Opening Ceremony 2024

The Opening Ceremony is at Laikunlava and it's hosted in Finnish – free entry!

IGGY MALMBORG

Satan

The solo performance that
takes theatre to the core:
what is true and what is illusion?

SILKE HUYSMANS & HANNES DEREERE / CAMPO

Out of the Blue

A documentary work about
marine ecosystems

CIRKUS CIRKÖR

Tipping Point

The trailblazer of
Swedish circus art

DERONDE/DEROO

Transit

A surreal and absurdly humorous
performance about the
intermediate states of life

FESTIVAL D'AVIGNON / TEATRO NACIONAL D. MARIA II

Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists

Is there a place for violence
in the struggle for a better world?

TIMO RUUSKANEN, RIIHIMÄKI THEATRE & TEATTERI AVOIMET OVET

Rautavaara

An icon in the midst of
a nation divided in two

RED NOSE COMPANY

Mieletön – No mind, crazy, amazing

Two clowns are chasing enlightenment together

TURKU CITY THEATRE

Sisterhood

A musical piece about the
hushed knowledge passed
through womanhood

KAJAANI CITY THEATRE & ROUTA COMPANY

Anna Liisa

Self-determination rights in Eastern Finland: a remake
of a Finnish classic

Q THEATRE

Some Discussions on Meaning

Finland's most renowned actors
on the threshold of ennui

AHAA THEATRE

Blue and the House of Friendship

This year's fun piece for the
whole family! What is
friendship really like?

TAMPERE THEATRE, KOUVOLA THEATRE, TURKU CITY THEATRE, LAHTI CITY THEATRE, SEINÄJOKI CITY THEATRE, HÄMEENLINNA THEATRE & VAPAA TEATTERI

Defiance

The silent lives
of five women
after the Lapland War

ET ALIA, KIASMA THEATRE, TEATTERI TAKOMO & SKS

The Lovely Daughter Erika – Notes on a name

Remembrance in the context
of transgender history.
Free of charge.

KOKOTEATTERI

The Play of Norms

Unspoken rules get shaken anew in this rainbow colored
character extravaganza!

NENONEN NIITTYMÄKI PAASONEN PIETILÄINEN

Plup plup

An exhilaratingly incorrect
performance of physical theatre

JYVÄSKYLÄ CITY THEATRE

Lungs

A love story infused with the ecological stress of bringing children to this queasy world

KOTKA CITY THEATRE

Aino A.

An architect talent
in the spotlight

OULU THEATRE & CARL KNIF COMPANY

Death in Venice

A story about the power of
repressed feelings

MASI TIITTA & TEAM

Dilemma

Performed by two actors:
a delicate piece about the difficulties in choice making

TAMPERE THEATRE

The Visitor or A Fiend On a Summer Night

A Nazi leader drops for
a visit: when is our
hospitality immoderate?