People, performances, talks and encounters from ODD in Helsinki.
ODD exists to build better conditions for creative work — and to bring creative and cultural fields closer to business and wider society.
Why ODD
Finland has creative talent. We build structures that help it grow, connect and last.
Creative work in Finland is strong, but the support around it is often fragmented. Projects, funding, spaces, networks and partnerships exist — but they do not always connect in ways that make it easy for good work, relationships and opportunities to build on each other over time.
There is also still more potential in bringing creative and cultural expertise into closer contact with business, institutions and wider society. ODD creates places, events and projects where those connections can happen more naturally — while helping creative work find new audiences, partners and contexts.
Who ODD is for
ODD brings two worlds together — creative and cultural people, and businesses that want to work with them.
For creatives
Work, create and connect with other creatives.
Work from ODDspace. Bring something of your own to ODDfest. Use the parts of ODD that are useful to your practice — without having to become part of a single scene or organisation.
For business
Get closer to creative expertise and the people behind it.
Come to ODDference, build a partnership, or bring us a brief that needs cultural understanding, creative expertise and people from more than one field.
What we do
ODDfest
Helsinki’s creative week, bringing independent events, ideas and creative communities across the city together into one shared week.
See ODDfest →
ODDference
Where creative expertise meets business and society. Meet people across disciplines and explore what we can learn from the creative world.
Explore ODDference →
ODDspace
A year-round home for creative work — bringing workspace, studios, events and community under one roof.
Explore ODDspace →Already in motion
Two years in, this is what has already happened.
ODD began with the first ODDfest in 2025. Since then, ODDference and ODDspace have joined it, alongside project work with organisations. The figures below are cumulative across that work.
5,000+
Participants
500+
Collaborators
100+
Partners
More than €400,000
Directly into creative & cultural industries
ODDfest 2026 was a co-created effort.
Press
Featured in
Yle, Helsingin Sanomat, Hufvudstadsbladet, Kauppalehti, Aamulehti, Rumba, Soundi, Radio Helsinki, Resident Advisor, Helsingin Uutiset, Töölöläinen, Markkinointi & Uutiset
ODDfest 2026 in video and pictures
Photo: Elina Satova
