Annikki Poetry Festival in Tampere, Finland

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The Annikki Poetry Festival is wrapped up for this year — and what a day it was! Eleven incredibly rich hours of world-class poetry, literature, visual art and music... ❤ Words are not enough to describe the gratitude we feel towards our wonderful performers, our dedicated audience who listened with such devotion despite the occasionally challenging weather, our tireless volunteers, and all our partners! Luckily we can still relive the festival's highlights through photos (Facebook + Instagram) and videos (coming soon).

The 18th Annikki Potry Festival, took place on 6 June 2026, will celebrate Finland’s linguistic diversity and international atmosphere with the theme Babel Finland. As always, the festival presented a rich programme of outstanding Finnish and international poetry performers, prose breaks, music, programme for children, visual art, a festival park with free programme, a after party, a book bazaar, and much more — all within the unique festival setting of the over 100-year-old Annikki Wooden Quarter.

The venue

The venue of the Annikki Poetry Festival is a 100-year-old wooden town quarter in the centre of Tampere city, which has served as a very special, warm and welcoming milieu for poets and audience to meet and mingle.

Since 2003

In 2003, the residents of Annikki Wooden Quarter in Tampere founded a poetry event in their yard. Since then, Annikki Poetry Festival has developed into one of Finland’s most significant poetry events and original cultural festivals. The festival is organised by volunteers every two years. In addition to Finnish performers, Annikki Poetry Festival also regularly features high profile international performers.