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28 confirmed · 5 with a typical period · Finland

November 2026

14.11.–15.11.

🏅 Levi Alpine Skiing World Cup

Levi, staza Levi Black, Finland · Sports event · Visit Finland / Visit Levi ↗

Men's and women's slalom races that open the World Cup slalom season, held on the Levi Black slope. The northernmost Alpine Skiing World Cup race.

20.11.–06.01.

🛍 Christmas Market in Levi

Levi, centar sela, Finland · Fair or market · Visit Levi, organiser ↗

A traditional market in the centre of Levi, next to the Front slope, featuring handicrafts, souvenirs, and local Lapland specialities.

27.11.–22.12.

🛍 Helsinki Christmas Market (Tuomaan Markkinat)

Helsinki, Senatski trg, Finland · Fair or market · Tuomaan Markkinat, organiser ↗

The oldest Christmas market in Helsinki, held on Senate Square beneath the cathedral. Vendors offer handmade crafts and home-prepared food, and entry is free.

December 2026

04.12.–06.12.

🏅 Opening of the Winter Season at Ylläs

Ylläs (Ylläsjärvi i Äkäslompolo), Finland · Sports event · Ylläs Ski Resort, organiser ↗

The season-opening weekend features a programme on both sides of the mountain. The 2026–27 season is a milestone — the seventieth year of lift-served skiing at Ylläs.

06.12.

🕯 Finnish Independence Day Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Commemoration · University of Helsinki Almanac, flags and holidays ↗

24.12.

🕊 Christmas Eve in Finland

Finland · entire country · Religious event · University of Helsinki Almanac — flags and public holidays ↗

25.12.–26.12.

🕊 Christmas Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Religious event · University of Helsinki Almanac, flags and public holidays ↗

30.12.–06.01.

🎪 Lux Helsinki — Festival of Light Art

Helsinki, centar grada, Finland · Festival · Lux Helsinki, organiser ↗

The largest festival of light art in Finland. Installations are spread across the whole of Helsinki, and in 2026 the festival will for the first time include New Year's Eve celebrations.

January 2027

01.01.

🎊 New Year's Day Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Traditional event · University of Helsinki Almanac, flags and public holidays ↗

06.01.

🕊 Epiphany Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Religious event · InfoFinland, Finnish public holidays ↗

23.01.–14.02.

🎪 Winter Carnival for Children in Lahti

Lahti, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A winter festival aimed primarily at families with children. It is not a general winter carnival.

28.01.–31.01.

🎪 Skábmagovat — Indigenous Peoples Film Festival

Inari, Finland · Festival · Skábmagovat, official organiser ↗

The world's northernmost indigenous peoples film festival, held in Inari — the cultural heart of the Sámi people — in the depths of the polar night. The programme is in Northern Sámi, Finnish, and English.

March 2027

05.03.–14.03.

🎪 Turku Jazz Festival

Turku, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A jazz festival held in Turku, the oldest city in Finland.

10.03.–14.03.

🎪 Tampere Film Festival

Tampere, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A film festival in Tampere.

26.03.–29.03.

🕊 Easter Holiday Block: Good Friday and Easter Monday Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Religious event · European Medicines Agency — list of EU public holidays 2027 ↗

April 2027

02.04.–03.04.

🏅 Ylläs–Levi Hiihto — Cross-Country Skiing Marathon

Ylläs – Levi, Finland · Sports event · Ylläs-Levi Hiihto, organiser ↗

A two-day race covering 70 and 55 km through Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, from Ylläs to Levi. Friday is classic style, Saturday is freestyle.

May 2027

01.05.

🎊 Labour Day Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Traditional event · InfoFinland, Finnish public holidays ↗

Vappu, the Finnish celebration of spring and labour. Finns mark the occasion with picnics, doughnuts, and sima, a traditional homemade mead.

06.05.

🕊 Ascension Day Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Religious event · European Medicines Agency — list of EU public holidays 2027 ↗

29.05.–30.05.

🎪 World Village Festival in Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A two-day festival in Helsinki, held at the end of May.

June 2027

10.06.–19.06.

🎪 Naantali Music Festival

Naantali, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A music festival held in the coastal town of Naantali, near Turku.

16.06.–20.06.

🎪 Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankylä

Sodankylä, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A film festival held in Lapland during the midnight sun season, when darkness never falls.

25.06.–26.06.

🎊 Juhannus — Midsummer Public holiday Non-working day

Finland · entire country · Traditional event · European Medicines Agency — list of EU public holidays 2027 ↗

The festival of the longest days of the year, celebrated with bonfires on the shores of lakes and the sea.

July 2027

03.07.–31.07.

🎪 Savonlinna Opera Festival

Savonlinna, zamak Olavinlinna, Finland · Festival · Savonlinna Opera Festival, organiser ↗

Operas are performed in the courtyard of the medieval castle Olavinlinna, on Lake Saimaa. The 2027 festival celebrates its 115th anniversary, with a programme featuring The Barber of Seville, The Magic Flute, Andrea Chénier, and Carmen.

09.07.–11.07.

🎪 Ruisrock

Turku, ostrvo Ruissalo, Finland · Festival · Ruisrock — official website ↗

One of the oldest cultural events in Finland, Ruisrock is a music festival held on the island of Ruissalo near Turku, most of which is a nature reserve.

15.07.–17.07.

🎪 Pori Jazz

Pori, Finland · Festival · Finland Festivals, national association of festivals ↗

A summer jazz festival held in Pori, on the western coast of Finland.

Usually takes place during this period

The date of the next edition has not been confirmed yet. Check with the organizer before your trip.

01.10–13.10

🛍 Helsinki Baltic Herring Fair (Silakkamarkkinat) date not confirmed

Helsinki, Pijačni trg (Kauppatori), Finland · Fair or market · Helsinki Baltic Herring Market, organiser ↗

One of the oldest public events in Finland, held since 1743. Fishermen from across Finland arrive by boat at Market Square to sell herring in a wide variety of forms.

31.10–06.11

🕯 All Saints' Day date not confirmed

Finland · entire country · Commemoration · University of Helsinki Almanac, flags and holidays ↗

A day of remembrance for the deceased, when people light candles at cemeteries, making them glow in the evening.

November

🎊 Christmas Countdown (Rovaniemi) date not confirmed

Rovaniemi, Selo Deda Mraza, Finland · Traditional event · Visit Rovaniemi, organiser ↗

A free event in Santa Claus Village that officially marks the opening of the Christmas season in Rovaniemi.

13.12–13.12

🎊 St. Lucy's Day in Helsinki date not confirmed

Helsinki, katedrala i centar grada, Finland · Traditional event · Folkhälsan, organiser (lucia.fi) ↗

Finland's Lucia is crowned in the cathedral in Helsinki, then descends the steps with candles on her head and leads a procession through the city centre.

23.12–23.12

🎊 Santa Claus Sets Off on His Journey (Rovaniemi) date not confirmed

Rovaniemi, Selo Deda Mraza, Finland · Traditional event · Visit Rovaniemi, organiser ↗

Every year on 23 December, Santa Claus departs from Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle to begin his Christmas journey. The event is free of charge and broadcast live.