Helsinki Festival

Name: Helsinki Festival
Start: 2026-08-20
End: 2026-09-06
Location: Helsinki

took place · 20 Aug 2026

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Helsinki Festival is the largest multi-genre festival in the Nordic region, with a programme spanning everything from classical music to pop and from visual art to contemporary dance.

The festival programme includes, among other highlights, the Night of the Arts and summer evenings at Villa.

About the festival: Helsinki Festival

~295 000

visitors (2015 edition)

Since 1968

years running (founded)

1 300-1 600

Huvila tent capacity (per show)

Largest in the Nordics

scale

Good to know

Runs 19 days: 18 Aug - 5 Sep 2026
Tickets from approx. 20 EUR (children's shows) to 65+ EUR (main concerts)
Huvila evening concerts: 18+ age limit
Huvila concerts run 19:00-22:00
Card payments only at Huvila (no cash)
Night of the Arts (20 Aug) is free of charge
No camping - city festival across multiple indoor and outdoor venues
Tickets via Lippu.fi, Musiikkitalo.fi and oopperabaletti.fi

What's new

2026-03
The full 2026 programme was released and tickets went on sale, with highlights including the Czech Philharmonic with Yunchan Lim, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Le Grand Macabre, and Schaubühne Berlin's The Silence.
2026-03
The City of Helsinki announced that the Huvila tent will not be erected for the 2027 and 2028 festivals due to park renovation works, making 2026 the last chance to see Huvila for two years.
2026-03
Rufus Wainwright was confirmed for two appearances: a solo concert at Huvila on 20 August and the Finnish premiere of his Dream Requiem at Musiikkitalo on 18 August, conducted by Dalia Stasevska.
2026-03
Night of the Arts (Taiteiden yö) is confirmed for 20 August 2026, with hundreds of events across Helsinki and the capital region.

Headliners

Rufus Wainwright Czech Philharmonic / Yunchan Lim Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Schaubühne Berlin Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Katie Melua Carminho Rajaton Club For Five Sir Elwoodin hiljaiset värit Dalia Stasevska Anna Prohaska

Here's how it looked last time

Photo: Julius Konttinen

Photo: Maarit Kytöharju

Photo: Petri Anttila

Photo: Otso Kähönen

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