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8/17/2007 - 9/02/2007Helsinki Festival
Helsinki,
Finland
Helsinki Festival is held over three weeks each year from mid-August to early September. It stages an exciting programme of music, theatre, dance, the visual arts, cinema and events across the city, featuring artists of international repute. The festival was first held in May 1968 but later changed to its summer dates in 1971. The event now attracts well over 250,000 visitors annually. One of the highlights is the Huvila Festival Tent, which has been a feature since the very beginning and provides a unique venue for some of the best musicians and performers from all over the world. The end of the festival is marked with the Night of the Arts when art galleries, museums and bookshops offer free entrance to the public and stay open until midnight while outside, performances take place on the streets
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Theatre & Film
, Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
Hours: Various
Cost: Various
Where: Various venues across Helsinki
Various venues across the city centre including Amos Anderson Art Museum, Annantalo Arts Centre, Cinema Orion, Espoo Cultural Centre, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki City Theatre, Huvila Festival Tent, Kallio Church, Finnish National Opera, Finnish National Theatre, Glass Palace, Savoy Theatre, The Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki, The Swedish Theatre, UMO Jazz House and the Old Church
Helsinki, Finland
Getting there:
Public transport in Helsinki is excellent and many of the venues are easily reached on foot from Hakaniemi which is served by public transport
Contact Information:
Helsinki Festival
Lasipalatsi
Mannerheimintie 22-24
Helsinki
FI-00100
Finland
Telephone: +358 (0)9 6126 5100
Email: info@helsinkifestival.fi
Website: www.helsinkifestival.fi
