Arppa performing before the film Before Sunrise. Photo: Thomas Frankton
Aerial view of Karhupuisto on Thursday evening. Photo: Eero Liimatainen
Panel discussion on "Maatalpittiki martkustaminen" on Thursday on the stage of Karhupuisto. Photo: Timea Slavic
People queuing before Tuesday's Nino screening at the Teatteri Sirkus Suosalo tent. Photo: Anna-Maria Viksten
Martti Suosalo instructing the audience before the film screening. Photo: Anna-Maria Viksten
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People now want to see films outdoors – The festival in Kallio will end the record-breaking summer season
Read the articleYLE 11.9.2025 | Summer evening movie screenings are becoming more common in Helsinki. In Vantaa, a large part of the open-air cinemas have been financed thanks to participatory budgeting.
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Karhupuisto Film Festival is being held for the first time in the Kallio district of Helsinki
Watch the interviewYLE 10.9.2025 | Movie lovers arrived at the screening in the circus tent curious and believed they would experience something different than in traditional movie theaters.
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A five-star Oscar film will be shown for free at Kallio today
Read the articleHS 10.9.2025 | In addition to "La grande bellezza", the Karhupuisto Film Festival will also feature surprise performers. The festival is being held for the first time.
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A Mexican director made his migrant film so sad that he felt like apologizing to the audience
💎 Read the articleHS 9.9.2025 | Uusi Karhupuisto Film Festival caught the Finnish premiere of the indie film Dreams by Michel Franco. The film seems to say that relationships across living standards and age boundaries are always accompanied by exploitation.
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Karhupuisto is filled with films and urban culture
Read the articleReactio 8.9.2025 | Karhupuisto, located in the heart of Kallio, has transformed into a cultural stage this week, as the Karhupuisto Film Festival is being held for the first time.
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Karhupuisto Film Festival screenings already sold out – films can also be seen for free
Read the articleHU 26.8.2025 | The film festival is planned to be held annually in the future.
A new film festival, Karhupuisto Film Festival , will be held in Kallio in September.
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Pirkko and Elsa Saisio appear in the trailer for the new film festival – “Shouldn’t you have been in Helsinki?”
Read the articleEpisodi 26.8.2025 | Karhupuisto Film Festival released a trailer.
A new film festival has been born in Helsinki, and as is fitting, it is being promoted with its own trailer. The promotional film features Pirkko and Elsa Saisio .
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New festival brings film back to Kallio, Helsinki
Read the articleEpisodi 19.8.2025 | The Karhupuisto Film Festival will be held for the first time in September in Kallio, Helsinki, bringing international new releases, classic films and urban culture to the Karhupuisto area.
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Four people working in the cultural sector are establishing their own film festival in Kallio
💎 Read the articleHS 19.8.2025 | Kallio, known for its urban culture, will have a film festival that stretches from Karhupuisto to Kallio Church.
Have you ever watched a movie in church?
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