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Boilerplate
ODDfest is the first-ever festival at Lasipalatsikortteli, right in the heart of Helsinki. It’s what happens when you throw art, business & social dialogue in a blender and hit the “weird but genius” button. In 2025, it featured world-class DJs and artists, bold talks, sharp panels, hands-on workshops, indie films, wild installations, AI experiments & art around every corner. Get the full picture at oddfest.co
Key Facts
- Dates: 6–7 June 2025
- Location: Lasipalatsikortteli, Helsinki
- Curated by: Meeri Koutaniemi, Jonas Verwijnen, Arto Sivonen, Dominik Prosser, Liwlig Group, and leading cultural innovators
- Vision: To celebrate Nordic oddity and put Finnish creativity on the map
Key Highlights of ODDfest 2025
- Event Reach: ODDfest’s messaging reached an audience of 1 million in total
- Attendance: 2,000 signups, 1,300 daily attendees
- Community Effort: 250+ contributors including partners, staff, and volunteers
- Diverse Program: 8 stages, 76 sessions, 100+ speakers & artists representing 20+ nationalities
- Global Engagement: Interest sparked in creative industry stakeholders in 10+ countries, including the UK, Sweden, and Denmark
Media Assets
Featured in
Töölöläinen
Kunniaa outoudelle/Honor to oddness
Radio Helsinki
Väärinpäin/Wrong Way Radio Series – the crisis in Finland’s creative sector and how to solve it
Feedi
New cultural event ODDfest arouses interest – “there is nothing like it in Finland”
Klangi
A new entrant to events – ODDfest combines the feel of Flow with the vision of Slush
Yle
Ronny Eriksson wants to bring culture to the startup world: “There is money.”
The new festival ODDfest will bring together the creative industry and entrepreneurs
rumba
New creative industry professional event in Helsinki: “The love child of Slush and Flow Festival.
Markkinointiuutiset
New creative city event to come Helsinki in June – aiming for 4,000 visitors in the first year
HBL
ODDfest unites culture and business
Ronny Eriksson has not yet found his North star
Humak Creve
BajaMyArt delighted at ODDfest – a new kind of art endeavor impressed
Entrepreneurship is not measured in money – but in the good we achieve
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