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Multisensory art workshop for families with infants where child and adult explore colors, light, and materials together, creating their own artwork with safe food-based paints.
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A natural dye-making course for children aged 7-11, exploring local plants and creating colours and natural materials through painting, printing, and construction. Taught in English in a small group with individual guidance.
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Seed Art Studio's English-language art course for 7-9-year-olds exploring different cultures through art while practicing English.
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English-language art course for 5-7-year-olds at Seed Art Studio, where children draw, paint, and create animal-themed works using various materials and techniques.
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Kristiina Leppänen leads a course where 15-18-year-olds design and create their own masks from recycled materials while exploring the significance of masks in art and culture.
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Sydkustens ordkonstskola offers word art as basic art education for 9-10-year-olds. Students write poetry, prose, and drama while receiving feedback on their texts.
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Sydkustens ordkonstskola offers word art instruction for 6-year-olds. In the group, you create stories, write poetry, and explore drama at your own pace. Teaching is conducted in Swedish.
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Sydkustens ordskola offers word art instruction for 7-8-year-olds. Classes cover poetry, prose, and drama at each student's own pace with teacher support. Teaching is in Swedish and follows the word art school curriculum.
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Sydkustens ordkonstskola offers word art instruction for 11-12-year-olds. During lessons you create stories, write poetry and drama at your own pace. The teaching follows the school's curriculum and is conducted in Swedish.
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Sydkustens ordkonstskola offers a word art course for ages 13-15. Students write poetry, prose, and drama under teacher guidance. Instruction is in Swedish.
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Sydkustens ordkonstskola offers word art for teenagers aged 16-18. Students create their own stories and write poetry, prose, and drama with guidance and feedback.
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Sydkustens ordskola offers word art instruction for ages 9-10. Students create their own stories and write poetry, prose, and drama in Swedish.
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Sydkustens ordkonstskola offers foundational word art education for 11-12-year-olds. Students write poetry, prose, and drama while receiving feedback on their texts.
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A word art school for teenagers interested in writing poetry, prose, and drama. Swedish-language lessons with feedback and support for creative ideas.
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Foundational word art education for teenagers aged 16-18. Students create their own stories and write poetry, prose, and drama with guidance from experienced instructors.
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Creative multi-arts club for 10-12-year-olds exploring various craft and visual art techniques on Monday afternoons.
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A child-adult creative workshop for 6-8-year-olds and their adults, where participants create art together using recycled materials. The course covers various techniques including collage, drawing, painting, and crafts.
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Oil painting course for teenagers taught in English by artist Aurea Tanttu. Learn painting techniques, colour theory, and composition over 13 sessions, including a museum visit.
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Free visual arts course for ages 11-18 covering drawing, painting, and applied art techniques. Led by a professional artist and taught in Finnish, English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
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Sukhi Raghunath leads a 12-week paper flower-making workshop for ages 10-15. Each session produces one detailed flower, and participants develop creativity, fine motor skills, and independent thinking.
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Language immersion group at Helsinki Art School where children aged 7-9 practice visual art and English together. The course covers various techniques and art vocabulary.
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A language immersion group at the Helsinki School of Visual Arts where children aged 9-12 learn visual art and English together. The course covers various techniques from painting to three-dimensional design.
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Family-friendly art workshop at Annantalo where you create shadow figures for a larger light artwork. Free and open to everyone.
festival15:00A family dance event with Arabic hits, live music, games, and art workshops for all ages.
theater18:00in 3 days
A wild children's theatre show where Unikuskit embark on adventures through the world of a broken Dream Machine. Suitable for ages 4-9.
theater09:00in 4 days
A wild children's theatre production about Unikuskit adventuring through dream worlds. For ages 4-9, 50 minutes.
other13:00A workshop for children with special support needs where participants create their own touch panels from various materials under the guidance of a visual artist.
other14:00Free dance class for children of all ages with an adult. Children play, explore, and improvise through movement under the guidance of experienced instructors.
theater14:00A visual and humorous fable for the whole family about a wolf that changes everything. Teatteri QO combines object theatre, puppet theatre and storytelling in a performance that explores social and philosophical questions from a child's perspective.
festival17:00The children's book festival opens at Annantalo with music, exhibitions, and refreshments. A free family-friendly event.
