The Odysseus Festival, dedicated to adventurous music, will take place next summer as a two-day event at Helsinki’s Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo on July 18–19. Tickets are on sale via Tiketti.
Quickly rising to prominence among Helsinki’s key summer music events, the Odysseus Festival will be held at Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo in 2025 on July 18–19. The event will span all of Korjaamo’s indoor spaces and its atmospheric summer courtyard. At the heart of the Odysseus Festival is a desire to showcase inspiring music and challenge the value structures embedded in the music world.
This batch of performer announcements include DJ Kridlokk, Emilia Sisco, folk star Josephine Foster, guitarist Topias Tiheäsalon ja visual artist Pauliina Mäkelä’s audiovisual duo Kultapalmut, Litku Klemetti, Oiro Pena, Jazz Emma nominee Pauli Lyytinen, French experimental music legend Pierre Bastien and Sumuposauttaja. The programme keeps developing throughout spring, and day ticket sales will be opened in March.
Odysseus is committed to non-hierarchical artist marketing. The event places all performers on an equal footing, without identifying anyone as the “headliner.” Font sizes remain the same across all promotional materials, and listings are presented either alphabetically or chronologically according to the schedule. Every artist involved is equally important, making them all “headliners.” This philosophy also includes avoiding “country codes.” All artists have their backgrounds and unique musical and cultural influences. These are expressed through their music and stories, not by emphasizing nationality. The natural diversity of music is a richness that fosters surprise. Part of the event’s philosophy is also to remain age-inclusive, aiming to give children and young people the opportunity to experience new kinds of music. A separate ticket for children and youth will go on sale after the early bird ticket sales phase, in early February.
The Odysseus Festival is a genre-free, adventurous music festival produced by Helsinki-based We Jazz Oy, now being held for the fifth time. The event began on Lonna Island in 2021 and moved to its new home at Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo in the summer of 2024.
"The festival has a certain exclusivity and luxury, but happily lacks elitism. Its small scale is charming."
– Rumba
"Odysseus Festival's programming is admirably non-hierarchical."
– The Wire
Odysseus Festival
In Helsinki July 18–19, 2025
Instagram: @odysseusfestival
#odysseus2025
Tickets: Tiketti
Event on Facebook
http://odysseusfestival.fi
First announced performers:
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timboktou
Circle Circle – Interventio
DJ Kridlokk
Dungen
Emilia Sisco
Henna Emilia Hietamäki
Josephine Foster
Kultapalmut
Litku Klemetti
Oiro Pena
Olimpia Splendid
Pauli Lyytinen
Pierre Bastien
Pietu Arvola
Sumuposauttaja
Photo of Emilia Sisco