<p>ODDfest is a new creative festival—the first of its kind at Lasipalatsikortteli—uniting art, business, and society in the heart of Helsinki.</p>

6.6.–7.6.2025

Helsinki
Lasipalatsikortteli

Where art, business & society collide

ODDfest is not quite a festival, and it’s definitely not just a conference. The first of its kind at Lasipalatsikortteli in Helsinki, this two-day event (6–7 June 2025) is a counter-move to the creative industries feeling stuck—uniting art, business and society to unlock its trapped potential.

Here’s what to expect:
By day: debates, workshops, and co-creation designed to spark cross-sector collisions. 
By night: music, installations, film, and performing arts.
In all: 16+ music acts, 40+ speakers & 20+ creative showcases.

ODDfest is for anyone building, designing, branding, creating, coding, performing, imagining or dreaming about the future of creativity and culture.

Our 2025 theme? Chaos & Acceleration. Because nothing new ever starts in perfect order.

Ready to step into the ODD?

Our ODD lineup

We believe in the strange. The unexpected. The ODD.

The ideas that make people pause, question, or panic—that’s where the magic begins.

ODD isn’t an outlier. It’s a creative uprising.

That’s why we’ve curated the ODDest voices in art, business, and society—to challenge, inspire, and short-circuit your expectations.

Built by the community. For those who crave what doesn’t exist (yet).

Peter Vesterbacka (FI)_ |_ Casper Clausen (DK)_ |_ Kati Uusi-Rauva (FI)_ |_ Siamäk Naghian (FI)_ |_ Ada Aik (FI)_ |_ uneton48 Showcase (FI)_ |_ Efterklang: The Makedonium Band (DK)_ |_ Carla Aakre (FI)_ |_ Drug Store Raid (FI)_ |_ Rony Rex (FI)_ |_ Goya Gumbani (US/UK)_ |_ Speakers Corner Quartet (UK)_ |_ Aves (FI)_ |_ MUSH (FI/ES)_ |_ Jonsjooel (FI/GE)_ |_ Shida Shahabi (SWE)_ |_ Puut Ooppera (FI)_ |_ Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic) (FI)_ |_ Pink Siifu (US)_ |_ Club Balkan Fever Helsinki with Live Drummers

Prominent Finnish media personality, known for his work as a radio host, television presenter, actor, and entrepreneur.​

Jaajo Linnonmaa

Former CMO of Rovio Entertainment Corporation

Peter Vesterbacka

ODDfest Curator & Freelance Photographer & Journalist

Meeri Koutaniemi

Stockholm-based composer and pianist making quiet, emotional music that blends classical and ambient sounds.

Shida Shahabi

Finnish Art Historian

Susanna Pettersson

Finnish DJ & Producer

Rony Rex

Finnish Musical Artist

Ada Aik

UK-based Musical Quartet

Speakers Corner Quartet

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BajaMyArt

Koje is a design studio established in 2024, driven by the idea of creating simple, natural and playful design elements which provoke daily interactions with wood.

Cycloop by Koje

Finnish Short Film Competition

uneton48

Avant-garde Art Music Album where the soloists are actual Finnish trees

Puut Ooppera

Rapper & Producer known for his known for his distinctive blend of jazz and hip-hop

Goya Gumbani

Helsinki-Barcelona-based Afrotrap Artist

MUSH

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Don't just attend

We’ve been the ODDballs—wrestling with the chaos and making something beautiful out of it.

Volunteering at Finland’s biggest events gave us a friend for life, lessons we didn’t see coming, and a buzz that still hasn’t quit.

Now we’re building something of our own—and we’re inviting you in. It only becomes what it’s meant to be when you make it yours too.

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