Helsinki Comics Festival

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Helsinki Comics Festival
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Helsinki Comics Festival. Picture by Jussi Pakkanen.
StatusActive
GenreComics
Venue Suvilahti
Location(s) Helsinki
Country Finland
Inaugurated 1979
Organized by Finnish Comics Society
Website sarjakuvafestivaalit.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. 1 2 "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.


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