The international three-day poetry frenzy known as the W/ord! festival kicks off this coming Thursday at Cafe Mascot in Helsinki. In case we haven’t made it clear yet, this is going to be one of the most amazing and ambitious events that the Helsinki Poetry Connection has ever organized. And we want you all to be there!

Let it be known that ALL members of the Helsinki Poetry Connection and Nuoren Voiman Liitto will get in FOR FREE on each of the three festival evenings before 10pm. Just state your name at the ticket sales table as you enter Mascot, everyone whose membership is active can stroll on through!

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Ja sama suomeksi, kyl te hiffaatte. Kaikki Mascottiin ensi viikonloppuna, ja HPC:n & NVL:n jäsenet pääsevät ilmaiseksi juhlimaan!

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FINAL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Nov 7

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6:00 pm Esa Mäkijärvi

6:15 pm Raisa Sungurova

6:30 pm Mush Nadi

6:45 pm Jarkko Jokinen

7:00 pm BREAK

7:10 pm Jan Rahman

7:25 pm Valeri Mikor (Alikov)

7:40 pm Kati Neuvonen

Mascot 7 pm – 1:30 am

7:00 pm ”Mutsis oli” dj collective

8:00 pm Santtu Karhu

8:20 pm Contra

8:40 pm Dirk Huelstrunk

9:00 pm BREAK

9:15 pm Aapo Ilves

9:35 pm Tobi Kunze

9:55 pm Claus Ankersen

10:15 pm BREAK

10:30 pm Sampo Sihvola & Hymyilevä Apollo

11:00 pm

Puppa J & Rasmoose FOLKSTEP project

Nov 8

Mascot 8 pm – 1:30 am

7:00 pm Dj Super Mazembe

8:00 pm Willie Männikkölahti

8:20 pm Lasse Hauerwaas

8:40 pm Riina Särkilahti

9:00 pm BREAK

9:10 pm Harri Hertell

9:30 pm Johansson & Haasjoki

9:50 pm Dxxxa D

10:10 pm Rebecca Clamp

10:30 pm BREAK

10:50 pm Suvi Valkonen feat. Temper2

11:20 pm BREAK

11:30 pm Paleface & Mopo

Nov 9

Mascot 8 pm – 1:30 am

7:00 pm dj Sir Jake

8:00 pm Riikka Heinonen

8:10 pm Heikki Jalava

8:20 pm Tuukka Terho

8:30 pm Juho Nieminen

8:40 pm Aura Nurmi

9:00 pm OPEN MIC (ilmoittautuminen paikan päällä! // sign up at Mascot!)

10:00 pm BREAK

10:10 pm Kasper Salonen

10:25 pm Matinpoika

10:40 pm Juho Kuusi

11:00 pm BREAK

11:10 pm Oskar Hanska & Gus Van Horn (SWE)

11:50 pm BREAK

MIDNIGHT Martin Daws (UK)