Raseborg Summerfest

"A Friday evening flea market held through high summer in the beautifully preserved ironworks village of Billnäs, where old factory buildings and riverside lawns form the backdrop for browsing vintage finds and local crafts."

Billnäsin Ruukkikirppis-iltatori

"A harbour-side open market in the tiny archipelago village of Bromarv, held on the quay of the old guest harbour each Saturday through the summer months with local produce, fish and archipelago goods."

Bromarv Saaristosatama tori

"A beloved annual heritage open-days festival in the small coastal town of Loviisa, where the well-preserved wooden-house old town and Empire-era streetscapes open their doors for guided walks, courtyard markets and local crafts."

Loviisan Wanhat Talot

"The annual town-day festival for Hanko, Finland's southernmost town and a celebrated summer resort, with street events, music and community celebrations at the tip of its distinctive peninsula."

Hangonpäivät

"The historic 17th-century ironworks village of Fiskars celebrates Midsummer with live music, a bonfire, a Juhannus run and family activities set among its celebrated artisan workshops, galleries and restored forge buildings."

Fiskarsin Juhannus

"The traditional midsummer market opens Juhannus week on Loviisa's historic market square, where the town's beautifully intact 18th-century streetscape of wooden houses adds particular magic to an already beloved coastal Finnish custom."

Loviisan Juhannusmarkkinat

"Finland's only festival dedicated to Sámi music, held since 2004 in the small village of Inari at the heart of Sápmi, presenting traditional joik and yoik alongside contemporary indigenous artists from across the Arctic."

Ijahis Idja

"An outdoor late-summer music festival held in Kirkkopuisto beside the medieval Naantali Abbey, drawing local and Finnish artists to this small medieval harbour town at the end of the summer season."

Naantali Sunfest

"The Lapland fell village of Pyhätunturi marks Juhannus with a lakeside kokko bonfire, a midnight-sun scenic lift ride to the summit of Kultakero fell and a traditional midsummer dance under the light of the nightless northern sky."

Pyhän Juhannusjuhla

"A joyful gathering of South Ostrobothnian folk music and traditional games held in the small market town of Alavus, bringing together pelimanni musicians, folk dancers and rural craftspeople in a spirit of living local heritage."

Eteläpohjalaiset Spelit

"An African performing arts festival held since 2002 at the Tuulensuu Palace grounds in the small town of Mänttä, presenting music and dance from across Africa in an intimate rural Finnish setting."

Fest Afrika

"An intimate classical and chamber music festival set in the small industrial-arts town of Mänttä-Vilppula, whose paper-mill heritage and Gösta Serlachius art museum give it an unexpectedly cultured lakeside character."

Mänttä Music Festival