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		<title>Tickets for the Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires on sale!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tickets for the Seurasaari Midsummer Eve can now be purchased at Tiketti! The price of an adult ticket is 27.50 € (+ order fee 1.50 €/order). Children under 12 years old can enter the event for free when accompanied by an adult. Children will receive their own ticket from the ticket office located next to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Tickets for the Seurasaari Midsummer Eve can now be purchased at Tiketti! The price of an adult ticket is 27.50 € (+ order fee 1.50 €/order). Children under 12 years old can enter the event for free when accompanied by an adult. Children will receive their own ticket from the ticket office located next to the Seurasaari bridge when they arrive at the event.</p>



<p>The assistant can enter the event for free with the person being assisted on the same ticket. Online ticket sales end on Midsummer Eve 19.6.2026 at 10 pm. <a href="https://www.tiketti.fi/seurasaaren-juhannusvalkeat-seurasaari-helsinki-tickets/116550">Buy tickets</a></p>



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		<title>The program is almost done!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Midsummer Eve program 19.6.2026 will be ready soon. We will publish it during February. So, please be patient. This year&#8217;s poster is based on a photograph taken on the Seurasaari bridge in 1927. So, you are welcome once again to the nostalgia of Seurasaari.]]></description>
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<p>The Midsummer Eve program 19.6.2026 will be ready soon. We will publish it during February. So, please be patient. This year&#8217;s poster is based on a photograph taken on the Seurasaari bridge in 1927. So, you are welcome once again to the nostalgia of Seurasaari.</p>
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		<title>Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires will be celebrated again on Midsummer’s Eve 19.6.2026!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even though winter is just beginning, we are already thinking about summer and Midsummer in Seurasaari. Welcome to Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires again on 19.6.2026!]]></description>
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<p>Even though winter is just beginning, we are already thinking about summer and Midsummer in Seurasaari. </p>



<p>Welcome to Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires again on 19.6.2026!</p>
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		<title>Looking for a Midsummer Wedding Couple for 2026! 🌿💍</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We still believe in the magic of Midsummer weddings and we’re already looking for a couple to tie the knot at our 2026 celebration! The wedding ceremony will take place in the charming Karuna Church, followed by a romantic wedding waltz on the festival field. The reception can be held in the atmospheric Seurasaari Juhlatalo. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>We still believe in the magic of Midsummer weddings and we’re already looking for a couple to tie the knot at our 2026 celebration!</p>



<p>The wedding ceremony will take place in the charming Karuna Church, followed by a romantic wedding waltz on the festival field. The reception can be held in the atmospheric Seurasaari Juhlatalo. As a special honor, the couple will also get to light the Midsummer bonfire from a traditional church boat.</p>



<p>The celebration takes place on Midsummer’s Eve, <strong>June 19th, 2026</strong>! 👰💒💘</p>



<p>If a Midsummer wedding at Seurasaari sparked your interest, don’t hesitate to get in touch! 💐<br>toimisto@seurasaarisaatio.fi<br>+358 (0)40 6493 040</p>



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		<title>Helsinki City Folk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[June 16, 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Helsinki City Folk kicks off Midsummer Week at the Espa Stage and serves as a pre-program for the Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires! Midsummer Week begins in a warm and festive spirit as folk dancers and musicians from the Helsinki region take over the Espa Stage in their colorful [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><strong>June 16, 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm</strong></p>



<p><strong>Helsinki City Folk kicks off Midsummer Week at the Espa Stage and serves as a pre-program for the Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires!</strong></p>



<p>Midsummer Week begins in a warm and festive spirit as folk dancers and musicians from the Helsinki region take over the Espa Stage in their colorful national costumes! The audience will enjoy joyful, skillful, and entertaining performances of traditional dance and music. This year’s theme, <em>“TOGETHER”</em>, has inspired the performances. Free entry.</p>



<p>Performers include the Hiillos, Lieke, and Välke groups from Seurasaari Folk Dancers, the Roigu group from Capital Region Karelian Youth, Tanhu-Visa, Helsinki Parish Folk Dancers and Players, the Kuokkavieraat Choir and Roihu Dance Group from Karelian Youth, the Rutistus group from Helsinki Friends of Folk Dance, Espoo Folk Dancers, and the Pörriäiset group from Nurmijärvi.</p>



<p>Photo: Matti Lankinen</p>
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		<title>Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Midsummer is once again celebrated in Seurasaari, bringing living cultural heritage to life! The lush folk park and the idyllic museum area offer a perfect setting for enjoying the festivities. There&#8217;s plenty to see and experience for everyone. Click here to view the full programme and schedule. Program &#8211; Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires 2025]]></description>
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<p>Midsummer is once again celebrated in Seurasaari, bringing living cultural heritage to life! The lush folk park and the idyllic museum area offer a perfect setting for enjoying the festivities. There&#8217;s plenty to see and experience for everyone.</p>



<p>Click here to view the full programme and schedule.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.juhannusvalkeat.fi/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Seurasaaren-juhannusvalkeiden-ohjelma-2025.pdf">Program &#8211; Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires 2025</a></p>



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		<title>Tickets now available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tickets for the Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires can again be purchased online at Tiketti! We recommend purchase ticket in advance, as there are limited tickets available on site. The price of an adult ticket is 25,00 (+service fee 2,50 €). Children under 12 years old can enter event for free when accompanied by an adult. Children&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Tickets for the Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires can again be purchased online at Tiketti!</p>



<p>We recommend purchase ticket in advance, as there are limited tickets available on site. The price of an adult ticket is 25,00 (+service fee 2,50 €). Children under 12 years old can enter event for free when accompanied by an adult. Children&#8217;s tickets will be distributed at the ticket sales point near by the Seurasaari bridge.The assistant can enter the event for free with the person being assisted on the same ticket. Online ticket sales end on Midsummer&#8217;s Eve, June 20, 2025 at 10 p.m. Buy tickets at <a href="https://www.tiketti.fi/seurasaaren-juhannusvalkeat-seurasaari-helsinki-tickets/108377">Tiketti!</a></p>



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		<title>Welcome to Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires again on 20.6.2025!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Winter is coming, but we here in Seurasaari Foundation think already summer and Midsummer. Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires will be celebrated again on Midsummer&#8217;s Eve 20.6.2025!]]></description>
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<p>Winter is coming, but we here in Seurasaari Foundation think already summer and Midsummer.</p>



<p>Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires will be celebrated again on Midsummer&#8217;s Eve 20.6.2025!</p>
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