Helsinki Design Week turns twenty this year, and our annual theme is Celebration! Design will be celebrated at nearly one hundred events selected through our open call for entries.

In addition to these, the programme will feature HDW classics such as the Design Market, Design Diplomacy and Open Studios — all of which you can find in the festival calendar.

This year’s main festival venue will be Suomitalo at Lönnrotinkatu 5. Here, we will host the anniversary’s main exhibition and symposium Happiness, curated by Anniina Koivu. The exhibition explores whether happiness can be designed. You can find more information here.

Suomitalo will also host installations inspired by HDW’s Celebration theme, a daily discussion programme, a wine bar, and a Kuurna pop-up restaurant. More details about the programme at Suomitalo can be found here.

Some events have a limited capacity or, due to their nature, require organisers to know the participants in advance. These events have separate ticket sales and require festival registration. The majority of events, however, are free of charge.

Helsinki Design Week (Luovi Productions) is responsible only for ticket sales and registrations for the main festival events.

Tickets can be purchased via Tiketti here.
Ticket prices include the Tiketti service fee. Tickets can also be purchased at Suomitalo.

Festival Pass
€35

Unlimited access to Suomitalo throughout the festival, plus tickets to the PechaKucha Night and Helsinki Design Night events.

Fri 05.09.2025 – Sun 14.09.2025

Lönnrotinkatu 5, 00120, Helsinki

Day Ticket to Suomitalo
€15 / €7.50

Fri 05.09.2025 – Sun 14.09.2025

Lönnrotinkatu 5, 00120, Helsinki

Curator’s tours

Exhibition curator Anniina Koivu will guide visitors on two Fridays:

Fri 12 Sept, 2–3 pm (in English)
Fri 5 Sept, 2–3 pm (in Finnish)

Please note, that the registration does not include an admission ticket. Tickets must be purchased separately.

PechaKucha Night
€20 / €10

Fri 12.09.2025 at 7–9 pm

Vanha Kirkko, Lönnrotinkatu 6, 00120, Helsinki

Helsinki Design Night
€15 / €7,5

Sat 13.09.2025 at 22–01

Lönnrotinkatu 5, 00120, Helsinki

Kuurna pop-up restaurant

Kuurna pop-up restaurant opens at Helsinki Design Week’s Main Venue, in a joint collaboration with Finnish Design Shop.
For four days from 10–13 September, a restaurant serving seasonal Finnish ingredients will open on the fifth floor. The interior will be furnished by Finnish Design Shop along with new pieces from Danish manufacturer HAY.

Design Diplomacy

Free admission, registration required.

ACCESSIBILITY
All details regarding accesibility can be found on individual Event Pages.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
More informations for media representatives can be found here.
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Hotel St. George

A warm welcome to experience Hotel St. George – as a visitor of Helsinki Design Week, you’ll get a special -20 % offer for your stay until 30 September 2025, when booking via www.stgeorgehelsinki.com.

The unique hospitality experience of Hotel St. George is a combination of art, design and wellbeing. The prestigious property next to Helsinki’s Old Church Park curates a remarkable collection of art and classic Nordic design. The hotel’s services are designed to support a holistic experience: St. George Care spa invites you to indulge in pampering treatments and rejuvenate in the sauna and pool area, while the St. George Bakery offers freshly baked delicacies and Wintergarden bar is known for its artful cocktails.

Hotel AX

A warm welcome to Hotel AX, the art hotel – as a guest of Helsinki Design Week, enjoy a 20% discount on your stay when you book by August 28th for stays until November 15th, 2025, at www.hotelax.fi.

Hotel AX is a home of art in Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari district – a truly unique hotel experience where each room is a work of art and creativity is present throughout. The hotel’s story is deeply rooted in contemporary Finnish art: a diverse collection featuring renowned Finnish artists has been curated throughout the space, and the hotel’s own painting station invites you to unleash your inner artist.