Helsinki's EVENTS 2025-2026

OCTOBER, 2025
5.-11.10. Baltic Herring Market, Helsinki’s oldest traditional event, Market Square
7.10. Offspring, concert, Helsinki Ice Hall
17.-19.10. I love me 2025, beauty & fashion fair, Messukeskus
23.-26.10. Helsinki Book Fair / Wine and Food 2025, Messukeskus
25.-26.10. Licorice Festival, Wanha Satama

NOVEMBER, 2025
6.-16.11. Moving in November Dance Festival, modern dance, Helsinki
19.-20.11. Slush, startup event, Helsinki
21.-23.11. GP Finlandia Trophy Helsinki, figure skating, Helsinki Ice Hall
21.-29.11. Baltic Circle – International Theatre Festival, Helsinki
25.-26.11. Studia 2025, education fair, Messukeskus
28.11.-22.12. Helsinki Christmas Market, Senate Square
Etnosoi!, world music festival, Helsinki
Helsinki Christmas Cribs, Helsinki
Helsinki Christmas Opening, Aleksanterinkatu, Senate Square
Kaamospelit, folk music festival, Vantaa
Winter Circus, Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Suvilahti, (November-January)

DECEMBER, 2025
-22.12. Helsinki Christmas Market, Senate Square
6.12. Finnish Independence Day, ceremonial events and festivities
6.-7.12. Koira 2025, International Dog Show, Messukeskus
13.12. Lucia Parade from Helsinki Cathedral to Finlandia Hall
31.12. Helsinki New Year, music, fireworks, Helsinki
We Jazz, jazz festival, Helsinki

EVENTS IN HELSINKI AND THE SURROUNDINGS 2026

JANUARY 2026
-25.1. Winter Circus Film, contemporary circus for the whole family, Dance House
6.-11.1. Lux Helsinki, light festival, Helsinki
15.-18.1. Matka Nordic Travel Fair 2026, Messukeskus
16.-18.1. Caravan Fair 2026, Messukeskus
23.-25.1. Vegemessut, vegan food fair, Cable Factory
30.1.-1.2. MP 2026, motorcycle fair, Messukeskus
Helsinki Christmas Cribs, Helsinki
Retro & Vintage + Design Expo, Cable Factory

FEBRUARY 2026
-1.2. MP 2026, motorcycle fair, Messukeskus
3.-8.2. DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, various cinemas, Helsinki
5.2.Parade of Graduating Students, city centre and along the Esplanades
6.-15.2. Vene 26 Båt, Helsinki International Boat Show, Messukeskus
19.-22.2. Assembly Winter ’26, game event, Messukeskus
26.2.-1.3. Helsinki International Horse Show, Messukeskus
28.2.-1.3. Helsinki Handicraft Fair, Wanha Satama
28.2.-1.3. Yoga Festival Helsinki, Cable Factory
Side Step Festival, dance festival, Dance House Helsinki & Cable Factory

MARCH 2026
-1.3. Helsinki Handicraft Fair, Wanha Satama
-1.3. Helsinki International Horse Show, Messukeskus
-1.3. Yoga Festival Helsinki, Cable Factory
3.3.Suede, pop concert, Helsinki Ice Hall
4.-7.3. Savoy JazzFest, jazz festival, Savoy Theatre
20.-28.3. Red Pearl Clown Festival, Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth
26.-29.3. Spring Fair 26, garden fair, Messukeskus
27.-29.3. Golf Fair 26, Messukeskus
27.-29.3. Helsinki Ink 26, international tattoo event, Cable Factory
Helsinki Antique-Design-Art, antique fair, Wanha Satama
Helsinki Organ Festival, organ music, Helsinki
JuuriJuhla Festival, folk music, Espoo

APRIL 2026
3.-5.4. American Car Show 2026, cars and motorcycles, Messukeskus
4.4. Easter Bonfires, traditional Easter event, Seurasaari Island
4.4. Via Crucis –Stages of the Cross, Kaisaniemi Park – Senate Square
15.-26.4. April Jazz, jazz festival, Espoo & Helsinki
17.-19.4. Helsinki Coffee Festival, Cable Factory
24.-26.4. Children’s fair & Food Fair 2026, Messukeskus
25.-26.4. Pet Fair 2026, Messukeskus
26.4. Länsiväyläjuoksu, running event, Espoo
30.4. May Day Eve, spring party in Helsinki

MAY 2026
1.5. May Day, student and national celebrations, including traditional picnics in Kaivopuisto Park
15.-16.5. Helsinki City Run, running event, Helsinki
23.5. Naisten kymppi, women’s 10K fun run, Helsinki
27.5.-5.6. Helsinki Int. Ballet Competition, National Opera and Ballet
Animatricks, animation film festival, Helsinki
Giro d’Espoo, cycling event, Espoo
Marimekko Fashion Show, Esplanade Park
World Village Festival, world music, Suvilahti

