About the event
Lux Helsinki runs for eight nights, from 30 December 2026 to 6 January 2027, and the dates are new: this is the first time the festival invites people to see in the New Year with light art rather than running in early January alone. The number of works and the opening hours are published closer to the festival.
Lux Helsinki moves into the New Year for the first time: eight nights from 30 December 2026 to 6 January 2027, rather than the early-January run it has had before. That overlap is the reason to go now - a single trip catches both New Year in Helsinki and the light works.
Light works are installed across the centre of Helsinki and shown over eight consecutive nights, 30 December 2026 to 6 January 2027. The festival describes this as the first time it invites people to ring in the New Year with light art. The number of works and the nightly hours are published closer to the dates.
Not published as of 2026-10-19. Lux Helsinki has announced the eight nights, 30 December 2026 to 6 January 2027, and the New Year framing, but not the route, the number of works or the hours - so how a visitor moves through it, and when, is not something this page can state yet.
Key figures
Stay in Helsinki
Check-in 29 Dec, check-out 7 Jan 2027 — 9 nights around 30 December 2026 - 6 January 2027. Change the dates to stay longer.
AREA
Find stays in HelsinkiGetting there
- AirportHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), about 17 km
- Time zoneEurope/Helsinki
Host country
- Currency: euro
- Language: Finnish, Swedish
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Helsinki
- Phone: +358
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 230 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/F
Recent years
| Edition | Published so far |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 30 December - 6 January, eight nights |
| Change from before | First edition to run over New Year |
Coming years
2028
luxhelsinki.fi listed no following edition as of 2026-10-19.