Sunday 19 May 2019

Neskuchnoe Finnish summer. Suomi Festival Guide


In Finland, the season of open-airs starts very soon, among headliners - Cardi B, The 30 Seconds To Mars, The Offspring, Slipknot and many other stars. "Fontanka" chose the 20 most interesting festivals of this summer, and not only music.

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Rockfest (June 7 - 9)

The place where it will be really hot this summer is the airfield at Hyvinkää (60 km north of Helsinki). The open-air Rockfest will be played by the glam-rock kings Kiss, known for its scary masks and brilliant drummer Joey Jordison, nu-metal band Slipknot, famous metallers Disturbed, In Flame and more than 30 bands. Guests are offered to stay in campsites. The festival day will cost at least 112.50 euros.

Kuopiorock (June 25 - 27)

“Heavy” summer will continue in the town of Kuopio, which is four hours drive north of Lappeenranta. The festival’s headliners are The Offspring California rockers, their performance lasting an hour and a quarter will complete the festival on Saturday, June 27th. The rest of the program is presented mainly by well-known Finnish rockers, among them The 69 Eyes, Apulanta and Eppu Normaali. A ticket for Saturday costs 75 euros, for all three days - 109.

Provinssirock (June 27 - 29)

“Provincial rock” in Seinäjoki will be far from provincial - rockers with millions of fans around the world will gather at the festival: Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Cypress Hill, Bring Me The Horizon. If it were not for the death of vocalist Keith Flint, then The Prodigy would have been there. In total, the three-day program - more than 90 groups. One day will have to pay from 89 euros. Anyone who wants to plunge into the atmosphere of Finnish open-air as much as possible is invited to spend the night at the campsite. For three days of musical separation and tent rest ask 189 euros. The road to Seinäjoki is not a long one - 5 hours drive from Helsinki.

Tuska (June 28 - 30)

June in the country of metal will end with another major fest - Tuska. On the territory of the former Suvilahti power station in Helsinki, more than 40 groups will perform in three days. Fans of heavy music will shake like a hare under Slayer, Amorphis, Sam1na, Lost Society, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Hellacopters and others. The famous Finnish metal-open-air can be reached for 99 euros / day.


One of the oldest music festivals in Finland this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. On the island of Ruissalo in Turku for three days will be the music of various genres. On the Ruisrock stage, among others, are the American trap performer and producer from Houston, Travis Scott, pop star from Great Britain Ellie Golding, Puerto Rican trap and reggaeton-performer Bad Bunny, the American musical group Brockhampton of 14 people, DJ Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and many others. The price of tickets starts from 109 euros per day, three days will cost 199 euros. For those over 70, admission is free.

Ilosaarirock (July 12 - 14)

In the city of Joensuu, not far from Russian Karelia, music lovers have gathered at the height of summer since 1971. This time, the Finnish outback will be shaken by British metalcore band from Brighton Architects, rockers from Tokyo Mono, a synth project by French musician James Kent Perturbator, a Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue. Lovers of the lighter genre will be pleased with the Finnish singer Alma, who became famous thanks to the show Idols, and the English indie pop group from Manchester Pale Wave. Guests of the festival will be able to dance under the American Cheat Codes, an EDM pop from the American duet The Chainsmokers and sets DJ Snake, which in 2018 took the 24th place in the list of the best DJs in the world according to the magazine DJ Magazine. Prices per bracelet per day start from 93.50 euros.

Weekend Festival (July 19 - 20)

In Helsinki, in the second half of July, they will ignite for electronics, hip-hop and indie. Among the famous artists in the festival's lineup are the Swedish electronic-dance supergroup Swedish House Mafia, the Dutch music producer and DJ Armin van Buren, the English indie pop group Bastille, the American rap duet from New Orleans $ uicideboy $ and the Anglo-Norwegian DJ Alan Walker . Ticket price - from 95 euros.

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