| Weekend Festival | |
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| Genre | Popular music |
| Dates | Early July |
| Location(s) | Espoo, Finland (2012) Helsinki, Finland (2013–2019) Pärnu, Estonia (2015–2018) Stockholm, Sweden (2016) |
| Years active | 2012–2019, 2022–present |
| Attendance | 70,000 (2016) (Finland) |
| Website | Weekend Finland |
Weekend Festival is a music festival taking place in Hämeenlinna, previously also in Helsinki, Stockholm and Pärnu. The festival was organised for the first time in Luukki, Espoo (about 25 km from the centre of Helsinki), Finland on the 17 and 18 of August 2012.[1] In 2013 the festival location was changed to its old location at Kyläsaari/Kalasatama in Helsinki. In 2018 the festival moved to Hietaniemi also in Helsinki. In 2019 it moved to Suvilahti, Helsinki. Weekend Festival artist line up has mainly consisted of EDM artists but there have also been artists from other music genres present.[2] The festival has been attended by more than 40,000 people on both years. Every year the festival has a different theme which reflects mainly in the visual side of the festival. In 2013 the festival theme was Space and Future while for 2014 the organisers decided to go with Electro Disco theme. The festival lineup has featured various internationally acclaimed artists including Skrillex, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix etc. and Finland's own popular artists. Weekend Festival has sold out in advance on both years. In 2013 Weekend Festival was voted as the best summer festival by the listeners of Finnish radio station YleX. In 2015, Weekend Festival expanded to Pärnu, Estonia and in 2016 to Sweden.
- ^ "Weekend Festival | Luukki Recreational Area, Espoo | August 17th & 18th – Finland Travel Blog". www.discoveringfinland.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Weekend Festival at Luukki (Espoo) on 17 Aug 2012".