Helsinki City Festival 2026

Name: Helsinki City Festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-12T13:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-06-14T22:30:00+03:00
Location: Helsingin jäähalli I

took place · 12 Jun 2026

Helsingin jäähalli I, Helsinki

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Helsinki City Festival 2026 is held as a Nordis event on 12-14 June 2026 at Helsinki Ice Hall. The festival is K-18 (18+), and tickets are available through Tiketti.

Opening hours: Friday 13.00-00.30, Saturday 12.30-00.30 and Sunday 13.00-22.30.

The international line-up includes Lewis Capaldi, Black Eyed Peas, Flo Rida, Macklemore, Showtek (NL), Chamillionaire (US), Basement Jaxx (UK), Mohombi (SE), Brick & Lace (JAM), Outlandish (DK), Alexandra Stan (RO), Tungevaag (NO), Akcent (RO) and Blanka (PL).

Finnish artists performing include Gettomasa, Haloo Helsinki!, Kuumaa, The Rasmus, Mikael Gabriels and Nublu's only joint concert of the year, Timo from Pieni Huijaus, Iso H and Uniikki (Rähinä Special), Evelina, Pikku G, Petra, Skandaali, Windows95man, JVG, Isac Elliot, Bomfunk MC's and Killer - led by Siiri Nordström after a 21-year break. XL5 also returns to the stage, and Valvomo celebrates the 20th anniversary of their song "Mikä kesä".

Additional performers include Mouhous, Waldo's People, Pandora (SE), Pachanga (PRI), Princessa (ES), Sak Noel - Special Throwback Set (US), Raaban (SE), Modern Talking Reloaded (DE), Movetron, Kasmir, Teleks, K-System, Dog Hustlers and Brädi x Redrama x Tuomas Kauhanen.

Line-up

Showtek
Chamillionaire
Basement Jaxx
Mohombi
Outlandish
Alexandra Stan
Akcent
Blanka
Gettomasa
Timo Pieni Huijauksesta
Iso H
Uniikki
Evelina
Pikku G
Petra
Skandaali
Valvomo
Mouhous
Pandora
Pachanga
Princessa
Raaban
Modern Talking Reloaded

About: Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter who broke through internationally with "Someone You Loved" in 2019. His music blends emotional pop with raw, powerful vocals. His second album, "Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent" (2023), debuted at number one in the UK.

Recent shows

Jul 19, 2026 Essence Stage, Berlin (DE)
Jul 18, 2026 Praia do Relógio, Figueira da Foz (PT)
Jul 14, 2026 Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux (CH)

About: Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group formed in Los Angeles by will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo. Singer Fergie joined in the late 1990s and the group went on to global success with hits like "Where Is the Love?" and "I Gotta Feeling". Their pop-infused hip hop sound dominated charts worldwide in the 2000s.

Recent shows

Jul 4, 2026 Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
Jul 3, 2026 Parc Rocourt, Liège (BE)
Jun 28, 2026 Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (GB)

About: Flo Rida

The Florida rapper behind three Billboard Hot 100 number-ones - "Low", "Right Round" and "Whistle" - brings his high-energy party show to the stage, backed by a catalogue that has racked up billions of streams globally.

38.4M

Spotify monthly listeners

10.9B+

Total Spotify streams

80M+

Records sold worldwide

Weeks at #1 on Billboard Hot 100 with "Low"

What's new

2026
Flo Rida has 34 confirmed live dates in 2026, including shows in Prague, Warsaw, Vienna, and several North American cities.
2023-05
A New York family court ordered Flo Rida to pay a child support package worth nearly $500,000 per year for his son Zohar Dillard.
2023-01
A Florida jury awarded Flo Rida $82.6 million in damages after finding that energy drink company Celsius had breached an endorsement deal and fraudulently withheld information from him.