festival(144 days)
The Children's Book Festival showcases Finnish picture books across three exhibition spaces from October 2026 to February 2027. The exhibitions offer reading corners, workshops, and visits from illustrators and authors.
concert10:00Jazz for Kids is a series of high-quality jazz concerts for all ages. Singer Viba performs at Annantalo as a duo with bassist Oskari Siirtola.
festival11:00Family-friendly workshop day at Annantalo featuring stories, fairy tales, and creative activities for all ages with no advance registration needed.
cinema11:00Annantalo's autumn break programme features Risto Räppääjä and the Doppelgänger, a Finnish children's film based on beloved children's books. Free admission, limited seating.
exhibition12:00An interactive media artwork where magical gloves control music and light. Suitable for all ages and requires no prior experience.
cinema14:00Annantalo's autumn cinema screens the Tatu and Patu film based on the beloved children's book series. Entry is free and the film is suitable for the whole family.
cinema11:00Autumn cinema screens Onneli and Anneli, a classic children's book adaptation about two girls who buy their dream house. Free entry, no registration needed.
cinema14:00Annantalo screens a family-friendly film based on Timo Parvela's popular children's book series. Free screening during the autumn break where Ella and her classmates encounter an otter family in the forest.
club16:00AnnanHouse Disco for Storybook Day: dancing, workshops, storybook characters, and the Lastenkirjafestarit exhibition for the whole family.
other11:00Families can create their own violets under the guidance of illustrator Karoliina Pertamo at Annantalo Art Saturday. The event is free and offers support for children with sensory needs.
theater14:00Teatteri Rollo presents a fun superhero story where ordinary heroes discover what true heroism really means. Suitable for ages 3 and up.
other10:15A musical art experience for toddlers with a parent or guardian, exploring play, music, dance, and drama together.
lecture(29 days)
Colour in Life is an art therapy course for children with special needs and their parents. Together they explore colours, techniques, and materials at their own pace under guidance.
theater18:00A dance performance for children exploring pollinators and their importance to nature through movement, knowledge, and play.
other11:00Families can join the Moon Journey workshop at Annantalo Art Saturday and create collages of the moon's surface using cardboard and yellow silk paper. The works become part of the Spektri light art project.
other11:00A drama workshop led by actress Cecilia Paulin where children select images, dress from a wardrobe, and express emotions through play.
theater10:00A French-Finnish puppet theatre show where elephants perform circus acts. A silent 35-minute performance for children over 2 years old.
other09:40Guided play session for toddlers and adults featuring creative play and movement together. Free admission, no registration needed.
other11:00Annantalo Art Saturday offers family art-making in open workshops. In "Under the Waves", you create a piece of blue sea with creatures that becomes part of the shared Spektri artwork.
other11:00A drop-in comic workshop led by children's author and comic artist Anna Härmälä, teaching the basics of comic drawing through panels, shapes, and emotions.
other13:00Special Art workshop for preschool and primary school children with additional support needs. Children create their own soft owl by filling and painting it. The workshop is led by two art teachers with visual support and sensory aids available.
lectureA meeting for journalists to connect with children's and young adult literature authors and industry professionals. Learn how to write about the field and its significance.
concert09:00Sámi singers from Inari present joik and songs for children in the Sámi language. An interactive performance about life, animals and the north.
other11:00A Sámi art workshop at Annantalo where participants craft their own protective amulets from reindeer antlers and wooden beads, inspired by Sámi culture and the natural world.
other11:00Family-friendly art workshop at Annantalo where you create blue glass paintings inspired by Matisse by cutting and gluing layers of silk paper. Free and open to all.
theater15:00Loiske Ensemble celebrates 20 years of creating baby performances with BabySauna, a sensory journey into Finnish sauna culture for the youngest audiences.
theater10:30A dance and circus performance for kindergarten groups where Vekkuli-Vilma journeys to the mysterious village of Metkala through juggling, acrobatics, and dance.
theater18:00A dance and circus performance for children following Vekkuli-Vilma's journey to the mysterious village of Metkala. The show features dancing, acrobatics, and fun puzzles to solve.
other09:30A musical and artistic series for the youngest, where babies explore the world together with an adult through music, dance and drama.
other11:00The family can join the Wonderful Pollinators workshop at Annantalo Art Saturday, exploring the world of pollinators and discussing how to help them. The workshop is open to all, free, and adapted for different needs.
