Summer music festivals in Helsinki

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The festival summer of Helsinki begins with World Village Festival at the end of May and ends in September when the whole city is celebrating Helsinki Festival, Finland's largest arts festival.

World Village Festival 2728 May 2023

The lineup for the World Village Festival in Suvilahti, includes the superstars of African music: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Toya Delazy.

Sideways 810 June 2023

Sideways takes place in the area of Nordis, near the Helsinki Ice Hall and Eläintarha Sports Field. It offers a wide variety of good music including Interpol, Phoenix, Fever Ray and M83, as well as food, drinks and various sideshows.

Radio Nova Festivaali 1617 June 2023

Radio Nova Festival will take place for the first time next June in Suvilahti. The performers include Black Eyed Peas, Adam LambertJason Derulo and Kelis.

U Nation 30 June - 1 July 2023

U Nation is a new electronic music eventholding strong values of diversity, inclusion, environmental sustainability, unity and responsibility. The event will take place in the heart of Helsinki and the lineup includes artists such as Eric Prydz, Charlotte de Witt, CamelPhat and American Honey Dijon.

Tuska Festival 30 June -2 July 2023

Tuska Festival, the biggest heavy metal festival in Northern Europe takes place at Suvilahti in summer 2023. The festival features some of the biggest Finnish and international names in metal. Get ready for VV (Ville Valo), Ghost, Gojira, In Flames and much more.

Helsinki Chamber Music Festival 58 July 2023

Helsinki Chamber Music Festival offers annually high-quality concert experiences at central locations surrounding the Senate Square and historical Helsinki. 

Odysseus Festival 2123 July 2023

We Jazz is arranging Odysseus Festival for the third time on Lonna island next July. The performers include Ahmed Ag Kaedy & Will Guthrie, Linda Fredriksson Juniper, Frise Lumière and Valtteri Laurell Nonet.

Hellsinki Metal Festival 1112 August 2023

Hellsinki Metal Festival will be arranged for the first time in 2023. It will be located by the Helsinki Ice Hall, at Nordis and the artists will include Stratovarius, Impaled Nazarene, Blind Guardian and many more.

Flow Festival 1113 August 2023

Flow Festival is a leading European music and arts boutique festival. It has become synonymous with bringing music from old school legends to topical newcomers. The festival will host around 150 artists, including Blur, Lorde, Wizkid, Christine and the Queens, Kelela and Suede.

Helsinki Festival 17 August - 3 September 2023

Helsinki Festival will feature a more comprehensive offering of unrivalled art experiences for more than three weeks from 12 August onwards. The Festival’s iconic events venue, Huvila, will present artists like Mulatu Astatke, Johnny Marr and Nothing But Thieves.

Viapori Jazz 2226 August 2023

As August approaches, the city is again full of art that extends its musical tentacles as far as the nearest islands. Located at postal code 00190 is the World Heritage Site Suomenlinna and its summertime jazz celebration Viapori Jazz.

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The festival summer of Helsinki begins with World Village Festival at the end of May and ends in September when the whole city is celebrating Helsinki Festival, Finland's largest arts festival.