Woodpecker 50 Years – Welcome to Woodystock!
To honour half a century in flight, Woodpecker is throwing the Woodystock festival.
People. Art. Music. Food. Drinks. And You.
The evening’s performers and programme will be announced closer to the celebration.
When
Thursday, 20th August 2026, from 17:00 onwards
(The garden sauna will be heated and ready for anyone who’d like to use it from 4 pm onwards. There’s an outdoor shower by the sauna. It’s a mixed sauna, so please bring your swimsuit and a towel.)
Where
The front courtyard of the old Helsinki University of Technology building, by Hietalahti Market Square.
Address: Abrahaminkatu 1–5, 00180 Helsinki
Musiikki
Thündersnake
Thündersnake draws its repertoire from the depths of the metal treasure chest of the '80s.
Fan Theories
Fan Theories is a Helsinki-based pop band that has since disbanded, returning to the stage for one special performance. The band released its self-titled album in 2024. Fan Theories combines '90s indie pop harmonies with '80s synth-pop and the sounds of bands such as Future Islands and The War on Drugs.
Savage Walrus
Savage Walrus delivers groove with the force of a rutting moose on a drunken rampage, fueled by sweat, lust, and pure chaos, violently smashing together stoner rock, blues, and metal. In short, if RHCP, QOTSA, and SOAD had somehow produced offspring in a gloriously unhinged orgy, this would be it. And because guitars are a terrible instrument, SW doesn't have any.
The band consists of vocalist & barrel punisher Kimmo Manninen, rhythm bassist & eye candy Arttu Kuikka, lead bassist & pedal hoarder Riku Kuikka, and drummer & cymbal driller Erik Ralli.
KAJO
KAJO is an indie pop band whose music draws inspiration from a wide range of genres, including Finnish schlager, folk music, and trip hop. Through their music, KAJO tells stories about nature, the human mind, and unattainable love. Vocalist and keyboardist Sara Joensuu, guitarist Saku Klemetti, and bassist Juho Salaterä form a trio where organic and electronic elements come together.
The band has released two albums, Periferia (2020) and Jäät lähtee (2025), and is actively working on new music. KAJO's music has also been featured on the big screen. The band composed music for Sukkahousut (2024), an award-winning short film screened at international film festivals and shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
ISÄ & POIKA
Acoustic covers.
Oona Koivula
DJ Oona (who is also known by several other aliases in Helsinki's nightlife) keeps the dance floor moving at clubs and private events, from weddings to corporate parties.
No genre is off limits—the key is the ability to adapt to different events and audiences. DJ Oona creates an atmosphere where everyone, from babies to grandparents, can enjoy the music.
Uno Technopuro
Hypnotic techno built from abstract structures, evolving textures, and shifting atmospheres.
Hirvi-Inkeri
Hirvi-Inkeri translates Finnish melancholy schlager songs into "rally driver English," so that even international audiences can discover what the songs of the world's happiest nation are really about.
Street Madness
On warm summer nights in the streets of Helsinki, Street Madness – Antti and Mika from the band Lame Duck – perform acoustic punk and rock covers from their legendary "pizza menu." No bachelor party is too big, and no lone street drinker is ever alone when these guys are playing.
TAIDE
Anni Honkajuuri
These works imagine what mushrooms of the future might look like. Familiar species such as the chanterelle and the fly agaric have grown to enormous sizes and taken on new colours—perhaps as a result of climate change in the North, or the effects of various forms of environmental fallout.
I also like the idea of us becoming small in comparison to the mushrooms. Perhaps Alice in Wonderland has started to come to life, as Alice herself changes from large to small and back again throughout the story.
SABELHIERTA
Unique whimsical creations.
Keramiikkamiikka
Keramiikkamiikka is a person – and a Vantaa Man – Miikka Lommi. His art is inspired solely by his inner child. The mind is set free when the hand obeys. There are no rules or role models. Keramiikkamiikka does not criticise himself, and the main themes of his work are playfulness and shamelessness.
Many people know Miikka as a music video and commercial director. He has been writing, drawing, making music, and filming since childhood. He made his first short film at the age of three.
At Woodstock, Keramiikkamiikka presents works from his Kylie Loves You Like a Love Song series of portraits, pieces from the Nudes Dudes series, ceramic recreations from the Pylly On Pop project, and ceramic works inspired by advertising and music videos, including Hyvähyvä-mummo and ALMA Cowboy.
Minna Vuori / mv.props
Giant Berries
Ville Väänänen
Comics about life as a gaffer.
GUESTLIST
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PROGRAM
18.00 Ovet auki
19.00 Tervetuloa / aloitus
20.00 Esiintymiset
22.00 Vapaata ohjelmaa
