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- ↑ "Helsingin juhlaviikot". www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ↑ "Festival History Re-visited". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
- 1 2 "Info: Helsingin juhlaviikot" . Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ "Venues". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
