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.
- See upcoming holidays and festivals across Europe
2023
January 1: New Year's Day
January 6: Epiphany (closures)
April 7–April 10: 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 18: Ascension Day (closures)
May 28: Pentecost (closures)
June–mid-August: Orivesi Summer Festivals
June 23 & 24: Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (also called "Juhannus"; cookouts, bonfires, closures)
June–August: Orivesi Summer Festivals
July: Savonlinna Opera Festival
July 18–22 (likely): International Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäsalmi
July 22–29: Crusell Music Festival, Uusikaupunki (woodwind music festival)
July 26–30: Workers' Music Festival, Valkeakoski (music and art celebrating Finnish working-class culture)
July 26–August 2: Korsholm Music Festival, Vaasa (chamber music)
July 27–30 (likely): Hippalot Children's Arts Festival, Hämeenlinna
August: Oulu August Festival (contemporary music festival)
August 17–September 3: Helsinki Festival (music, dance, film, theater)
November 4: 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)