JUNE 2026
-5.6. Helsinki Int. Ballet Competition, National Opera and Ballet
4.6.-27.8. Organ Night and Aria, organ music festival, Espoo Cathedral
12.6. Helsinki Day, birthday events throughout the city, Helsinki
12.-13.6. Helsinki Samba Carnaval, samba parade and events, Helsinki centre
12.-14.6. Helsinki City Festival, music festival, Helsinki
16.6. Def Leppard, hard rock, Veikkaus Arena
19.6. Midsummer Bonfires, Seurasaari Island
26.-28.6. Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, metal music festival, Suvilahti
Burger Lovers Festival, food festival, Railway Square
Helsinki Organ Summer, music in various churches (June-August)
Helsinki Pride, festival for sexual minorities, Helsinki
MeriViapori, boating event for wooden vessels, Suomenlinna Sea Fortress
URB 26, urban festival, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma

JULY 2026
-27.8. Organ Night and Aria, organ music festival, Espoo Cathedral
3.-4.7. Kaivopuisto Blues, blues festival, Kaivopuisto
3.-4.7. Kipinä Festival, music and good food, Oulunkylä Sports Park
6.-11.7 Helsinki Cup, international junior soccer tournament, Helsinki
16.-18.7. Tikkurila Festivaali, music festival, Hiekkaharju, Vantaa
24.-26.7. Ropecon, role play event, Messukeskus
31.7.-1.8. Jytäkesä Go-Go, rock festival, Suvilahti
31.7.-1.8. Weekend Festival, music festival, Vermo Race Track, Espoo
Big Beers – Small Breweries, beer festival, Railway Square
Craft Beer Helsinki, beer festival, Railway Square
Jazz-Espa, jazz concerts, Espa Stage, Esplanade Park (July-August)
Summer in Alppipuisto, park concerts during weekends, Alppipuisto Park

AUGUST 2026
-1.8. Jytäkesä Go-Go, rock festival, Suvilahti
-1.8. Weekend Festival, music festival, Vermo Race Track, Espoo
-27.8. Organ Night and Aria, organ music festival, Espoo Cathedral
7.-8.8. Vauhti kiihtyy! -festivaali, music, Tikkurila Sports Park, Vantaa
14.-16.8. Flow Festival, urban festival, Helsinki
18.8.-5.9. Helsinki Festival, events throughout the city, Helsinki
22.8. Helsinki Marathon, running event, Helsinki
25.-29.8. Viapori Jazz, jazz festival, Suomenlinna

28.8.-6.9. Helsinki Design Week, design event, Helsinki
BRQ Festival, Baroque music festival, Vantaa
Espoo Ciné, film festival, Espoo
Espoo Day, cultural programme, Espoo
Etno-Espa, music event, Esplanade Park
Hellsinki Metal Festival, metal music festival, Nordis
Night of the Arts, cultural happenings fill the streets of Helsinki late into the evening
Poetry Moon, poem festival, Helsinki
Ruotsi-ottelu - Sweden Match, athletics, Olympic Stadium
Sampo Festival, puppet theatre festival, Helsinki
Tapiola Festivaali, music festival, Espoo
Viapori Trophy, sailing competition off of Suomenlinna

SEPTEMBER 2026
-5.9. Helsinki Festival, events throughout the city, Helsinki
-6.9. Helsinki Design Week, design event, Helsinki
2.-6.9. Habitare, furniture, decoration and design fair, Messukeskus
5.9. Nuuksio Classic Trail Marathon, running event, Nuuksio, Espoo
19.9. Espoo Rantamaraton, running event, Espoo
Helsinki Comics Festival, international comics event, Cable Factory
International Europe Market, Helsinki
Love and Anarchy Film Festival, internationally current films, Helsinki
OpenHouseHelsinki, guided architectural tours, Helsinki

OCTOBER 2026
Baltic Herring Market, Helsinki’s oldest traditional event, Market Square
Carnival of Light, Linnanmäki Amusement Park
Helsinki Book Fair 2026, Messukeskus
I love me 2026, beauty & fashion fair, Messukeskus
Retro & Vintage + Design Expo, Cable Factory
Sailing Ship Day, Market Square
Sirkus Finlandia, traditional circus, Kaisaniemi Park

NOVEMBER 2026
Baltic Circle – International Theatre Festival, Helsinki
Etnosoi!, world music festival, Helsinki
Helsinki Christmas Cribs, Helsinki
Helsinki Christmas Opening, Aleksanterinkatu, Senate Square
Kaamospelit, folk music festival, Vantaa
Moving in November Dance Festival, modern dance, Helsinki
Slush, startup event, Helsinki
Studia 2026, education fair, Messukeskus
We Jazz, jazz festival, Helsinki

