Midsummer Celebration at Seurasaari

Name: Midsummer Celebration at Seurasaari
Start: 2026-06-19T16:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-06-19T16:00:00+03:00
Location: Seurasaari

took place · 19 Jun 2026

Seurasaari, Helsinki

festival family culture outdoor

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Description was written before the event

The Seurasaari Foundation has organized a midsummer celebration since 1956. The foundation was established on 18.4.1956 at the National Museum, and organizing the midsummer festival has remained at the heart of its activities ever since.

The programme on 19.6.2026 from 16.00 to 01.00 is spread across several areas. Along the roadside and at Antin Square there are craft demonstrations, raising of the midsummer pole, dancing with Tanhu-Visalaiset, flower wreath making, and horse-drawn carriage rides. At Karuna Church, a jouhikko concert features Kerttu Luotimo. At Iisalmen Parsonage, children can enjoy the midsummer tale "Midsummer Treasure", a puppet theatre performance "Nalle Naavatassun's Summer" by Pienpaja, and a magical trail led by Kettu Käreittänen. At the Festival Hall, opera singer Sanna Matinniemi performs Karelian songs in a concert titled "My Most Beautiful Karelian Songs", and in the nearby Humina gallery, Anu Hätinen's photography exhibition "National Costume in Landscape" is on display. On the festival field, MäSä Duo and the folk dance groups Vilhot and Vienot perform, and throughout the evening the programme includes Tikkuristikisa and midsummer dances accompanied by Ketale - the midsummer night polonaise is led by Jyrki Kokko from Tanhu-Visa. At Kokkoranta, Folk Band Thalamus plays Nordic folk music by the bonfire (fires are lit if there is no forest fire warning in effect). Museum buildings are open, including Antti in midsummer dress and Iisalmen Parsonage, as well as the museum shop.

Tickets: 27.50 € (+ booking fee 1.50 €/order), children under 12 free with an adult. Tickets from Tiketti: www.tiketti.fi. Programme changes are possible; current programme at www.juhannusvalkeat.fi.