Programme

Friday 18 September, Kids’ Comics Fest.
Group reservations for Friday’s program will open later.
Saturday 19–Sunday 20 September, Helsinki Comics Festival.

Friday 18.09.

Main Stage

10.00_10.45

Kalle Hakkola (int. Warda Ahmed) (FIN)

11.00_11.45

Hirnu – Elämä on ihahaa! (Harri “Wallu” Vaalio, Johanna Jokela, int. Vili Viksten) (FIN)

12.00_12.45

Kids’ Favourite Comics! (Klió, Essi, Hertta, Seela, mod. Sarlotta Siimeslahti) (FIN)

13.00_13.45

Aino Havukainen & Sami Toivonen (int. Anne Lehtola & Klió Aarniosuo) (FIN)

14.00_14.45

Sabine Lemire & Rasmus Bregnhøi (int. Toma Henry) (ENG)

15.00_15.45

Kari Korhonen, Jukka Heiskanen (int. Vesa Kataisto) (FIN)

16.00_16.45

Concert: Äxyt Zeeprat

17.00_17.30

R&A presents: Pulpettikino Short Film Showcase

Library Stage

10.15_11.00

Leo & Tuuli Humina (int. Reetta Laitinen) (FIN)

11.30_12.15

Petteri Tikkanen (int. Fanni Kestilä) (FIN)

12.30_13.15

Johanna Witick (int. Warda Ahmed) (FIN)

13.30_14.15

Kai Vaalio (int.Markus Herranen) (FIN)

14.30_15.30

Lavliqe’s Storytime and Meet & Greet (FIN)

15.30_16.00

Lavliqe (int. Fanni Kestilä) (FIN)

16.15_17.00

Susi Nousiainen & Sara Valta (int. Sarlotta Siimeslahti) (FIN)

Library

10.00_11.00

Manga Corner / Manga Kahoot

10.00_18.00

Sini & Vuokko / Silent Room

12.00_13.00

Manga Corner / Manga Reading Circle

14.00_15.30

Manga Corner / Pin Badge Workshop

Workshop space 1

10.00_11.00

Lokkimies ja Wonderpöllö Drawing Contest (FIN)

11.00_12.00

Treasure hunt with Utelias Varvas (Curious Toe) (FIN)

13.00_15.00

Kerava School of Fine Arts Comics Workshop (FIN)

15.00_17.00

Kalmakumpu Spirit Reanimation Workshop (FIN)

Workshop space 2

10.00_11.30

Stories from Squirrelvalley Drawing Workshop (FIN)

12.00_14.00

Important Story Workshop

14.30_17.00

Therian Mask Workshop and Meetup (FIN/ENG)

Stoa Square

10.00_14.00

A New Life for Old Books by Hieno Hilma (FIN/ENG)

12.00_15.00

Taking the Street by Storm with Sidewalk Chalk! (FIN/ENG)

Other

10.00_18.00

Epic Scape

12.00_15.00

Mythbústers Fika

Bar Tÿpo – House of Text

19.00_23.00

Helsinki Comics Festival Opening at House of Text (FIN/ENG/SWE)

Saturday 19.09.

Main Stage

11.00_11.45

Zine Fest: Most Heavenly Zine and Most Heavenly Web Comics Winners (mod. Osma Tarvasneva) (FIN)

12.00_12.45

Erittäin salainen tissimerenneitoseura (The Top Secret Boob Mermaid Society: Julia Satakieli, Sara Honkanen, & Jupe Parkkonen, mod. Fanni Kestilä) (FIN)

13.00_13.45

Ukrainian Comics During the War (Ivan Kypibida, Liliia Omelianenko, Eliash Strongowski, Sophia Tomilenko, Sophia Suliy, Yulia Vus, mod. Aino Sutinen) (ENG)

14.00_14.45

Plenty Collective (Warda Ahmed, Natalia “Nam-Ke” Kekkonen, Shambhavi Singh, John Reis, Trilce Garcia, Maryam Abuzaid-Ryu, mod. Téri Zambrano) (ENG)

15.00_15.45

Katja Tukiainen & Matti Hagelberg (int. Ville Hänninen) (FIN)

16.00_16.45

Mythbústers: Ona Kvašytė, Emmi Valve, Ida Neverdahl, Tommi Musturi  (mod. Ville Hänninen) (ENG)

17.00_17.45

Kutikuti Anthology 3: Vyöry (Sanna Hukkanen, Siiri Viljakka, Miissa Rantanen, Hannele Richert, mod. Jon Karvinen) (FIN)

18.00_18.45

Comics of My Life (Petteri Oja, Kirsi Kinnunen, Ella Tahkolahti, Eerika Valkonen, mod. Ville Hänninen) (FIN)

