Helsinki

Festivals and Annual Events

An extravagant display of fashion items and accessories by Finish designers, this event is held throughout the month of January and is a true depiction of the modern city that Helsinki has come to be. It attracts visitors from all over Finland and Europe.

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Festivals and events in Helsinki

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Plan around 58 festival seasons, public events, Ramadan/Eid periods, book fairs, art cycles, and winter food activity.

Faces EtnoFestival

A unique festival held to celebrate diversity; Faces Etno attracts a huge number of people and promotes a peaceful message of tolerance.

Kaivopuiston Kansanjuhla

This July event comprises of concerts held throughout the month in the Kaivo Puisto Park. It attracts musicians from all over the country and even internationally.

Alppipuisto Music Festival

Another of the music festivals held in Helsinki, the Alppipuisto is also famous for its rock and hard metal music category.

Dragon Boat Racing

A boat race event held in the waters surrounding the city, Dragon Race is a sought after by Finns who are looking for some excitement in their lives!

Helsinki Marathon

A marathon race held on the city’s roads to take in the warm summer atmosphere, the Helsinki marathon is cheered upon by crowds of people along roadsides and beaches.

Night of the Arts

A one night event, the Night of Arts is held on the last Thursday of every August. Museums, libraries and art galleries are open well after closing hours and they feature special displays and exhibitions.

Flow Festival

The Flow Festival is another night of fulfilled amusement, loud music, food and drinks and hanging out with friends.

LIGHT

A fair conducted for the exhibition of lighting facilities, LIGHT has a business and professional theme and mainly attracts the people involved in the industry.

Helsinki Festival

In the warm months of the summer, Helsinki celebrates the warmth with a huge festival held all over town with people pouring in at all times.

Helsinki International Film Festival

All cinema houses in Helsinki gather to show film lovers a variety of theme oriented movies and blockbusters of the current season.

X-treme Car Show

A very specialized event, this car show is convention featuring personalized cars and their pimped out fine tunings.

Irish Festival

The Irish Festival is a cultural event organized to celebrate the history of the Irish people who came and settled in Finland. The event is known for traditional Irish cuisine, wine, Irish dances and fairs.

GRAFTEC

Graftec is a conference held for materials and machinery needed for graphic designing. With greater technology and economic growth more and more demand is created for computerized graphic designing.

Helsinki Comedy Festival

The much awaited Comedy Festival takes place in Helsinki in late September. It is one of the Finnish favorite times of the year.

PACTEC-FOODTEC

An event for processing foods and raw material, this convention is one of the largest of its kind and attracts people and companies related to the industry. It is held at the Helsinki Fair Center.

Stromming

Dating back to the early 18th century, the Stromming festival marks the end of the fishing season. Being surrounded by water on three sides the fishing season has always been very important for Finland.

Gold Silver Watch Pro

An ostentatious exhibition of gold, jewelry and watches, this event is very famous with the elite of Finland. Even though all sorts of people visit, the exhibition targets the high end.

Silakkamarkkinat

Another of Helsinki’s fishing event, this is an open market place where fishermen sell their catch along the roadsides of the city

Helsinki Book Fair

In late October when this event is held, the Helsinki Fair Center is crowded with people who come to look at the thousands of books and literature that Finland has stored through ages.

Moving in November Dance

Welcoming the exciting month of November, this dance is held at the Helsinki City Center Modern dance hall. Crowds of people gather in pairs to perform dances and an aura of excitement is created.

Skiexpo

A lot of people are attracted to this expo both to view the latest equipment and to enjoy the snowboarding demonstrations presented at the Helsinki Fair Centre.

Helsinki Christmas Parade

Nearing the eventful Christmas season, the Finns pull together a colorful walk through the city covered in snow. People join the parade in crowds and there is an air of excitement throughout the walk.

Winter Circus

Characterized by magic shows, trapeze artists, dance shows, circus displays and thrilling music, this circus attracts most of the Finns due to lack of events during the winter season.