• 6–7.6.2025
  • Lasipalatsikortteli, Helsinki

48 hours of pure odd

Friday 6 - Saturday 7 June 2025

Two days of bold ideas, unruly creativity, and brain-sparking collisions—where art, business, and culture don’t just meet, they befriend each other.

ODDfest isn’t built to impress, it’s built to involve. Come curious. Feel fully engaged and a little out of your comfort zone. Then leave feeling inspired.

Keep scrolling to plan your very own ODD path.

Friday, 06/06/2025

Chaos stage

14:00-14:45 Nikita Rafaelov (FI)
15:30-16:00 Koray Tahiroğlu (FI)
16:15-16:45 Iiro Komulainen: Improv Piano
16:45-17:15 Tanssin talo presents Mikko Makkonen & Mia Jaatinen
18:00-18:45 Drug Store Raid (FI)
19:30-20:15 Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic) (FI)
21:00-22:00 Pink Siifu (US)

Focus stage

14:00-14:45 Debate in the Dark: Creative Work is Work
15:00-15:45 Pecha Kucha Battle: Values vs. Visibility
16:00-16:45 Creative Failups by EIT Culture & Creativity
17:15-18:00 Carla Aakre (FI)
18:45-19:30 Aves (FI)
20:15-21:00 Shida Shahabi (SWE)

Love stage

14:30-16:30 Bodytalk by Simo Vassinen
16:30-17:30 Statement Piece (Kannanotto)
17:00-18:30 Ääniholvi: DJ Hapan Korppu (FI)
19:00-19:30 Tanssin talo presents Culture Reloaded – DJ Wekesa & dancers Prince Black Eagle & Pops Xqlusiv
20:15-21:00 MUSH (FI/ES)

Helsinki Film Lab Stage

10:00-17:00 Masterclass: Creating a Transmedia Strategy with Kurt McClung

AI Stage

09:00-17:00 Hack-AI-thon by Make X Media

Transmedia Stage

10:00-12:00 TBA
12:45-13:45 The Sound of Storytelling: How Audio Transforms Our Media Landscape
13:45-14:15 Fireside chat: Equity & Inclusion in Digital Spaces
14:15-15:00 Project ALMA: Co-creating with Making Movies and Dreamloop
15:00-16:00 Scoring with Scores: Music in the World of Games
16:00-17:00 Roblox: Entering the Virtual Ballroom
18:00-19:00 Transmedia: Industry Networking Panel

Genelec Immersive Sound Stage

14:00-15:00 Tuomo & Markus: Music for Roads, album production in Atmos
15:15-16:15 Anna Brear: They Shiver on a Spring Evening
17:45-18:45 Matias Harju: Audio Augmented Reality – Bending Perception, Revealing Place

La Torrefazione

09:00-12:00 Speculative City Futures Workshop by LAB & Hi Shine
17:45-20:45 Adventure Club: Birthday Club

Saturday, 07/06/2025

Chaos stage

13:15-13:45 Emilia Qvist (FI)
13:15-13:45 TBA
15:00-15:15 Opening Act
15:15-16:00 Arthur Brooks (US)
16:45-17:30 Jonsjooel (FI/GE)
18:15-19:00 Goya Gumbani (US/UK)
19:30-20:15 Casper Clausen (DK)
21:00-22:00 Speakers Corner Quartet (UK)

Focus stage

12:00-12:45 Debate in the Dark: Finland – A Creative Colony?
13:00-13:45 Owning the Future: IPR & the Power of Creative Control
14:00-14:45 Pecha Kucha Battle: Price of Original Thinking
15:00-16:30 Efterklang: The Makedonium Band (DK)
17:15-18:00 Puut Ooppera (FI)
18:45-19:30 Ada Aik (FI)
20:15-21:00 Siinai (FI)

Love stage

12:30-13:30 Yoga: Creative Flow Asana
15:45-16:30 Pro DJ Finland: DJ Breik & DJ Nikolucky (FI)
17:00-18:00 Club Balkan Fever Helsinki with Live Drummers
18:00-20:00 Salad Factory: Oddacity feat. JustJulius, Gas Gas, Luoma, Kevin Paul, Cream & Samondatrack
20:00-21:00 Rony Rex (FI)

Helsinki Film Lab Stage

10:00-17:00 Masterclass: Creating Transmedia Strategy with Kurt McClung

AI Stage

12:00-13:00 Art, Artist & AI – hosted by Emma Ilves
13:15-14:15 Prompted Visions – AI short film showcase part I
15:45-16:45 Prompted Visions – AI short film showcase part II

Transmedia Stage

11:00-12:00 uneton48 Showcase (FI)
12:15-13:15 Lights, Camera, Revolution: Challenging the Creative Status Quo
13:30-14:30 5 Lessons About Short Form Success: Audience & Format as Game Changers
14:45-15:15 Marketing & Community Building with Maxine Buchert, Founder, Meridien
15:30-16:30 PEOPLE – a music film by Vincent Moon (DE)

Genelec Immersive Sound Stage

12:00-13:00 Anni Pohto: Sharing my live recording experience at Abbey Road
13:15-14:15 Tuomo & Markus: Music for Roads, album production in Atmos
14:30-15:30 SOITTO by Heli Hartikainen & Andrew Melchior
15:45-16:45 Chronovariations by Heli Hartikainen
17:00-18:00 Matias Harju: Audio Augmented Reality – Bending Perception, Revealing Place

La Torrefazione

12:00-13:00 Lunch by La Torrefazione
13:15-14:45 From Cringe to Cult: Building a Brand People Obsess Over by Maxine Buchert
15:00-16:00 Fashion: a Language of Identity – Talk
16:00-16:30 Clubbing 101 w/ Sophia Wekesa