The New Year will be rung in at Kansalaistori Square once again on 31 December

Ares, Erika Vikman and KAJ will be the stars of Helsinki’s New Year celebrations at Kansalaistori Square, with the event to be broadcast live on Nelonen and Ruutu. The Children’s New Year event featuring Hevisaurus will kick off the celebrations. We advise attendees to arrive at the event early as traffic restrictions will be enforced in the area.

Once again, Helsinki invites people of all ages to celebrate the New Year at Kansalaistori Square on 31 December. The New Year celebrations will kick off with children’s favourite Hevisaurus, whose performance will be topped off with a family-friendly fireworks display at 18:00.

Ares, Erika Vikman and KAJ will headline the late-evening event, with DJ Pahkala set to warm up the audience from 22:15. The New Year event will be hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and Christoffer Strandberg, both known for their numerous hit shows. The Mayor of Helsinki, Daniel Sazonov, will deliver a New Year’s speech at the event. The concert can also be watched live on Nelonen and Ruutu from 22:30.

The event will culminate in a fireworks display at midnight, which will be viewable from a distance at Mannerheimintie or Töölönlahti Park as well as up close in Kansalaistori Square itself. Bringing your own fireworks to the event area is strictly prohibited.

Traffic restrictions will be in place during the event

Traffic restrictions covering the roads, bicycle lanes and pedestrian routes in the vicinity of Kansalaistori Square will be in force during the New Year event. Attendees are advised to reach the event area via Mannerheimintie. For those arriving by metro, it is recommended to exit at Kamppi station.

The pedestrian route through the Sanomatalo building will be closed to the public from 17:00, and Eero Erkon katu, i.e. the pedestrian and bicycle path between Sanomatalo and Oodi, from about 19:00. There will be traffic restrictions in place in the vicinity of Kansalaistori Square between about 22:00 and 02:00. For more detailed instructions on getting to the event area and traffic restrictions, please visit helsinginuusivuosi.fi.

The event will also impact public transport from 21:45 until 02:00. Buses will terminate at Kamppi as the Elielinaukio bus terminal will not be in use. Trams 4 and 10 will run on a diverted route after about 21:45 for the rest of the night. More detailed information about the diverted routes can be found on HSL’s journey planner and on the HSL website: www.hsl.fi.

Helsinki’s New Year event is organised by the City of Helsinki. The traditional event has been held since the 1930s. The event is produced by the Helsinki Events Foundation.