Helsinki Design Week 2025
The largest design and architecture festival in the Nordic countries, Helsinki Design Week, takes place this year from 5 to 14 September.
This year, Helsinki Design Week is celebrated under the theme Celebration. The main venue in 2025 will be Suomitalo, located next to the Old Church Park in the heart of Helsinki. The programme includes exhibitions, discussions, launches, workshops, and evening events for design professionals and the general public. In addition to the main venue, the festival will spread across the Helsinki metropolitan area with nearly one hundred design-related events.
At the heart of the festival is the international main exhibition Designing Happiness, curated by curator, researcher, and educator Anniina Koivu. The much-loved pop-up restaurant by Kuurna will also return, this time to the top floor of Suomitalo.
The festival will be taking place all over the city in the form of numerous events. Take a look at the full program here.