Inspired by previous years, we are again organizing a communal sales table this year,
where you can bring your own self-published comics or other zine works for sale. The
communal sales table also functions as the Zine Fest’s info desk.
Zine Fest is part of Helsinki Comics Festival with focus on comics, self-published works,
zines and small press. Zine Fest is held on saturday and sunday 19.9.–20.9.2026 in
Cultural Stoa (Turunlinnantie 1, 00900 Helsinki). Zine Fest and the communal sales
table is also present at the Kid’s Comics Fest on friday 18.9.2026.
The comics/zines brought to the communal sales table must be self-published, and not
sold in other tables during the event. The communal sales table is meant for those who
didn’t get their own table in the event, or for those for whom their own table would be an
overkill. The works must follow the Zine Fest’s general rules.
The application form is open until 31.8.2026, or as we estimate there is space at the
table. We will report on Instagram if the table is filled before the deadline.
If there is still room on the table, you can also sign your zine for sale by filling a paper
application during the event.
During the event the communal sales table is run by a group of volunteers from Zine
Fest. The communal sales table is open each day during the same times as Zine
Fest itself. Works are accepted from the opening of Zine Fest until the end of the event.
We recommend bringing your zines at the beginning of the event.
Note! Friday 18.9.2026 Zine Fest is part of the Kids’ Comics Fest, during which the
material on the communal sales table must be suitable for the whole family. All the pre-
registered works can be brought to us already on Friday, however the works not
suitable for younger audiences will be put on sale on Saturday.
The unsold works must be retrieved on sunday 20.9.2026 half an hour before the
event closes! If you don’t retrieve the unsold works by the closing time, they will be
considered donated to the Finnish Comics Society’s collection.
If for some reason you cannot retrieve the works, please contact Zine Fest staff via
email helsinkizinefest@gmail.com as soon as possible!
Sales revenue is paid to the sellers after the event. Please ensure that your IBAN is
written correctly.
General rules:
● You can bring a maximum of 5 pieces / work.
● A participation fee is charged for joining the table: 50 cent / sold work, and
10% of revenue from works over 5 euros. The fees are charged for sold works
only. Please try to use round prices.
● The communal sales table is meant for small volume self-published works. We
hold the right to reject participation due to a work’s unreasonable size or larger
publishing volume. We also hold the right to intervene in unreasonable pricing.
● If you want to bring a work that has multiple authors, agree in advance among
yourselves under whose name the work will be put up for sale.
● We refuse to sell works that are racist, homophobic or otherwise violate human
rights.
● Zine Fest forbids the selling of material made (partly or wholly) using generative
AIs. By filling the application you verify that you’ve not used generative AI during
any part of the process of creating your work.
If you have any questions about Zine Fest, please contact us via email
helsinkizinefest@gmail.com.
Follow us: @zinefesthki (Instagram) and @helsinkizinefest.bsky.social (Bluesky)