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Melech Mechaya

  • POR

Music

  • Klezmer
  • World Music
Melech Mechaya delivers a heady bouquet of Portugese drama, gypsy rhythm and jovial Klezmer tradition.

Helsinki Cotonou Ensemble feat. Axl Smith

  • BEN
  • FIN

Music

  • Afrobeat
  • Funk
  • Hip hop
  • Jazz
  • World Music
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble is a melting pot of Beninese rhythms, afrobeat, jazz, funk and hiphop.

Unquenchable Thirst! Water as a Human Right

  • FIN
  • USA

Factual Programme and Literature

  • Panel discussion
With the current trend more than 2.5 billion people will suffer from water shortages in 2025.

Condoms and Crackers for Health

  • DEN
  • FIN

Factual Programme and Literature

  • Panel discussion
Health and physical well-being are prerequisites of an active, high-quality life. Constant hunger is a bad companion.

Mimmit duo

Kids' Programme

  • Children's Music
The jovial Mimmit duo brims with song, dance, and talk, never failing to draw a smile from an audience.

Filastine feat Nova

  • INA
  • USA

Festival Clubs

  • Dub
  • Elektroninen
Brazenly robbing elements from hip hop, moombathon, dubstep and cumbia, Filastine ends up with a sound that sounds nothing like the components which make it up.

Human Rights Artwork Säilö

Other Programme

  • Artwork
Finland is the world's third most competitive country and has free press like no other nation.

Clowns Without Borders

Dance and Theatre

  • Circus Arts
Clowns Without Borders works with the aim of brightening the days of children faced with difficult circumstances.

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