Viaporin kekri festival
Viaporin kekri is celebrated again on All Saints’ Day,
November 2. Welcome to Suomenlinna
This year, the most important themes of the responsible city event are light, food and locality.
Siirry tästä lukemaan Viaporin kekristä suomeksi.
Check the program and opening hours here
Event locations on the map below:
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Kekri is an ancient Finnish celebration at the end of the harvest season and the cycle of the year. Kekri is celebrated with plenty of food and drink, honoring the dead and giving thanks for the harvest and the past year.
In Viapor’s kekri, based on old traditions, a common urban event suitable for this time has been created for the residents of Suomenlinna, the people of Helsinki and those who visit the beloved UNESCO World Heritage Site of Suomenlinna. Viapori’s kekri is an event full of light and Suomenlinna art, culture and flavors.
Viaporin kekri is organised in cooperation with Haaga-Helia’s restonomy students and local entrepreneurs, associations and artists. The organizer of the event is the Suomenlinna administration.
10:00 – 21:00 Suomenlinna Visitor Center
Museums & Exhibitions
10:30 – 18:00 Suomenlinna Museum (€)
11:00 – 20:00 Military Museum
12:00 – 18:00 HAA Gallery
14:00 – 19:00 Customs Museum
Restaurants & Cafés
10:30 – 18:00 Suomenlinna Museum Café
11:00 – 20:00 Viapori Deli & Café
11:00 – 20:00 Bastion Bistro
11:00 – 21:00 Cafe Silo
12:00 – 19:00 Restaurant Adlerfelt
12:00 – 22:00 Restaurant Suomenlinnan Panimo
13:00 – 20:00 Café Vanille
13:00 – 20:00 Officers Club Upseerikerho
13:00 – 00:00 Linna Bar
14:00 – 22:00 Hodarikeisari (near Tenalji von Fersen hall)
14:00 – 23:00 Cafe Bar Valimo
15:00 – 20:00 Pirunkirkko: Pop up Café
16:00 – 22:00 Outside Ballast Room: Pop-up Pancake Café
16:00 – 20:00 Hot Drinks at Levyhalli
Other Services
8:00 – 21:00 K-Market Suomenlinna
12:00 – 20:00 Panimo Shop
Viapori Kekri Events
Starting before 4:00 PM
14:00 – 20:00 Military Museum: Oiva the Cat’s Hunt, Mystery Box
14:00 – 20:00 Galleria Augusta: HIAP Open Studios
14:00 – 20:00 Art School Maa: Art Market
15:00 Guided tour in Finnish in Military Museum: Tarinat kuolemasta ja kummituksista Suomen sodissa 1918–1945
15:00 – 18:00 MLL Suomenlinna: Children’s adventure trail
15:00 – 19:00 Hytti Glass Studio open
15:00 – 22:00 Linna Bar: Mobile Sauna (€)
15:00 – 23:00 Tenalji von Fersen: Beer Festival
Starting at 4:00 PM
16:00 – 18:00 Pirunkirkko: Open House, SLHK
16:00 – 21:00 Bastion Höpken: Light Art Installation
16:00 – 22:00 Levyhalli: The Light Buck
16:00 Tenalji von Fersen: Performance by Friction band
16:20 Levyhalli: Performance by Linnoituksen Laulajat -choir
16:30 – 18:00 Nordic Culture Point: Workshop with Alterne folk music band
Starting at 5:00 PM
17:00 Guided tour in Finnish in Military Museum: Tarinat kuolemasta ja kummituksista Suomen sodissa 1918–1945
17:00 – 22:00 Pajasali: Club Night “Syvyyksissä” (Suomenlinna Studio) (€)
17:00 – 17:45 Myllysali: Concert – Motherlands (Saxophone & Guitar) (€)
17:10 Levyhalli: Performance by Linnoituksen Laulajat -choir
Starting at 6:00 PM
18:00 – 19:00 Myllysali: Sing-Along Event – Songs of Memories
18:00 – 19:00 Myllysali: Art Exhibition, Ida Lindgren
18:00 Tenalji von Fersen: Performance by Friction band
18:00 Outside Linna Bar: Light Circus Spektri
18:45 Outside Linna Bar: Light Art Group Roihu
18:20 Main pier: Kurja Viapori Guided tour Begins (in Finnish, pre booking, €)
18:30 – 19:30 Nordic Culture Point: Concert by Alterne folk music band
Starting at 7:00 PM
15:00 Guided tour in Finnish in Military Museum: Tarinat kuolemasta ja kummituksista Suomen sodissa 1918–1945
19:00 – 19:30 Ruutikellari: Syntisaattori – Midnight Mechanism
19:00 – 20:00 Paarlastihuone: Wusheng Company, The Fairy’s Mother (€)
19:30 Outside Linna Bar: Light Circus Spektri
Starting at 8:00 PM
20:00 Tenalji von Fersen: Performance by Friction band
20:15 Outside Linna Bar: Light Art Group Roihu
20:20 Main pier: Kurja Viapori Guided tour Begins (in Finnish, pre booking, €)
21:00 – 22:00 Myllysali hall: Concert by Saxtronauts (€)