Helsinki Day at Lapinlahden Lähde

Event Introduction

The Helsinki Day program is out!

We are celebrating Helsinki Day at Lapinlahden Lähde on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 11 AM to 10 PM! Come and experience a unique program in a stunning cultural and historical setting!

This year’s Helsinki Day program strongly highlights the diverse voices and multiculturalism of Helsinki. We aim to support the harmonious coexistence of Finnish, Swedish, and other languages and cultures. Our program focuses on togetherness, storytelling, sauna experiences and outdoor activities, workshops, the area’s history, and a variety of high-quality musical rhythms. Check out the full program on our website!

See you on Thursday, June 12, 2025, to celebrate the multicultural Helsinki Day in Lapinlahti!

Programme:

11 AM –10 PM Multilingual Word Bingo Walk

Pick up a bingo card from the café and head out for a walk in Lapinlahti Park! What kind of bingo row will you get?

1–2 PM Poetry Relaxation in the park (in Swedish)

Come to relax in the beautiful and gently comforting world of poetry! Led by poet and coach Annina Loimu.

1–3 PM Story Sharing Café pop-up in the park

In the Instant Story Sharing Café you can sit down and relax for a while and share a story with people from all over the world.

1–6 PM Bara Bada Bastu Sauna

Enjoy the steamy essence of Swedish sauna culture! Expect a fun atmosphere, energetic music, and a sauna that leaves no one cold. On Helsinki Day, the public sauna entry is €6.

1–7 PM Second Hand Market in the park

1.30–2 PM History Tour in sign language, Finnish, Swedish and English

A short guided tour.

2–3 PM BON Dance Festival at the Apple Tree Stage

Live painting, Japanese dance performance, and traditional Bon dance. The wonderful Shihomi and Ayumi perform on stage!

2–6 PM Sanctuary of Care pop-up

Sanctuary of Care is a community art installation by the Kääpäjaosto collective, set inside a tent-like shelter built from discarded hospital textiles. On Helsinki Day, we invite you to step inside Sanctuary of Care to experience everyday yet peculiar fragments of the reality of care, to participate in collaborative care-themed crafts, and to reflect on what kinds of actions care truly involves.

Kääpäjaosto creates textile art, animation, video art, performances, and community art. At the heart of their work are holistic well-being, recovery, care, and pleasure.

4–5 PM History Tour in English

Come and discover the fascinating history of Lapinlahden Lähde!

4.30–5 PM History Tour in sign language, Finnish and Swedish

A short guided tour.

5–6 PM Kids Parkour in the park

Welcome to try out kids’ parkour in Lapinlahti Park! The session includes 45 minutes of technique training, followed by an optional 15-minute free jam together.

5–7 PM Crocheting Workshop in the park (in Swedish)

During the workshop we will learn how to crochet, practice our Swedish and informally discuss the amazing, the good, the bad and the ugly of living in Finland as an immigrant.

Music Programme at the Apple Tree House:

3.20–4.20 PM Etelän Lohtu Orchestra

This band dates back to the late ’80s, rooted in Rhythm & Blues and diverse covers. Their current five-member lineup delivers soulful interpretations of pop and soul covers.

4.40–5.25 PM Sintonen & Sakarat

Sintonen & Sakarat is a five-member pop-rock band founded in 2019 in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The band is fronted by singer-songwriter Eero Sintonen, whose compositions and lyrics form the musical core of the group. The other members are musicians who share a long musical journey together, which is evident in their seamless collaboration both in the studio and on stage. The band’s songs explore the many shades of life – love, everyday moments, and personal stories – always with emotional sensitivity. Sintonen & Sakarat are especially known for their powerful live sound and emotionally resonant songs, which have received praise across Finland.

5.45–6.30 PM Aizhan Sultan

Aizhan Sultan Collective is a multicultural band with Kazakh musical influence. The lead singer – Aizhan Sultan – is a professional Kazakh singer, songwriter and doctoral researcher at Sibelius Academy. She creates a mix between modern and folk Kazakhmusic, using traditional instruments, Kazakh folk singing techniques and electro sounds. The talented musicians Marko Annala – guitar, dombyra; Victoria Sergeenko -piano; and Hadi Hrekes – percussion will share the stage with her and incorporate their Finnish, Karelian and Syrian musical influences. The main goal of this concert is to represent Central Asian, in particular Kazakh music by mixing it with intercultural Influence.

6.50–7.30 PM Pimienta Negra

With their captivating blend of Latin rhythms and jazz influences, this band will transport audiences straight to the vibrant streets of South America. From the pulsating beats of salsa and cumbia to the soulful sounds of Latin rock and jazz, Pimienta Negra covers the complete spectrum of Latin rock.

Leandro Roco – vocals and guitar
Jani Lehtioksa – drums and percussion
Gorky Alvarado – bass
José Robelo – electric guitar and acoustic guitar

7.50–8.50 PM Frankosun And The Family

Frankosun and the Family mixes the 1970s and 1980s afrobeat of Benin and Nigeria with relaxed elements of afrofunk and afrorock, echoes of Finnish folk music as well as rhythms from the Nago tribe of Benin. This music is designed to capture the mind, soul and body of listeners worldwide.

9.15–10 PM Helsinki Harps Folk Group

The Helsinki Harps Folk Group is a collection of Irish, Finnish and international musicians who play primarily Irish folk music, but with a few Finnish and international songs mixed in too. Their membership has been growing and evolving throughout the past few years, and the performances that they regularly hold in Helsinki have morphed into community focused emotionally open experiences rooted in the Irish folk music traditions. This isn’t a typical closed band, but an open group who are always happy to collaborate with other musicians and the audience around them. Because of this, no two sessions are ever the same!

Our programme is open to all and free of charge (except for the Helsinki Day sauna, 6 eur/person). On Helsinki Day, Café Lähde, the Patina Flea Market, Gift & Handicraft Shop Puoti, Café Metsäpaahtimo, and other services are also open.

Accessibility information:

Lapinlahden Lähde works actively to ensure accessible facilities and clear guidance. A wheelchair accessibility guide is available, including tips for navigating thresholds and arriving at the site. The main building’s ground floor, which houses the café, Mental Museum, art exhibitions, and accessible toilet, is fully accessible. Upon arrival, feel free to ask for assistance – the staff are happy to help! You can also call: +358 40 649 4188 or +358 40 649 4189.

Access our website here:
https://lapinlahdenlahde.fi/tapahtumat/helsinki-day-in-lapinlahti-12-6-2025/

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