6 festivals in 1 city, soonest first.
6 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Finland, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
Tuomaan Markkinat, Helsinki's oldest outdoor Christmas market, fills Senate Square from late November to 22 December around an old carousel and a licensed food court.
TipThe organiser publishes a stall-by-stall list of vegan and gluten-free food each year; ask the stallholder to confirm before you order.
Ruokamessut, billed as Finland's largest food and drink event, fills the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre for three days in April 2027 with food, drink and wine to try.
TipBuy advance tickets online: they cost less than the door and carry no service fees. The fair is 18+ because alcohol is served; under-18s may enter with an adult.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Each April the Cable Factory hosts the Helsinki Coffee Festival alongside an Ice Cream and Chocolate Carnival, three days of specialty roasters.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Finland's largest international beer festival takes over Rautatientori square for three late-June days, with a deep brewery line-up, side programme and food.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Held since 1743, the Baltic Herring Market brings around 40 fishers and producers to the Market Square each October to sell herring straight from the boats.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
The Viini ja Ruoka expo fills the Messukeskus convention centre each October with hundreds of wine, spirit and food exhibitors, a four-day tasting fair.
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