Established in 1966, the Pori Jazz Festival is one of Finland’s biggest summer events, attracting international names in jazz, blues, funk and Latin rhythms, as well as 150,000 listeners each summer. More than 100 c…

Finland’s oldest and largest annual rock festival – held since 1969 and attracting 100,000-strong crowds – takes over Ruissalo island for three days.

This internationally renowned event is Finland’s most famous festival, with an enviably dramatic setting: the covered courtyard of Olavinlinna Castle.

Since 1968 the village of Kaustinen has come to life in July, when hundreds of musicians descend on its dusty streets for six days of concerts, bar gigs and impromptu jam sessions. Playing on 30 stages, the music re…

An only-in-Finland experience, the two-day Siirrettävien Saunojen, held at lakeside Parra, 34km west of Närpes, sees entrants vie for the most unusual homemade mobile sauna. The only rules are that it must fit at le…

This two-week festival in mid-July has a full program performed by a variety of Finnish and international musicians, many youthful. Most concerts, usually five or six short pieces bound by a tenuous theme, are held …

Juhannus is the most important annual event for Finns, celebrating the longest day of the year. The Seurasaaren Ulkomuseo on the island of Seurasaari sees the best celebration around Helsinki, with bonfires, midsumm…

Every even-numbered year, Hamina celebrates military music during the week-long Hamina Tattoo, featuring not only Finnish and Russian military marching bands but also rock, jazz and dance music. Concerts are held at…

Lahti's headline cultural festival presents performances by Sinfonia Lahti, the city's famous symphony orchestra. Performances are staged in the Sibeliustalo and festival dates change each year.

The best chance to see Åland's Viking heritage is at Saltvik’s annual Viking Market, a three-day festival of feasting, drinking and costumed merrymaking in Kvarnbo. There's also the opportunity to sail on an authent…