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Event dates: Sep 17 - Sep 27
The Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy association is the pioneer of Finnish film culture with the mission to celebrate the art of cinema – and to make the world a better place with...
Helsinki Design Week
Event dates: Aug 28 - Sep 6
Helsinki Design Week 2026 is the largest design festival in the Nordics. The festival features over 150 events, from major exhibitions and talks to urban installations and the popular Children’s Desig...
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Event dates: Jul 31 - Aug 1
Weekend Festival blends EDM drops with Nordic street style. A high-energy music event on the Helsinki waterfront, where sound, light, and fashion pulse together.
Event dates: May 26 - May 30
Fashion in Helsinki is a platform for the emerging talents in Finnish fashion. Fashion in Helsinki showcases Finnish creativity, artistic practice and unique craftsmanship trough fashion shows, presen...
Helsinki Coffee Festival
Event dates: Apr 17 - Apr 19
Northern Europe's largest coffee festival
Odysseus Festival
Event dates: Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 19, 2025
Odysseus Festival blends electronic music, island nature, and design minimalism. A weekend on Vallisaari with Jon Hopkins, DJ Koze, and slow, intentional hedonism.
Habitare
Event dates: Sep 2 - Sep 6
Held over five days in Finland’s capital, this trade fair for furniture and interior design brings together ideas, new trends and innovations shaping the future of the homeware industry.
Flow Festival
Event dates: Aug 14 - Aug 16
“The coolest festival in Scandinavia” and an essential part of the Finnish summer. Year after year, it’s rightfully praised by music and culture critics from DIY, NME, Clash Magazine, and Vogue. Music...
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ODDfest
Event dates: Jun 8 - Jun 14
ODDfest is a creative festival where art, business & society collide in Helsinki
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Ice Cream & Chocolate Carnival
Event dates: Apr 17 - Apr 19
Come find out at the Ice Cream & Chocolate Carnival, where flavour experiences, carnival vibes and a great atmosphere come together to create a one-of-a-kind paradise for dessert lovers.
Event dates: Jan 6 - Jan 11
Lux Helsinki is a light art festival in Helsinki that is organised annually at the beginning of January. The festival presents a diverse range of light art. In addition to the most famous buildings in...
Event dates: Jun 8, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025
Helsinki Biennial is an international contemporary art event held every two years, bringing high-quality contemporary art to the maritime Vallisaari Island and the center of Helsinki.
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