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The World Village Festival (Finnish: Maailma kylässä, Swedish: Världen i byn) is a free music and culture festival held annually in Helsinki, Finland at the end of May.
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Dates | 25.–26.5.2024 |
Location(s) | Suvilahti, Helsinki |
Years active | 1995– |
Website | maailmakylassa.fi [1] |
Over the weekend, the festival offers dozens of opportunities to act for a just world and experience music, documentary films and discussions on current issues. The event is admission free and offers much to see and do for visitors of all ages.
Between 1995 and 2005 the festival was held every other year, and since 2005 annually in late May. According to the organizers, some 70,000 to 80,000 people visit the festival annually while the number of exhibitors is around 400.[1]
Gallery
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Liraz performing at the 2023 World Village Festival.
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Food stands at the World Village Festival.
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World Village Festival's Music Stage in 2023.
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Jukka Poika performing at the World Village Festival in 2012
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La Fanfarria del Capitán, Argentinean band, at World Village Festival 2014
References
edit- ^ "Maailma kylässä -festivaalilla vieraili 70-80 000 kävijää". World Village Festival (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 May 2011.
External links
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