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    • Helsinki recognized cultural contributors – the new Kallio film festival received an honorary mention

      HU 13.1.2026 | The City of Helsinki has awarded a €5,000 prize to the “Juurilauluja” project by Kapsäkki Cooperative. An honorary mention was given to Porttiteatteri and the Karhupuisto Film Festival.

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    • Ruutukaappaus Ylen artikkelista, kuvassa Karhupuisto Film Festivalin mainoslakana Teatteri Sirkus Suosalon teatteriteltan edustalla

      Movies are increasingly being watched outdoors – the festival held in Kallio will conclude a record-breaking summer season.

      YLE 11.9.2025 | Open-air film screenings on summer evenings are becoming more common in Helsinki. In Vantaa, a large share of outdoor cinemas has been funded through participatory budgeting.

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    • Karhupuisto Film Festival is being held for the first time in the Kallio district of Helsinki

      YLE 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

      HS 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

      HS 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

      Reactio 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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    • "Our event will bring something much needed to Helsinki: joy and a sense of community"

      Cineuropa 5.9.2025 | Two of the four co-founders tell us more about the first edition of the Helsinki-based gathering, which prides itself on welcoming everybody

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    • Karhupuisto Film Festival screenings already sold out – films can also be seen for free

      HU 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?”

      Episodi 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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    • Kuva Karhupuisto Film Festival -julisteesta, Kuvaaja: Deniz Kaya

      New festival brings film back to Kallio, Helsinki

      Episodi 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

      HS 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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