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Helsinki Design Week 2025 brings festivities to the whole city

The largest design and architecture festival in the Nordics, Helsinki Design Week (HDW), celebrates its 20th edition from 5–15 September 2025 with the theme Festivities. The festival’s main exhibition explores the design of happiness, overseen by the internationally renowned curator Anniina Koivu. Tickets for the main events are now on sale.

The main venue for 2025 will be the historic Suomitalo in the heart of Helsinki. Suomitalo will host exhibitions, talks, launches, workshops and evening gatherings for both design professionals and the wider public. Beyond the main venue, the festival will spread across nearly one hundred design-related events throughout the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Main exhibition and symposium
At the heart of the festival is the international main exhibition and symposium HAPPINESS – Can happiness be designed?, curated by Anniina Koivu. The exhibition draws inspiration from the happiness cocktail – a combination of dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. The exhibition features works by, among others, Eero Aarnio, Erwan Bouroullec, Oiva Toikka and Clara von Zweigbergk. The exhibition architecture is designed by XPO office, with a visual identity by Robbie Mahoney. The symposium inspired by the exhibition will take place on 11 September in collaboration with the City of Helsinki. Speakers include Jennifer de Paola (University of Helsinki), Bjørnstjerne Christiansen (Superflex), Isabel Gibson (Isabel & Helen) and David Sim (Think Softer).

Installations and the daily event programme
Festivities are conscious pauses to reflect on past achievements and focus our hopes towards the future. At Suomitalo, the theme is interpreted through spatial installations by a wide range of inspiring design brands and designers, including Artek, Shimber and SAAS Instruments. Marking its own 20th anniversary, restaurant Kuurna will open a pop-up restaurant on the top floor of Suomitalo. Dinner reservations open on 21 August. During the festival, Suomitalo will also host its own wine bar – no reservations required. In addition, Suomitalo will present daily talks on design and architecture. The programme includes the Weekly Talks series, a fashion theme day and salon-style fashion show, as well as expert discussions on architecture and design.

The whole city celebrates design
A festival classic, the Design Market, will once again fill the Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas) on 6–7 September with high-quality furniture, interior products and clothing. Also at the Cable Factory will be the ARTEFAKTI graduation exhibition by Aalto University students, workshops and HDW Children’s Design Week with Skidit Collective’s family-friendly disco. Other highlights include Open Studios (5 & 12 September), the Design Diplomacy discussion series (10–12 September), PechaKucha Night (12 September) at the Old Church, the unveiling of the results of the new Architecture and Design Museum competition, and Aalto University’s Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition. In addition, a wealth of exhibitions, discussions and launches will take place throughout the city – most of them with free admission.

Tickets and festival pass
Festival Pass €35 – Gives unlimited access to Suomitalo for the entire festival, plus entry to PechaKucha Night and Helsinki Design Night events. Suomitalo Exhibition Ticket €15 / €7.50 Tickets and registrations: helsinkidesignweek.com, Tiketti, or on-site at Suomitalo.

Photos: Helsinki Design Week

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[ro] Mihaela Ion este manager cultural cu o experienţă de peste 20 ani în cadrul industriei creative şi culturale româneşti şi cu un doctorat în istorie. Pe lângă educaţia universitară dedicată istoriei artei, Mihaela s-a specializat în domeniul managementului cultural în Londra şi Paris prin bursele acordate acesteia, de către Fundaţia Gabriela Tudor şi Ministerul Culturii din Franţa. Din 2025, este Vicepreşedinte pentru AICA (Asociaţia Internaţională a Criticilor de Artă) şi membră a departamentului de Digital Strategies a aceleiaşi asociaţii. Din 2024, a cofondat şi moderează AICA Podcast. Este co-fondatoare a Revistei Atelierul (Asociaţia Atelierul de Creaţie) şi a proiectelor generate de această comunitate internaţională: "Creative Night Talks", "Noaptea albă a creatorilor şi designerilor de produs". Este evaluatoare independentă pentru diferiţi cofinanţatori publici. Curatoriază expoziţii în diferite galerii de artă şi spaţii de consum de artă, din România şi străinătate. .................... [eng] Mihaela Ion holds a Ph.D. in History and is a cultural manager, and art researcher based in Bucharest. Since 2021, she has been an AICA member, and since 2025 she is one of the Vice-presidents of AICA International. Over the past 20 years, she has presented papers on Communist Art, Cultural Wars, and contemporary artworks at leading conferences across Europe. Mihaela collaborates with several art galleries and museums throughout the continent. Her Ph.D. thesis focuses on the heritage of communist artworks. She has had the opportunity to work as a cultural manager in London with body>data>space and in Paris, Sélestat, Strasbourg, and Nancy during her Courants du Monde grant from the French Ministry of Culture. In 2010, she co-founded Atelierul Magazine, an active international online and offline platform fostering intercultural dialogue between design creators and the public. In 2024, she co-founded and is moderating the AICA Podcast. .................................................................................................................................. https://mihaelaion.com/