The Ship Is Loaded / Laiva on lastattu
A lively puppet-theatre concert loading a ship with pirates, mermaids, rhymes, instruments and audience singing.
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Family Saturday: emotional skills with Molli
A free Molli-themed family Saturday at Malmi Library, with activities and an emotional-skills performance best suited to ages over 3.
Lippis Days at Lippulaiva
Four family programme days at Lippulaiva with a ventriloquist, pirate play, Moomins, crafts, hobbyhorses and a pony carriage ride.
Reading Dog Freia
A free reading dog session at Laajalahti Library, where children can read a book of their choice to Freia.
Secret Diversity workshop
A free non-stop visual-art workshop for ages 4 and up, creating characters, images and stories with Roger Mello.
Saturday Storytime
A free Saturday storytime at Munkkiniemi Library, especially for ages 3–6; everyone who enjoys stories is welcome.
Turva26 Safety Day
Meet a fire engine, get face painting and try initial fire-extinguishing practice at the free family event at Malmitalo and Ala-Malmin tori.
DIY Craft Workshop with Changing Themes
A family craft workshop at KAMU WeeGee, with easy changing-theme activities in the museum exhibition space.
Children’s Detective Festival at Kallio Library
A free literature day with story, drawing, character and badge workshops, an agent game, a quiz and author guests.
Duo Living Room at Iso Omena Library
A free family café for intercultural families, with play, reading and time together.
Hobby Try-Out Day for Children and Young People Needing Special Support
A free family day where disabled children and young people and those needing special support can try sports and cultural activities.
Kontula Rullaa neighbourhood festival
A free all-ages neighbourhood festival at Kontula shopping centre with live music, open-mic performances, community art and a swap market.
Kite Workshop
At the Museum of Technology workshop, children over 7 build and decorate their own well-flying sled kite.
Poniconi 2026
The family daytime programme of Poniconi for My Little Pony fans at Museo Leikki, with cosplay, workshops, seller tables, talks and a disco.
Tramtastic
A free English-language family afternoon with Mimmit concerts, glitter face painting and a paper-tram workshop.
EMMA’s Open Art Workshops – autumn 2026
Six all-ages, non-stop art workshops with changing themes on Saturdays at EMMA.
The Pond
A non-verbal 4+ dance and clowning performance at Cable Factory about a chicken who dreams of swans.
A World Without Adults
Laura Ruohonen's new Finnish-language play for ages 7 and up asks what would happen if children took charge and adults disappeared.
Observatory public guided tours – September 2026
A Finnish-language public tour explores astronomy history, the Observatory's old towers and a planetarium show about the northern night sky.
Guided Island Tour on Harakka
A free one-hour Saturday tour of Harakka's nature and Nature Centre; the ferry is paid separately.