When the giant concerts fill the Olympic Stadium, the rest of Helsinki offers jazz, jazz and folk music.
July on the last weekend, the attention of many Helsinki residents is focused on Coldplay’s concerts, but there are also several small festivals and events going on around the city.
We listed alternative spending tips for the weekend.
Go-Go Jytakesä
Saturday from 2 pm in Suvilahti
To be organized in Suvilahti, Helsinki a two-day festival continues on Saturday. The program consists mostly of “key rock” and guitar bands. On Saturday, others will perform Litku KlemettiMaustatytöt, Piirpauke and Suistamo elektro.
Kori Jazz
Saturday from 16:00 to 22:00 in Hietaranta
Kori Jazz combines live music and street basketball. The event organized in Helsinki’s Hietaranta is free of charge and aims to make jazz more accessible. The public can sign up for basketball games or go see and listen to live music.
Helsinki Folk Festival
Saturday at 20:00 at Tenho Restobar and Sunday from 13:00 to 20:00 at Alppipuisto
Two-day Helsinki Folk Festival starts on Saturday evening at Tenho Restobar and continues with the park carnivals organized in Alppipuisto on Sunday. The program includes performances by folk music artists, group dances and jams. Admission to the event is free.
Ukrainian summer at the Hietsu pavilion
Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and 7 pm in the Hietsu pavilion
It will take place at the Hietsu pavilion during the weekend concert series, which celebrates the artistic cooperation between Ukrainians and Finns. The program includes, among other things, choral music and classical piano repertoire. The event is organized by the Association of Ukrainians in Finland.
Little Italy Festival
Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Kansalaistor
For the weekend, the Colosseum bouncy castle went up on Kansalaistor for the weekend. Aimed at all ages event combines Italian food and music. Among other things, covers of Italian classic songs will be performed on stage.
The summer theaters of Puotila and Kivinokka
Several show times on Saturday and Sunday
There’s still time for the summer theater. Puotila’s summer theater is showing a story about an unlikely friendship A dog named Cat and comedy Relatively free. A classic musical will be shown in Kivinokka’s summer theater Fiddler on the Roof.
Anybody’s architecture: Vedenväki
Saturday and Sunday at 1, 3 and 5 pm in Capellanranta
Ismo Dance Company a dance piece has been designed in connection with the sculpture consisting of several stone balls located on the Capellanranta beach staircase. Alice Kwaden Pars Pro Toto – sculpture is surrounded by music and sounds of nature three times a day, in addition to dancing.