Preview of Helsinki Comic Festival at Oodi

The preview event for the 2026 Helsinki Comic Festival takes place at Helsinki Central Library Oodi on Thursday, September 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. All programmes are held on the Saarikoski mat (3rd floor) and admission is free.

The programme consists of hour-long interviews: from 4 to 5 p.m. Vesa Kataisto interviews Suvi Ermilä about the work Äidit and Heikki Kemppa about the work Perintö. From 5 to 6 p.m. the creators of the Kamala luonto comics Jarkko Vehniäinen and Marja Lappalainen take the stage, and from 6 to 7 p.m. Pinja Meretoja and Jessi Jokelainen, known for their feminist comics.

Oodi also features a comic exhibition by the Plenty collective from September 7-20, projected on the restaurant wall on the first floor.