2026 Helsinki Comics Festival in Cultural Centre Stoa!
Helsinki Comics Festival 19–20 September 2026 at Cultural Centre Stoa. The festival theme is together. Emilia Laatikainen is the festival artist.
Friday 18th is booked for Kids’ Comics Fest.
Kids’ Comics Fest!
Kids’ Comics Fest on Sunday! Kids’ Comic Festival, organised for the second time, took place on Sunday, September 21, 2025, on the balcony of the the Merikaapelihalli hall at the Cable Factory. The program included discussions with comic artists about children’s horror comics and fantasy. The day also featured face painting, cooking, and storyboard workshops.
The Helsinki Comics Festival brings together comic book lovers!
The festival has a number of free happenings for both children and adults. The Helsinki Comics Festival offers public interviews with invited guests, panel discussions, performances, workshops and sales events for both larger publishing houses and small press creators.
Over the years, the festival has been visited by, among others, Will Eisner, Willem, Moebius, Marjane Satrapi, Morris, Joakim Pirinen, Dave McKean, Lise Myhre, Kate Charlesworth, Lilli Carré, Zoe Thorogood, Bryan and Mary Talbot and Paul Gravett, along with Finnish comics artists.
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