2027 helsinki comics festival
The Helsinki Comics Festival will take place on 17–19 September 2027 at Cultural Centre Stoa. The theme of the festival is Utopia & Dystopia, and the festival artist is Heikki Rönkkö!
Invited Guests
Kids’ Comics Fest Invited Guests
Kids have their own comics fest!
The children’s own comics event Kids’ Comics Fest is being organised for the third time in September! The free event, aimed at children, will take place on September 18, 2026 at Cultural Centre Stoa.
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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