Tour

PragueWarsawMönchengladbachViennaSydneyNiagara FallsQuebecPleasantonValparaisoPine BluffJackson

Tracks

Low (feat. T-Pain)#1 on Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks in 2008; most downloaded single of the 2000s decade, RIAA Diamond certified

Right Round (feat. Kesha)#1 on Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks in 2009; broke US digital sales record at the time

Good Feeling#3 on Billboard Hot 100, #1 in the UK; top 10 in 16 countries

Whistle#1 on Billboard Hot 100; over 964M streams on Spotify

My HouseMost-streamed Flo Rida track on Spotify with nearly 965M streams

Recent shows

Jul 9, 2026 Freedom Mobile Arch, Vancouver (CA)
Jul 8, 2026 Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton (US)
Jul 4, 2026 Shaw Millennium Park, Calgary (CA)

About: The Rasmus

Formed in Helsinki in 1994, The Rasmus turned "In the Shadows" into a global rock anthem and have since built a catalogue spanning eleven studio albums. Their 2025 record Weirdo marks a new chapter with Better Noise Music, backed by a world tour that stretches from North America to Europe.

829M

Career streams globally

Albums sold worldwide

6×

Platinum certifications (Dead Letters)

Rock band in Finland on Spotify, YouTube, Instagram and Deezer

What's new

2025-09
The Rasmus released their eleventh studio album Weirdo on 12 September 2025 via Better Noise Music and Playground Music.
2025-07
The Rasmus headlined the Atlas Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine on 19 July 2025, also taking part in a charity initiative raising funds for a children's hospital.
2025-04
The band returned to the United States and Canada for the first time in 19 years, kicking off the Weirdo Tour in April 2025.

Tour

TampereTurkuKuopioOuluSeinäjokiJyväskyläLahtiJoensuuHelsinkiAthensHamburgBerlinWarsawBudapestViennaMunich

Tracks

In the Shadows2003 international breakthrough single from Dead Letters; 6× Platinum worldwide

Dead Letters2003 album, the band's global commercial peak with over 2 million copies sold

JezebelFinland's entry at Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Weirdo11th studio album, released September 2025 via Better Noise Music

Rest in PiecesLead single from Weirdo, released October 2024

Recent shows

Jul 16, 2026 Hiekkaharjun Urheilupuisto, Vantaa (FI)
Jul 10, 2026 Kokonniemen tapahtumapuisto, Porvoo (FI)
Jul 4, 2026 Copérnico, Madrid (ES)

About: Haloo Helsinki!

Founded in Helsinki in 2006, Haloo Helsinki! has spent nearly twenty years at the top of Finnish pop-rock - ten Emma awards, over 400 million streams, and a record-breaking 15 Finnish radio chart number ones to their name.

400M+

Total streams across all platforms

Emma awards won

Finnish radio chart #1 singles

670K

Spotify monthly listeners

What's new

2026-01
The title track 'Voiko enkelitkin eksyä' held the number-one spot on the Official Finnish Airplay Chart at the start of 2026, becoming the band's 15th radio chart number one.
2025-10
The eighth album 'Voiko enkelitkin eksyä' was released on 10 October 2025, containing 12 tracks including the platinum-certified single Gardenia and the gold-certified Kaikki päättyy kyyneliin.
2025-08
The planned autumn 2025 arena tour was postponed to spring 2026 after vocalist Elli Haloo announced she was expecting her first child.

Tour

LappeenrantaLahtiKuopioOuluHelsinkiTampereKaarinaHelsinkiTurkuPoriForssaPyhtääTuulos

Tracks

Reiviluola24M+ Spotify streams, one of the band's all-time most-played tracks

Pulp Fiction20M+ Spotify streams, long-running fan favourite

Gardenia2025 single from album 'Voiko enkelitkin eksyä', platinum-certified, 18+ weeks in Finnish radio top 10

Voiko enkelitkin eksyä2025 title track and 15th Finnish radio chart number one

Kaikki päättyy kyyneliin2024/2025 single, gold-certified in Finland

Recent shows

Jul 11, 2026 Kokonniemen tapahtumapuisto, Porvoo (FI)
Jul 10, 2026 Lutakonaukio, Jyväskylä (FI)
Jul 9, 2026 Kuusisaari, Oulu (FI)

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