Library Stage

11.00_11.30

Sami Nyyssölä (int. Jon Karvinen) (FIN)

11.45_12.15

Festival Artist Emilia Laatikainen (int. Aino Sutinen) (FIN)

12.30_13.15

Supergirl: Jouko Ruokosenmäki, Johanna Sinisalo (int. Vesa Vitikainen) (FIN)

13.30_14.15

Kaisa & Christoffer Leka (int. Hannele Richert) (FIN)

14.30_15.00

Elias Ericson (int. Hannele Richert) (ENG)

15.15_15.45

Kivi Larmola (int. Markus Herranen) (FIN)

Library

11.00_12.30

Manga Corner / Pin Badge Workshop

11.00_16.00

Sini & Vuokko / Silent Room

13.00_14.00

Manga Corner / Manga Reading Circle

15.00_16.00

Manga Corner / Manga Kahoot

Workshop space 1

11.00_12.45

Comics Workshop (Майстер-клас з коміксів) by Ivan Kypibida and Yulia Vus (ENG/UKR)

13.00_15.00

Tuuli Hypén’s Mini-Comics Workshop (FIN/ENG)

15.00_16.00

Itis Comics Reading Circle Presents: Tender (Beth Hetland) (FIN)

Workshop space 2

11.00_13.30

Queer Comics for Queers Workshop (ENG/FIN) (k-18)

13.30_15.00

Shibari Croquis (K-18)

15.00_17.00

Zine Swap and Meetup (FIN/ENG)

Stoa Square

12.00_18.00

Caricature Machine

Other

11.00_19.00

Epic Scape

Itäkeskus Bar Black Bird

19.00_05.00

Official After-Party of Helsinki Comics Festival at Black Bird Pub!

Sunday 20.09.

Main Stage

11.00_11.45

Vibrant Associations: Keski-Suomen Sarjakuvaseura KESS & Pokuto (mod. Sarlotta Siimeslahti) (FIN) 

12.00_12.45

Indie Comics Publishing: Stripburger,  Pure Fruit, & CBK (mod. Johanna “roju” Rojola) (ENG)

13.00_13.45

Julie Doucet (int. Matti Hagelberg) (ENG)

14.00_14.45

30 Years of Sarjakuvantekijät ry (Timo Kokkila, Pentti Nuortimo, Juhani Tolvanen, Katja Tukiainen, Harri “Wallu” Vaalio, mod. Anne Lehtola) (FIN)

15.00_15.45

Collaboration Between Scriptwriter and Illustrator (Pauli Kallio, Henri Gylander, Christer Nuutinen, Ville Pirinen, Reetta Niemensivu, mod. Jyrki Liikka) (FIN)  

16.00_16.45

Posy Simmonds (int. Vesa Kataisto) (ENG)

17.00_17.45

Sarjakuva 2026 – Année de la BD finlandaise en France (Eeva Meltio, Aapo Rapi, Amanda Vähämäki, Kirsi Kinnunen, mod. Ville Hänninen) (FIN)

Library Stage

12.15_13.00

Iriini Kalliomäki & Kiira Mukka (int. Suvi Sipronen) (FIN)

13.15_14.00

Solomon Kane (Lauri Pitkänen, Petri Hiltunen & Juho Sihvonen, int. Vesa Kataisto) (FIN)

14.15_15.00

Klaudia Denisov (int. Amanda Vähämäki) (FIN)

15.15_16.00

Pilvi Hyväri (int. Reetta Laitinen) (FIN)

16.15_17.00

Asema’s Creators 2026 (Jyrki Heikkinen, Mika Lietzen, int. Onni Mustonen) (FIN)

17.15_17.45

Ville Tietäväinen (int. Mikael Ahlström) (FIN)

Library

11.00_18.00

(Sini & Vuokko) Portfolio Reviews

12.00_13.30

Manga Corner / Pin Badge Workshop

14.00_15.00

Manga Corner / Manga Reading Circle

14.00_15.30

Itis Comics Reading Circle Presents: Uzumaki (Junji Ito) (FIN)

16.00_17.00

Manga Corner / Manga Kahoot

Workshop space 1

11.00_13.00

The Norwegian Comics Market (ENG)

13.00_15.00

School of Birds Comics Workshop (ENG/SWE/DEU)

15.00_17.00

Taxes and deductions for artists and freelancers (FI)

Workshop space 2

11.00_12.00

Croquis Workshop

13.00_15.00

Comic Strip Workshop (FIN/ENG)

16.00_17.00

Croquis Workshop

Other

11.00_18.00

Epic Scape

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