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World Village Festival attracts more than 20,000 festivalgoers – full audience capacity at many programme venues

World Village Festival attracts more than 20,000 festivalgoers – full audience capacity at many programme venues

The 2022 World Village Festival exceeded expectations and brought a total audience of 21,500 people to Helsinki’s Tiivistämö event venue, Allas Sea Pool, Market Square, Kino Regina, Temppeliaukio Church and the online events. The long-established free festival featured more than 40 programme items from concerts to talks and discussions, documentaries and the exhibitors’ Market of Possibilities.

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Talking about the Boundaries of Our Planet – World Village Festival talks and discussions programme published

Talking about the Boundaries of Our Planet – World Village Festival talks and discussions programme published

The climate crisis, inequality, refugees, war and peace as well as the roles of civil society and activism will be discussed at the World Village Festival from 28 to 29 May 2022. The Boundaries of Our Planet is the theme of this year’s festival discussed on stage at Helsinki’s Tiivistämö event venue, with participating organisations including the European Union, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Church in Helsinki, Fingo, the Maailman Kuvalehti magazine and numerous civil society organisations. The programme will also be available through live stream on the Festival website.  

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World Village Festival to be scaled down in spring 2022

World Village Festival to be scaled down in spring 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a prolonged state of uncertainty for event organisers. This is why the organiser of the Word Village Festival, Finnish Development NGOs Fingo, is forced to considerably scale down the event. One of the largest festivals in Finland, this spring’s World Village Festival will be organised on a smaller scale online and, if permitted by the pandemic situation, also live on sites around Helsinki.

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