other13:00Special art workshop for preschool and primary school children with additional support needs. Create colour catchers in autumn shades and contribute to a shared light art installation.
other11:00A family-friendly art workshop at Annantalo where you create images of lost creatures that become part of a shared light artwork.
festival18:00Launch party for the children's book "Our Neighbour Eskelmus and the Tamers of Biodiversity Loss" featuring musical reading theatre, interactive activity stations and an author interview for all ages.
theater15:00Puzzle Theatre's Papa is a humorous and tender story about moving chaos from a father's viewpoint. The actor transforms cardboard boxes into a playground and shows the audience how to make masks and puppets from simple materials.
other13:00Käytännönläheinen nukketeatterityöpaja, jossa opetellaan elävöittämään itse keksittyjä hahmoja. Sopii yli 5-vuotiaille.
theater15:00A puppet theatre performance by Canadian company Puzzle Théâtre where wooden pieces transform into strange creatures. Full of humour and surprises, suitable from age 4.
festival11:00Art Saturday at Annantalo where families can join open workshops with Canadian Puzzle Theatre to create wooden figures. Instruction in English and French, but following examples is possible without language skills.
other11:00Linda Liukas leads an interactive workshop on language models and artificial intelligence. Participants build mobiles and explore how machines understand language.
theater10:30Naivni Divadlo Liberec's almost wordless performance about a boy and his red balloon is part of SAMPO Festival, which showcases visual theatre and puppet theatre from around the world.
theater10:00A puppet theatre story about a wolf that fell out of a book. A beautiful performance with live music for children over 4 years old, part of the SAMPO Festival.
other10:30Summer music class for children and families at Annantalo, led by music educator Tuuli Paasolainen. Free admission, suitable for ages 0-7.
concert10:30Summer music classes led by Tuuli Paasolainen combine singing, play, and movement for young children. Participants sing, move, and chant together with the music educator.
theater18:00An interactive stage work for children where the audience explores an underwater world through dance, drawing and music. Suitable for ages 3-9, free admission.
other13:00A color bath for infants 4-11 months old where colors and materials are explored through multiple senses. Participation is free and adapted to your baby's own pace.
theater10:30Auraco presents "Syli", a dance and mime theatre work for infants and adults. A wordless 30-minute performance combining dance and music around the theme of a child and adult's shared embrace.
exhibition(27 days)
The gallery on the second floor of Annantalo showcases a collection of videos, animations, and short films created by primary school students in grades 3-6.
other10:00A multisensory art workshop for infants and adults exploring colors, light and materials using safe food-based paints. This summer's theme is the Sun.
other(5 days)
Summer course exploring the secrets of water through movement, visual art, and dance, with visits to the HAM art museum and Amos Rex Dansband.
exhibition(58 days)
Rosamai Kirjokankaan's exhibition presents works focused on quiet everyday moments and small sheltered places. The show features watercolour, oil pastel, ink, and acrylic works.
concert10:30Summer music play sessions for young children at Annantalo's A-stage, featuring singing, movement, and play together. Free admission, no advance registration needed.
other13:00Jewelry summer camp for ages 9-13 where participants experiment with various materials and techniques. The week includes polymer clay, beads, paper, and recycled finds, with inspiration outings to nearby exhibitions.
club19:00Youth open mic night on Annantalo's A stage on Helsinki Day. Performers can use microphone, keyboards, and guitar, with DJ support for backing tracks.
festival09:30Family-friendly day at Annantalo with music, theatre and art workshops from morning to evening - free admission.
other(5 days)
A jewelry summer camp for ages 7-9 where children experiment with different materials and techniques. Throughout the week, participants create jewelry from polymer clay, beads, paper, and recycled materials.
lecture(43 days)
Creative emotion adventure club for 7-9-year-olds led by Julia Taika, where children explore feelings through play and creative making. Painting, drawing, sculpting and game invention with various materials.
other(47 days)
Free art workshops for children on weekdays throughout summer. At Annantalo you can join various art activities combining drawing, sculpting and natural dyes.
exhibition(83 days)
A mini-exhibition at Annantalo showcasing unclaimed works from the archives. The exhibition doubles as a lost-and-found where you can reclaim your own piece.