Helsinki – a Festival City

The City of Helsinki Urban Facts and the Cultural Office published a book entitled Festivaalien Helsinki (in English: Helsinki – a Festival City) in May 2007. The articles in the book present the development of urban festival culture in Helsinki and its actors from producers to audiences. The contributors to the volume are researchers, journalists, producers and artists involved in festivals.

On this page you’ll find the English summaries of most of the articles in PDF format. For more information, you can contact the authors whose e-mail addresses you will also find in the PDF document. Inquiries can also be addressed to the editor of the book at satu.silvanto (ät) hel.fi.

Download the PDF document here.