Finnish Lightscapes: Festivals Light Up the Night in Finland

Summer days in Finland are long and bright, while winter nights are long and dark – which makes them the perfect backdrop for amazing light art. Every winter, Finnish cities shine with light festivals showcasing works by both Finnish and international artists, ranging from illuminated bridges and buildings to sculptures and site-specific light installations. These festivals draw large crowds of art lovers who have learned to embrace the positive aspects of the darker season.

Music: Tuuletar
Song: Pohjanpalo (Polar Night)
Composition: Venla Ilona Blom
From the Album: Vetten vuoro (Turn of the Tide)
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Credits:

OULU – Lumo light festival

On The Wave Of Light, Those Guys Lighting
Event Horizon, Circus Lumineszenz
The Fountain, Mollu Heino
Under the Surface, Flowers of Life collective with children from Oulu, Hämeenlinna, and Vantaa
The View, Janne Ahola, Sun Effects Oy
Taikasaari Lounge, Wadessa Oy
Time to Fly, Alexander Reichstein
For Peace, sedemminut
Translucens, Niko Tiainen
For iTernity, Katja Heitmann
Fire Show by Primal Flame
Ne Plus Ultra, Those Guys Lighting

HELSINKI – LUX

Helix, Weltraumgrafik (DE)
The Colour Out of Space, 3dsense (CZ)
Valo, jota emme näe, Societas Luminis (FI)
Unikko at La Louvière, Marimekko & Ateneum, Katri Tikkanen (artwork), Matti Ahopelto (music)
City Gazing Helsinki, VOUW (NL)
EQ, Eero Helle (FI)
Large Fire Tornado, Ivo Schoofs
Do-gooders, Katja Tukiainen & OiOi
Magic Mirror, Meri Ekola
Day and Night, Eero Helle / Visual45
SPECTRUM, C999
Facelessmen, Radu Ignat (RO)
Talking Heads, Viktor Vicsek / Limelight (HU)

TURKU – Path of Light

stigAir, Samuli Halla
~ relation ~, OchoReSotto
Through The Cracks The Light Shines In, Brendan Savage
Ultraviolet Reality, Rami Saarikorpi
Echo, Belenos Group of Arts
Light Travellers, Kai Kuutamo & Toni Perttula
Glaucus Atlanticus, Matthieu Tercieux

JYVÄSKYLÄ - City of Light

MAN – Amanda Parer (AU)
Enchanted park – Flowers of Life (FI)
Horizontal Interference – Kasia Malejka ja Joachim Slugocki (PL)
They were here – Alexander Reichstein (FI)
Flower Power – Maro Avrabou & Dimitri Xenakis (FR)
Pixels – Jonas Vorwerk (NL)
Balloomi – Artur Grycuk (PL)
Fireshow Välke – Belenos Group of Arts (FI)
Valo virtaa – Taito Keski-Suomi ry, Taitokeskus Jyväskylä, KSL-opintokeskus, Jyväskylän käsityö- ja muotoilukoulu
Connection – Marko Häkkinen (FI)
Valoaalto – Kari Kola (FI)
Dioptrice – Daniel Besnyõ, Ákos Tóth & Attila Németh (HU)

KOTKA - Aaltoja!

Structures – Mixa Design Team (Niko Tiainen, Akseli Alapeltola, Mikko Kiviharju, Antti Kulmala, Tommi Löytty, Joonas Nordlund)
Visuaalinen Syke – Mixa Design Team (Niko Tiainen, Akseli Alapeltola, Mikko Kiviharju, Antti Kulmala, Tommi Löytty, Joonas Nordlund)
KUJA, Ak Sound & Music Service
Turvallisuuden tila – Immanuel Pax
360-STORIES – Rami Saarikorpi
Kyminlinnan Kajo 2. – Ak Sound & Music Service
Secret Garden – Hans Lindqvist, Antero Ruotsalainen, AK Sound & Music Service
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Performers
Kotkan Tanssiyhdistys Move
Alterables (Patrik Riipinen ja Laura Chambers)
Sirkuskoulu Rainbow
Sirkuskoulu Bravuuri