World Village Festival features a diverse selection of food that represents a variety of cultures. Besides the professional food vendors, several civil society organisations present their cultures and fund their operations by selling food at the festival.
Vegetarian-only
From spring 2024 onwards, the festival has a vegetarian-only food policy. Each food vendor is committed to provide only vegetarian food, which means it will not be permitted to sell meat, poultry, or fish. Meals containing dairy products and eggs are allowed. Each food vendor is committed to provide at least one vegan food in their menu. We recommend food vendors to offer entirely vegan food.
We favour vegan, organic and local food
Environment and sustainable development are important factors for World Village Festival. This is also evident in the festival’s food selection. We favour food vendors that provide vegan, organic and local food. Each food vendor commits to provide at least one vegan option in their menu. The food vendor is advised to replace so-called “normal” products with Fair Trade products used in the preparation and sales of food wherever possible.
Large and small dishes from different cuisines
The festival features food from all around the world. Our goal for the festival is to feature the largest possible variety of different foods. The festival visitors have wished for smaller, less expensive dishes along with larger dishes, so they could experience a variety of flavours.
Festival 2027
After a one-year break, World Village Festival will be held in Suvilahti, Helsinki, on 29–30 May 2027. There will once again be space available for food vendors.
Around 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival, and approximately 20 food vendors will be selected to set up in the area. We favor vendors operating from food trucks and carts, and we will select a high-quality mix of operators offering flavors from around the world from among the applicants.
Application period to become a food vendor is open from 16 November 2026 to 16 February 2027, and selections will be announced during March.
We will publish the price list and terms of participation in October.
For further information, please contact the festival’s production manager.
