The Helsinki Festival is the largest arts festival in Finland, organised annually in late summer. The festival's aim is to make art accessible for all.

- In 2011 The Helsinki Festival ran from August 19 to September 4.

- In 2011, the festival had 184,000 visitors. Of these, 53,500 attended ticketed events with 130,200 taking part in free events.
- The 2011 Helsinki Festival programme line-up featured classical and world music, circus, dance, theatre, a children's programme, cinema and a range of urban events.
- Helsinki Festival is one of the four main organisers and the coordinator of the Musica nova Helsinki new music festival.
- Helsinki Festival operates under the auspices of the Helsinki Week Foundation, established by the City of Helsinki.
- The executive body of the Helsinki Week foundation is its Board. Members of the Board are elected by the Helsinki City Board to serve a two-year term.
- Next Helsinki Festivals are organized on 17.8.-2.9.2012, 16.8.-1.9.2013 ja 15.-31.8.2014

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