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Tuska 2027

2–4 July 2027 Helsinki, Finland · Suvilahti (former power plant site in Kalasatama) 3 days
City festival 29 acts so far Presale on Metal / Metalcore / Extreme Metal approx. 23,000 per day

Finland's largest metal festival and meeting point of the Finnish scene – in the middle of Helsinki, from death and black metal to metalcore and power metal.

Listen to the line-up Official website ↗

Updated 28 October 2026

Photo: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Full line-up 2027

29 acts

Judas Priest / Lorna Shore / Children Of Bodom
Newly confirmed
I Prevail / Orbit Culture / Fit For A King / Paradise Lost / Turmion Kätilöt / Speed / The Baboon Show / Conan / Tukkanuotta / Atlas / Celestial Sanctuary / Split Dogs / Cenobia / SUN
Day TBA

Heavy & Power Metal 2

Judas Priest / Stratovarius («Visions» 30th Anniversary Show)

Metalcore & Deathcore 4

Lorna Shore / Heaven Shall Burn / The Devil Wears Prada / Guilt Trip

Melodic Death & Black Metal 3

Children Of Bodom / Kanonenfieber / Gaerea

Hard Rock & Alternative 2

Danko Jones / Smash Into Pieces

Doom & Stoner 1

Green Lung

Others 3

Fox Lake / Avralize / Sinizter

Day allocation to follow.

3 headliners · 29 acts in total · order as announced · Highlighted = in «My artists». Every name links to the artist page with their festival tour.

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    Plan the trip

    Typical weather

    20°daytime high
    14°night low

    days with rain: 4.0/10. Pack: rain jacket, boots

    Average 2001–2025 for the festival days · ERA5-Land (Copernicus)

    Getting there

    Public transport is the recommended way to reach the Tuska festival area in Suvilahti, Helsinki. The nearest metro stop is Kalasatama, and the festival gate is near the Redi shopping centre. Metro services run longer than usual on festival days.

    • HEL17 km
    • TLL84 km
    • TMP157 km

    Station close by: Helsinki (0.6 km), Pasila (3.6 km)

    Distance as the crow flies from the festival site · airports: Wikidata, stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source: tuska.fi, tuska.fi, tuska.fi

    Travel & stay

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    On site

    • ✗No camping
    • ✓Family-friendly
    • ✓Accessible

    Stages: approx. 4 (as of previous years, not verified)

    Tickets

    Early Crow 3-day ticket € 249 via Tiketti and Lippu.fi (previously mailing-list quota at € 229); further categories and VIP to follow.

    Ages 18 and over. No camping – a hotel in Helsinki is needed; the site is right next to Kalasatama metro station.

    Official website

    Map

    OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap

    At a glance

    Why
    Industrial setting of an old power station within walking distance of the centre; in 2026 with a daily record of 23,000 visitors (66,000 in total).
    Line-up announcement
    Line-up usually announced in early September
    first acts announced: 30 August 2023, 27 August 2024, 16 September 2025

    Artists also playing other festivals in 2027

    • Lorna Shorealso at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Nova Rock …
    • Children of Bodomalso at Mystic Festival, Provinssi, Wacken Open Air …
    • Judas Priestalso at Copenhell, Tons of Rock, Masters of Rock …
    • SPEEDalso at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Nova Rock …
    • I Prevailalso at Rock im Park, Rock am Ring, Nova Rock …
    • Kanonenfieberalso at Copenhell, Jera On Air, Wacken Open Air …

    Festivals nearby

    Sources: Tuska – offizielle Website · STT Info – Tuska 2026 Rekord und erste Artists 2027 · Femmetal – Tuska 2027 Line-up · Ultimate Classic Rock – Judas Priest 2027 · Ferryscanner: Fähre Travemünde–Helsinki

    Researched automatically from these sources; facts are checked against the official website wherever possible.

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