Seriously Midsummer - Finnish Festival of Happiness

Look forward to a varied program for the whole family—featuring music, a sauna, Midsummer dancing, flower wreaths, Finnish food and drinks, a sale of books and design from Finland, and presentations by Finnish partners.

The musical highlight of the festival is Finnish jazz singer Liila Sival. Born in 1997, the artist playfully and fearlessly blends her jazz roots with electronic music, hip-hop, and impressionistic influences.

Of course, a Finnish Midsummer festival would be unthinkable without a sauna, so you can especially look forward to Tampere—the “Sauna Capital of the World”—offering a genuine Finnish sauna experience at the festival.

A Midsummer wreath-making workshop hosted by Visit Åland will also help create the perfect Midsummer atmosphere at the festival.

Anyone who’d like to can let their creativity run wild and make their own Midsummer wreath out of flowers and birch twigs.

You’re also warmly invited to hit the dance floor!

It’s not Midsummer without Juhannustanssit—no prior experience is needed for Silvia Kantim’s dance workshop, just a love of dancing.

Young and old alike can look forward to a colorful program of hands-on activities:

with the Finnish wooden game Mölkky, a wheel of fortune, Finnish scents of happiness, and lucky painting, there’s plenty of Midsummer fun in store.

Refreshments will also be plentiful:

Finnish specialties, coffee, and cinnamon rolls will be served, along with delicious cocktails from Kyrö Distillery Company, Finnish Kukko beer, and lemonade from Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas.

Movie fans, take note! The festival will feature two screenings of the Finnish arthouse film “Summer Is Crazy” (original title: Elämä on juhla), a bittersweet drama directed by Ulla Heikkilä and released in 2025. The film is set during

Midsummer week in the Finnish archipelago and tells the story of the dreams and disappointments of a family, as well as their friends and lovers.

The film will be shown in the original language with English subtitles.

Program:

All day: Sauna, Mölkky, wheel of fortune, lucky drawings, lucky scents, Finnish food and drinks.

Doors open at 2:00 p.m.

2:15 p.m. – Welcome

2:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. – Making Midsummer wreaths

3:00 PM – Film screening: Summer is crazy / Elämä on juhla (2025, original version with subtitles, 1h40)

3:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. – Midsummer dance workshop

5:00 p.m. – Live music with Liila Sival

5:30 p.m. - Raffle

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. (last admission at 9:30 p.m.)

6:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. – Midsummer wreath making

6:30 p.m. – Welcome and interview with the Ambassador of Finland, Kai Sauer

6:45 p.m. & 8:15 p.m. – Midsummer dance workshop

7:30 p.m. – Live music with Liila Sival

8:00 p.m. – Film screening: Summer is crazy / Elämä on juhla (2025, original version with subtitles, 1h40)

9:00 p.m. – Raffle

Subject to change. The current program can be found here.

finlandabroad.fi/deutschland and nordischebotschaften.org

Admission to the festival is free, but registration is required.

• When registering, please indicate whether you would like to attend in the afternoon (admission 2:00–6:00 p.m.) or in the evening (admission 6:00–9:30 p.m.).