Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Finland

Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Finland.
This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Finland. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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July: Savonlinna Opera Festival

July 23–30: Korsholm Music Festival, Vaasa (chamber music)

July 24–27: Workers' Music Festival, Valkeakoski (music and art celebrating Finnish working-class culture)

July 28–August 3: Crusell Music Festival, Uusikaupunki (woodwind music festival)

July 31–August 3: Hippalot Children's Arts Festival, Hämeenlinna

July 31–August 29: Oulu August Festival (contemporary music festival)

August 14–31: Helsinki Festival (music, dance, film, theater)

November 1: All Saint's Day (closures)

December 6: Independence Day (candlelit windows, closures)

December 13: St. Lucia Day (festival of lights, parade; Swedish-speaking areas)

December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)

December 26: Boxing Day (closures)

January 1: New Year's Day

January 6: Epiphany (closures)

April 3–6: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)

April 30: Vappu (Walpurgis Night; bonfires and choirs celebrating the end of winter)

May 1: May Day (parades, closures)

May 14: Ascension (closures)

May 24: Pentecost (closures)

June 19 & 20: Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (also called "Juhannus"; cookouts, bonfires, closures)

July: Savonlinna Opera Festival

July 22–29 (likely): Korsholm Music Festival, Vaasa (chamber music)

July 23–26 (likely): Workers' Music Festival, Valkeakoski (music and art celebrating Finnish working-class culture)

July 27–August 2 (likely): Crusell Music Festival, Uusikaupunki (woodwind music festival)

July 30–August 2 (likely): Hippalot Children's Arts Festival, Hämeenlinna

August: Oulu August Festival (contemporary music festival)

August 13–30 (likely): Helsinki Festival (music, dance, film, theater)

October 31: All Saint's Day (closures)

December 6: Independence Day (candlelit windows, closures)

December 13: St. Lucia Day (festival of lights, parade; Swedish-speaking areas)

December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)

December 26: Boxing Day (closures)