Partners
Main Partners 2026:


The Helsinki Shipyard, located in Hietalahti, Helsinki, has been part of the city landscape for over 160 years. Over the years, half of the world’s icebreakers and other Arctic vessels have been built at the shipyard. Founded in 1825, Canada’s Davie is the world’s leading builder and designer of special-purpose vessels, icebreakers, government vessels, and ferries, with operations in the United States, Canada, and Finland. In Finland, Davie owns the Helsinki and Pori shipyards. Currently, the Polar Max—the world’s most advanced icebreaker ordered by the Canadian Coast Guard—is being completed at the Helsinki Shipyard.
helsinkishipyard.fi

Born in Finland and rooted in artisanal glassmaking since 1881, Iittala celebrates generations of design, art, and culture. What began as a small glass factory has grown into a symbol of bold creativity, timeless design, and masterful craftsmanship.
From skilled hands to your home, Iittala continues to paint the world with the colours of glass.
iittala.com

Hietalahti Market Hall is an iconic old market hall situated in Helsinki, on the edge of the Hietalahti Market Square. It has previously sold groceries, antiques, and even art. Today, the hall’s operations are managed by Helsingin kaupunkitilat Oy, and it functions as a restaurant and café hall, offering atmospheric culinary journeys around the world: to the Philippines, Japan, Italy, Portugal, the Middle East… For breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
hietalahdenkauppahalli.fi
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Citycenter shopping centre is conveniently located at the hub of all public transport, right opposite Helsinki Central Railway Station. Citycenter features over 50 shops and restaurants in a newly renovated setting. Stop by to enjoy the buzz of the city, shops, cafés and restaurants right in the downtown of Helsinki.
citycenter.fi

Pågå is a domestic company specializing in the design, implementation, and furnishing of event structures. For 30 years, Pågå has built hundreds of brand stands, stage sets, performance stages, and spectator seating areas for everything from festivals to trade fairs and other events. Pågå’s workshop also produces more specialized custom-made furniture and promotional structures tailored to corporate needs. The solutions for all types of events can be found in Finland’s most versatile selection of rental furniture.
paga.fi

Bauer Media is a European family company with over 150 years of history. Bauer Media Outdoor, the multi-media company’s out-of-home advertising specialist, operates in 12 European countries—in Finland under the name Bauer Media Outdoor Oy.
We help brands grow and gain visibility where people move. As the market leader in out-of-home advertising and a pioneer in digital out-of-home advertising, we offer advertisers a nationwide, effective, and impressive advertising network spanning from massive advertising surfaces in city centers to shopping centers, grocery stores, main thoroughfares, and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
At the same time, we responsibly build a better society. 47% of out-of-home advertising revenue is used for the public good.
In Finland, we implement our international guiding principle: We are a Platform for Brands & Platform for Good.
bauermedia.fi
Lux Helsinki Co-operation Partners 2026:

The Institut Français de Finlande is a cultural center located in Punavuori, Helsinki, which promotes relations between France and Finland in the fields of culture, science, and linguistic cooperation. For the public, the institute organizes cultural events open to everyone, as well as high-quality French courses. In addition, the institute hosts a bohemian French-language library and a co-working space. Welcome to the French Institute!
france.fi
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Espan Lava in Esplanadi Park is one of our capital city’s most traditional and significant summer event venues. Operating under the Savoy Theatre, the stage is an extremely accessible and barrier-free venue, and all performances are always free of charge. The current building, dating from the 1930s, is the third in the series. Espan’s main event season runs from May to August; however, in January, Lux Helsinki awakens the stage from its winter slumber!
espanlava.fi

Annantalo has been an art center entirely dedicated to children, young people, and their adults since 1987. We are an inspiring house for creating and experiencing art, where we organize art courses, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and various events. Creativity plays at Annantalo – welcome, all small, large, old, and new friends! We are located right in the heart of Helsinki, at Annankatu 30.
annantalo.fi

Kanneltalo Cultural Centre produces high-quality and interesting programming for its area, focusing on contemporary theatre and dance productions that are relevant to the times. Kanneltalo has invested in domestic premieres and engaging guest programs. Kanneltalo also hosts interesting band gigs, where the hall’s superb acoustics come into their own. In addition to hall events, the house organizes numerous engaging, free events for various age groups on the café stage. Furthermore, Kanneltalo executes a significant amount of programming with its partners outside the house’s walls, especially at Sitratori Square, which is located directly in front of Kanneltalo.
kanneltalo.fi

Kamppi Helsinki is an urban shopping centre in Helsinki and at the heart of the Helsinki community. The shopping centre’s seven floors are home to more than 70 shops and services, as well as nearly 50 cafés and restaurants. Kamppi Helsinki is the most popular shopping centre in the city centre, with more than half a million visitors visiting it every week. It is a natural meeting place that is involved in creating the moments, events and phenomena that make up the city.
kamppihelsinki.fi

Musiikkitalo is a concert and event venue in the centre of Helsinki that’s open to all. Every year, we host more than 1,000 events from classical, jazz and folk music concerts to corporate gatherings and private celebrations. More than half of all our public events are offered free of cost, as we want culture to be accessible to all. The Musiikkitalo building also remains open to visitors outside of performance hours. Why not pop in for a cup of coffee, to check out our brilliant array of art exhibitions and our fantastic resident artworks or even just to take a look – the architecture itself is worth a visit.
musiikkitalo.fi