[1] The Helsinki Festival was established in its present form in 1968 by the City of Helsinki to follow up and to broaden the supply of culture in the mainly classical music festival then called "Sibelius viikot" ("Sibelius weeks").
The festival offers hundreds of performances and events in the Finnish capital city of Helsinki.
[3] The performances consist of theater, music, dance, art exhibitions, circus, movies, children's programs and various forms of other culture.
One of the main events is called "Night of the Arts" (Taiteiden yö), when all the city is open for anyone to perform outdoors in the parks and streets of Helsinki.
Today, theater has a big role in the festival and many (also international) performances are held at the Korjaamo Culture factory in Töölö in Helsinki.