Helsinki Comics Festival

Helsinki Comics Festival
Helsinki Comics Festival. Picture by Jussi Pakkanen.
StatusActive
GenreComics
VenueSuvilahti
Location(s)Helsinki
CountryFinland
Inaugurated1979
Organized byFinnish Comics Society
Websitesarjakuvafestivaalit.fi/in-english/

Helsinki Comics Festival[1] is an annual free cultural event in Helsinki, Finland. It has become the largest comics event in North-Europe.[2] The festival is typically held in early September.[1]

The festival has been organized by the Finnish Comics Society since 1979. Activities include a comic market, exhibitions throughout the city, public discussion, presentations, comic guests, competitions, and children's activities. The festival also gives space for many self-published works and zines to be presented to the public.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Helsingin sarjakuvafestivaalit - IN ENGLISH". sarjakuvafestivaalit.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. ^ "Suomen sarjakuvaseura ry - In english". www.sarjakuvaseura.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. ^ "Suomen sarjakuvaseura ry - Helsingin Sarjakuvafestivaalit". sarjakuvaseura.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-26.

External links

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Comic festivals and alternative comics conventions
Asia
  • Comifuro (Indonesia)
  • Comiket (Japan)
  • COMITIA (Japan)
  • Niigata Comic Market (Japan)
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USA
South AmericaDefunct


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