsider art across visual arts, music, literature, film, and performing arts from all over Finland.
The OAF 2026 venues are Central Library Oodi, the Opera House, the National Theatre, EMMA Museum, Exhibition Centre WeeGee, Pertin Valinta x Tiketti Gallery, and Radio Helsinki.
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