Programme

Friday 18 September, Kids’ Comics Fest.
Group reservations for Friday’s program are open. Read more here.

Saturday 19–Sunday 20 September, Helsinki Comics Festival.

Also check out the festival side programme organized before the 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. Osma Tarvasneva) (FIN)

12.30_13.15

Johanna Witick (int. Warda Ahmed) (FIN)

13.30_14.15

Kai Vaalio (int. Vesa Kataisto) (FIN)

14.30_15.30

Lavliqe’s Storytime and Meet & Greet (FIN)

15.30_16.00

Lavliqe (int. Osma Tarvasneva) (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)

Stoan Aukio

17.00_18.00

Kalmakumpu 3 Book launch

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. Osma Tarvasneva) (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 (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

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

13.30_15.00

CANCELLED: Shibari Croquis (K-18)

15.00_17.00

Zine Swap and Meetup (FIN/ENG)

Stoa Square

13.00_17.00

Caricature Machine

Other

11.00_19.00

Epic Scape

Itäkeskus Bar Black Bird

19.00_00.00

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 (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

Stoan Aukio

13.00_17.00

caricature machine.

Other

11.00_18.00

Epic Scape

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