Activists are often ahead of their time and forcing for change in societal issues. Activists pave the way outside formal structures and provide a...

Activists as force for change

Street Art Area
Creativity blooms in the Street Art Area! The stage will be taken by individuals and groups representing a diversity of art forms....

Spoken word: and then it all shifted
Words have the power to shape the world. Words create the world. Elsi Sloan, Iiris Laisi and Julian Owusu are stage poets with an interdisciplinary...

Interview with Balaklava Blues
Ukrainian-Canadian Balaklava Blues is a stancetaking band fusing Ukrainian polyphony and other folk traditions with EDM, dub step and trap....

Global Philanthropist of the year 2023
The Global Philanthropist of the Year 2023 Award highlights the work people do for a more fair and sustainable future....

Rebels with a cause
Rebels with a cause is a story about civil disobedience, the activist's trauma and the role of the authorities as the protector of society in Finland...

Jesse Markin
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Jesse Markin has great skill in combining styles and genres. The Liberian-born Finnish...

Yeboyah
A societal influencer, DJ and diverse rap artist, Yeboyah has a strong voice and bold attitude. She was the only artist to make the Follow them in...

Liraz (ISR-IRN)
Award-winning Israeli-Persian singer-songwriter Liraz captures the audience with her skills. Singing in Persian, her songs fuse modern Israeli music...

Megasakki
Children’s music ensemble Megasakki provides the audience with the best rhythmic music creating a clever mix of styles from soul to hip hop and...

Von Hertzen Brothers
Ambitious and uncompromising, Von Hertzen Brothers are one of Finland’s biggest and most-loved rock bands. The band have achieved this by being...

Balaklava Blues (UKR-CAN)
Ukrainian-Canadian Balaklava Blues is a stancetaking band fusing Ukrainian polyphony and other folk traditions with EDM, dub step and trap to explore...

Toya Delazy (RSA/UK)
South African Toya Delazy is a bold and visionary artist offering a true 21st-century sound. Delazy is known as the creator of Afrorave, a genre...

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (NGR)
A superstar of African music, Nigerian Afrobeat musician and singer Seun Kuti showed interest in music at the age of five, following the footsteps of...