We are delighted to announce the artists for the Outsider Art Festival! OAF 2025 features 36 artists and artist groups from all over Finland.
OAF 2025 Artists Homa Shokri, Kaaos Company, Pekka Luodeslampi, LIPGLOSSBOY, Ksenia Voy Kheninen & Zherbin, Teatteriryhmä Vautsi, Eeva-Liisa Puhakka, Paula Huhtanen, Mika Mäkiranta, Neea Haapala, Veronica De Mannor, Iida Kilpeläinen, Otto Kasvio, Calvin Guillot, Silja Tusa, John Reis, RÄKÄlicious, Vapaa Sana, Jussi P niinku Pekka & Vähäsähkö, Milla Heart, Juuso Juntunen, Olli Huusko, Suvi Miettinen, Veikko Pohjalainen, Satu Kankaanpää, Nilas Lindell & Hanna Heino, Kaisa Leppikangas, Elisa Poutanen, Doreen Mwirigi, Samra Šabanović, Folk Extreme & Teatteri Neo, Haus & Nipsu, Hannes Renvall, Jari Nordström, Kalevi Helvetti, the Synergy Films collective, and OAF Academy artists Emil Nordman, Satu and Maima Tani, Ton Melnyk, Cepan maailma, and Ukrainian residency artists Ton Melnyk and Masha Ravlyk. Additional invited artists will be announced later this spring.
OAF is a friend festival of Helsinki Festival, and will take over Helsinki and Espoo cultural venues from August 14 to 24, 2025. The 2025 program offers unique festival experiences and artistic visions of outsiders.
The festival’s official opening will be celebrated on Night of the Arts, August 14th, at Leipätehdas area, Cultural Center Caisa, and House of Text. Art works will be exhibited at Caisa and Pertin Valinta galleries and Länsimetro. Short films screenings are a collaboration with Espoo Ciné, and the literary program is on at live venues as well as on Radio Helsinki. Pertin Valinta and Minna Records will co-host a concert on August 15 at the Caisa hall, featuring performances by Aatos Ketvel and Takay-Sin. On August 21st, Pertin Valinta and All Day team up for a concert curated by Cepan maailma (Cepa’s world) at Louhisali, presenting the hottest Finnish rap artists, Cepa, Vapaa Sana, good boys, and MC KOO. The festival program will be updated throughout the spring, and ticket sales begin at Easter.
Season Opening Celebration at G Livelab Helsinki on April 9, 2025
OAF invites everyone to the season opening celebration, offering a unique experience, by artists and mentors from OAF and WSOY, and the OAF Academy program supported by the Kone Foundation. The evening features discussion by Aleksis Salusjärvi, Jenni Haukio and Heini Merkkiniemi and artists Sanni Purhonen, Vapaa Sana, Kalevi Helvetti, and Cepa taking over the stage. The performances are complemented by a whiskey tasting provided by OAF and Kyrö Distillery’s catering team. The whole celebration culminates in a triple-Hammond organ fireworks by Salonen–Gustavson–Gröhn. Tickets are available from G Livelab and Tiketti.
OAF 2025 visual identity is a collaboration of graphic designer Klaus Welp and artist Neea Haapala.
Read more: OAF 2025 Artists page, Tickets for G Livelab event
