Information bank

Are you interested in the Finnish dance scene? Here you will find information about dance education, festivals and events, residencies, venues, regional dance centers, and professional organisations and unions in Finland.

02 February

Helsinki

Helsinki Flamenco Festival

The biggest flamenco festival in Nordic countries presents exciting international and Finnish names in the flamenco art.

Helsinki

Side Step Festival

Side Step is a cutting-edge contemporary dance festival, which includes international performances, lectures, artist talks and workshops. Organized by Zodiak – Center for New Dance in Helsinki in February.

03 March

Helsinki

Bravo!

International theatre festival for children and young audiences held every second year in Helsinki metropolitan area.

Helsinki

Hurraa!

A national festival of performing arts for children and young people.

04 April

Helsinki

Apinafest!

Contemporary dance festival; performances, clubs and panels.

Pori

Dance Month Festival

Dance Month Festival is an international dance festival organized annually in April in Pori by Pori Dance Company.

Helsinki

Festival of Instant Choreography (FIC)

The FIC Festival brings together new aspects of performance dramaturgy and challenges traditional ways of making and thinking about choreography.

Helsinki

Loikka Dance Film Festival

Loikka is Finland’s only dance film festival. International programme includes films, lectures, workshops and events. The festival is organized in Helsinki in April.

Helsinki

Ruutia! Dance Festival for children and young audiences

Ruutia! is a festival for dance and movement based theatre from Finland and abroad. The festival is hosted by Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth.

05 May

Tampere

Tampere Dance Current – Contemporary Dance Festival

Tampere Dance Current features Finnish contemporary dance by renowned choreographers and interesting new talents. The festival is organized in Tampere by Dance Theatre MD.

06 June

Helsinki

Kaktus Dance Festival

Kaktus dance festival is an urban contemporary dance festival, held every second year in Helsinki in June.

Kuopio

Kuopio Dance Festival

Kuopio Dance Festival is one of the oldest and biggest international dance festivals in Northern Europe. The festival is organized annually in Kuopio in June. The program consist of performances, courses and public events.

Kuopio

Paikallisliike festival

Paikallisliike festival presents local choreographers and their work from Eastern Finland. The festival is arranged by The Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland and it coincides with the Kuopio Dance Festival in June.

Tampere

Pispala Schottische

Pispala Schottische is an international folk dance and music event organized every second year in June in Tampere.

07 July

Pyhäsalmi

Full Moon Dance Festival

Full Moon Dance Festival presents interesting and experimental Finnish contemporary dance and especially its young talents. The festival, organized annually in July in Pyhäjärvi, Northern Ostrobothnia, is also well known among international presenters.

Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä festival

City festival for different art forms: concerts, non-verbal theatre, dance, a children’s programme.

Kaustinen

Kaustinen folk music festival

The largest folk music event in the Nordic countries- all the music and dance you can handle in a week!

Tampere

Tampere Flamenco Festival

Tampere Flamenco Festival is the biggest and oldest flamenco festival in the Nordic countries. Over the years, they have hosted many first-class Spanish and Finnish flamenco artists. The festival is organized in Tampere in July.

Helsinki

URB Festival of Urban Art

The urban art festival URB is produced by Kiasma Theatre and it showcases Finnish and international young artists and practitioners in dance, theatre and visual arts. The festival is held annually in Helsinki in July-August.

08 August

Helsinki

Helsinki Festival

Helsinki Festival is the largest arts festival in Finland. The festival features classical and world music, dance, thetre and urban events and it’s organised annually in Helsinki in late summer.

Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta Ballet Gala

The Lappeenranta Ballet Gala is known for its enticing international repertoire that combines both classical and contemporary ballet. The gala is arranged in July in Lappeenranta.

Tampere

Tampere theatre festival

The programme of Finland’s main international theatre festival includes new drama, modenised classics, dance theatre, contemporary circus and street theatre.

Hämeenlinna

Tehdas Tanssii -festival

Tehdas Tanssii -festival is an annual dancefestival taking place in Hämeenlinna. Festivalweek offers performances and workshops in august. Organizer is Hämeenlinnan Tanssin Tehdas ry.

09 September

Kuopio

Anti- Contemporary Art Festival

ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival is an international contemporary arts festival presenting site-specific performances in public spaces. ANTI Festival presents live, sonic, visual and text-based art from today’s most exciting artists, festival takes place in Kuopio in September.

Turku

Factory Festival Manifest

Manifesti is a multi-diciplinary festival with performing and visual arts.

Kokkola

Kokkolan talvitanssit/ Winter dance in Kokkola

A four-day event, full of contemporary dance and dance theatre.

Oulu

OuDance Festival

OuDance Festival presents contemporary dance in its all variety and other physical performing arts. The program also includes films, panels, discussions and workshops. OuDance is arranged in September in Oulu.

Jyväskylä

Time of Dance Festival 

Time of Dance Festival features Finnish contemporary dance in traditional theatre venues and in puclic spaces in Jyväskylä in September.

10 October

Joensuu

Lonely in the Rain?

Lonely in the Rain? is a festival for contemporary dance, performance and improvisation. The festival, arranged by The Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland, presents topical currents of performing arts annually in Joensuu in October.

Turku

New Performance Turku Festival

New Performance Turku Festival is an international performance and live art festival. The festival invites artists from various countries to present their works in theatres, museums, galleries and city spaces around the city of Turku in October.

Tampere

Pispala Schottische Dance Mania

Dance Mania is a training and concert event for new folk dance and music. The event includes courses and seminars and it represents new folk dance productions. Dance Mania is arranged in October in Tampere.

11 November

Helsinki

Baltic Circle

Baltic Circle is an international festival for contemporary theatre organised annually in Helsinki in November. The festival is a platform for new phenomena and it represents also contemporary dance.

Helsinki

Moving in November

Moving in November is a contemporary dance festival organised yearly in the Helsinki area. The festival is an invitation to come together. To experience artistic works from the local scene and abroad.

Helsinki

Tanssin Voima festival

Contemporary dance festival organized every two years. Double and triple bills by Finnish dance companies and choreographers.

Turku

XS Festival

XS – Festival for New Dance and Performance is organized in November in Turku.