Raahe Festival 2026

Name: Raahe Festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-26T17:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-06-27T23:59:00+03:00
Location: Raahen kaupunki, Ruiskuhuone

took place · 26 Jun 2026

Raahen kaupunki, Ruiskuhuone, Raahe

festival party outdoor

Foto: Spotify

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Raahe Festival takes place 26.-27.6.2026 in Rantapuistikko Park. The 2026 headliner is Charon.

Friday 26.6. programme
Ruiskuhuone stage: 19:00 Brothers Blues Band, 21:00 Paikkakuntalaset, 23:30 Wasteland Ov Humanity
Main stage: 20:00 Meiju Suvas, 22:00 Charon, 00:30 JamiWeikot

Saturday 27.6. programme
Ruiskuhuone stage: 19:00 Hilda, 21:00 Maya & Dead Pandas, 23:00 Gobra
Main stage: 20:00 Kiki, 22:00 Jukka Poika, 00:00 Tuure Kilpeläinen, 01:00 JamiWeikot

Gates open at 17:00.

Tickets (incl. service fee) - advance: 1-day ticket 50 €, 2-day ticket 85 €. At the gate: 1-day ticket 55 €, 2-day ticket 93 €. A personal assistant for a person with a disability may enter with the same ticket as the person being assisted - please present your disability card at ticket sales (www.vammaiskortti.fi).

The event is organized by Raahen Ohjelmapalvelut Oy in cooperation with Kahvila Ruiskuhuone.

About the festival: Raahe Festival 2026

Since 2010

years running

2 stages

stages

Good to know

Runs 2 days: Fri 26 June - Sat 27 June 2026
Advance tickets 50 EUR (1-day) / 85 EUR (2-day) incl. service fee
Gate tickets 55 EUR (1-day) / 93 EUR (2-day)
Gates open 17:00, close 02:00
Free ticket for a disability assistant/companion (disability card required)
Venue: Rantapuistikko park & Café Ruiskuhuone, Rantakatu 39, 92100 Raahe
Raahe is ~75 km south of Oulu; nearest airport is Oulu (~70 km away)

What's new

2026-03
The full 2026 lineup was published on the official website in March 2026, with Charon confirmed as the Friday night headliner on the main stage.
2026-03
Advance tickets went on sale via Tiketti, priced at 50 EUR (1-day) and 85 EUR (2-day) including service fees.
2025-11
Local newspaper Raahen Seutu reported in November 2025 that the festival would very likely return in summer 2026, on the same weekend as Pekanpäivät.
2025-06
The 2025 edition took place on 27-28 June with Yö (feat. JP Leppäluoto), Waldo's People, Janna and Eini as the main performers.

Line-up

JamiWeikot 00:30
Paikkakuntalaset 21:00
Wasteland Ov Humanity 23:30
Brothers Blues Band 19:00
Kiki 20:00
Gobra 23:00
Maya & Dead Pandas 21:00
Hilda 19:00

About: Charon

One of the defining names of Finnish gothic metal in the 2000s, Charon built their reputation on dark, melodic songs and relentless touring alongside Nightwish and Sentenced. After a long absence, the Raahe five-piece returned to stages in 2025 with fresh music and a fanbase that never let go.

66.3K

Spotify monthly listeners

Peak position on Finnish album chart (Downhearted, 2002)

Peak position on Finnish singles chart (In Trust of No One, 2003)

Studio albums released

What's new

2025-08
Charon released 'Fall of Angels', their first new single in 15 years, via Ranka Kustannus, mixed by Mikko Karmila and mastered by Mika Jussila.
2025-08
The Fall of Angels Reunion Tour 2025 kicked off in Tampere on 29 August and concluded in Jyväskylä on 13 September, covering six Finnish cities.
2025-03
In March 2025, Charon announced the six-city reunion tour to mark the 20th anniversary of 'Songs for the Sinners'; tickets sold out within days.

Tour

TampereHelsinkiTurkuKuopioOuluJyväskylä

Tracks

Little Angel2002 single from 'Downhearted', reached #5 on Finnish singles chart, #1 on Nordic Video List

In Trust of No One2003 single, debuted at #1 on Finnish singles chart

ColderLead single from 'Songs for the Sinners' (2005), entered Finnish chart at #5

Downhearted2002 breakthrough album, peaked at #3 in Finland

Fall of AngelsFirst new single in 15 years, released August 2025 to accompany the reunion tour

Recent shows

About: Meiju Suvas

A Helsinki-born iskelmä icon since the early 1980s, Meiju Suvas brings a catalogue of Finnish pop classics - from "Tahdon sinut" to "Pure mua" - to stages across Finland, backed by over 40 years of live experience.

Studio albums released

Gold records

Platinum records

40+

Years active as a live performer

What's new

2026-03
Suvas announced new music and is preparing a 35th-anniversary tour celebrating her hit album "Pure mua".
2026-03
She released the single "Tarpeeks kohtaloo" in 2026 and continues touring actively across Finland in spring 2026.
2025
Suvas released multiple new singles in 2025, including "Hiillos" (feat. Juno), "Pelottaa miten hyvältä tuntuu", and "Talviunta".

Tracks

Tahdon sinut1982 debut hit, reached #1 on Finnish charts and launched her career

Pure mua1992 Finnish-language cover of Lalo Rodríguez, her most enduring signature song

Viet itsekontrollin1984 Finnish cover of Laura Branigan's 'Self Control', one of her biggest 80s hits

Pidä musta kiinni1983 hit, later sampled in the 2012 Teflon Brothers single 'Seksikkäin jäbä'

Tarpeeks kohtaloo2026 single, her most recent release

Recent shows

Aug 20, 2025 Mummotunneli, Helsinki (FI)
Jul 19, 2025 Tirmo Saaristokeskus, Tirmo (FI)
Jun 20, 2025 Power Park, Alahärmä (FI)

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