DECEMBER 2026
6.12. Finnish Independence Day, ceremonial events and festivities
13.12. Lucia Parade from Helsinki Cathedral to Finlandia Hall
31.12. Helsinki New Year, music, fireworks, Helsinki
Helsinki Christmas Market, Senate Square
Koira 2026, International Dog Show, Messukeskus
Winter Circus, Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Suvilahti, (December-January)

EXHIBITIONS 2026

-4.1.2026 Free 90, HAM Helsinki
-4.1. Tamminiemi Retro Christmas, Tamminiemi
-4.1. Tove Jansson: Frescoes and Magician’s Hat, HAM Helsinki
-6.1. Different Eyes, Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
-6.1. Fibrations, Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
-6.1. In The Christmas Mood on Bulevardi, Sinebrychoff Art Museum
-7.1. Christmas at Villa Gyllenberg, Villa Gyllenberg
-11.1. I Will Look into the Earth, Kunsthalle Helsinki
-11.1. Spain Beyond The Myths, Sinebrychoff Art Museum
-16.1. The Cellar of the Sea, Suomenlinna Museum
-18.1. Rock, Paper, Scissors, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma
-25.1. Pro Arte: Antrei Hartikainen, Didrichsen Art Museum

-1.2. Arte povera – A New Chapter, EMMA, Espoo
-1.2. Gallen-Kallela, Klimt & Wien, Ateneum Art Museum
-1.2. In the Footsteps of Pentti Linkola, Gallen-Kallela Museum
-8.2. AD Museum Finalists, Architecture and Design Museum, Building D
-22.2. Essi Kuokkanen, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma

-1.3. Fantasy and Fact, Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo
-1.3. Montandon, Museum of Horology and Jewellery Kruunu, Espoo
-8.3. Invisible Race, Finnish Museum of Photography
-8.3. Jari Litmanen, Sports Museum Tahto
-8.3. Sarah Lucas, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma
-15.3. Marguerite Humeau, HAM Helsinki
-15.3. Spirit of the Times. Collection Ane Gyllenberg, Villa Gyllenberg
-22.3. From Tokyo to Tapiola, Museum Leikki, Espoo
-29.3. ARS Fennica 2025, HAM Helsinki
-29.3. Ru Runeberg, Museum of Horology and Jewellery Kruunu, Espoo

-5.4. Home in the Forest, Finnish Museum of Natural History
-6.4. Leandro Erlich, Amos Rex

-30.8. Giants of the Ice Age, Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
-30.8. Restaurant Photos from 1960-70s, Hotel and Restaurant Museum
-30.8. Stefan Bremer – Helsinki by Night, Villa Hakasalmi
-30.8. Tales of the Primeval Rock, Vantaa City Museum, Vantaa

-27.9.  Escape to Moominvalley, Architecture and Design Museum, Building D

-6.1.2027 Our Journey in Space, Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
-10.1.2027 Amaze! Tales and Magic of Circus, Theatre Museum
-14.3.2027 Draped – Art of Painted Fabrics, EMMA, Espoo
-31.12.2027 The Ghost and the Invention Device, Museum of Technology

-1.1.2030 Bryk & Wirkkala: Visible Storage & Exhibitions, EMMA, Espoo
-1.1.2030 Touch/ Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection, EMMA, Espoo
-31.5.2030 Laboratory of Play, Museum Leikki, Espoo
-31.12.2030 Taste Matters, Hotel and Restaurant Museum

-31.12.2032 A Journey Through Times at Glims, Glims Farmstead Museum, Espoo

-31.1.2040 House Museum, Sinebrychoff Art Museum

12.2. -12.8. Night, Sinebrychoff Art Museum
13.2. -24.1.2027 Jove Jansson Gallery, HAM Helsinki
27.2. -10.1.2027 A Dream in Four Colours, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma

13.3. -31.1.2027 Petri Ala-Maunus / Mauno Markkula, HAM Helsinki
27.3. -6.9. We Who Remain, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma

17.4. -27.9. Edith Karlson, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma
22.4. -13.9. Poetic Reality, Villa Gyllenberg

6.5. -30.8. Magdalena Abakanowicz, HAM Helsinki
13.5. -6.9. Generation 2026, Amos Rex

1.6. -31.8. Kokimo: Tablespace, HAM Helsinki

18.9. -4.4.2027 Barley Porridge and Crispbread, Hotel and Restaurant Museum

9.10. -31.1.2027 Emma Ainala, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma
16.10. -4.4.2027 Emma Talbot, HAM Helsinki
16.10. -4.4.2027 Leena Luostarinen, HAM Helsinki

6.11. -7.3.2027 Oliver Beer: Resonance Project, Museum for Contemporary Art Kiasma

City of Helsinki, Business Helsinki / Tourism and Destination Management Unit / 17.10.2025
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