World Village Festival 2026

World Village Festival is Finland’s leading event for global action for the whole family, an admission free cultural festival and a trade fair for sustainable development. World Village Festival will be held May 16–17, 2026, at Bio Rex and in the Lasipalatsi and Mauno Koivisto squares.World Village raises global challenges and solutions, increases people’s understanding and provides concrete ways to take action to create change. World Village brings people together, because only together we can change the world. Festival’s core values are diversity, inspiration, equality, responsibility and communality.World Village Festival has been organized since 1995 and gathers thousands of people yearly. The main organizer is Finnish Development NGOs Fingo, which is an umbrella organization for approximately 250 development organizations.Year 2026 themed on FreedomThe festival program and content are built around a contemporary theme each year, and next year’s theme is Freedom. We live in a time when human rights and freedoms are being curtailed all over the world. Freedom is the ability to make choices and act independently as individuals and societies, to express oneself and participate in society. Freedom thrives in civil society, free media, science, art, and culture.New location in Lasipalatsi District.World Village Festival will be held May 16–17, 2026, at Bio Rex and in the Lasipalatsi, Narinkka and Mauno Koivisto squares. Address is Mannerheimintie 22–24, 00100 Helsinki. Check out the map for more information.