Autumn break at Annantalo 2026 – Children's book festival

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During the Autumn break week, Annantalo is buzzing with the joy of a book festival, films based on Finnish children’s books, workshops, story times and the AnnanHouse Disco event on Fairy Tale Day!

The autumn break week programme of Annantalo begins on Saturday 10 October with a ‘Fact or Fiction’ workshop day during which the whole family can spend time together enjoying art in workshops that are open to all. From Monday to Thursday, Annantalo’s Holiday Cinema features the best Finnish films based on children’s books – from Tatu ja Patu to Onneli ja Anneli. The literature theme continues on Friday at the hugely popular AnnanHouse Disco, which celebrates Fairy Tale Day this time around.

The events are free of charge, unless otherwise stated. Tickets to the film screenings are sold via Lippu.fi – please note that no tickets are sold at Annantalo.

Saturday 10 October

11.00–14.00 | ‘Fact or Fiction’ event day

Monday 12 October

11.00 | Holiday Cinema: Ricky Rapper and the Doppelganger (all ages)
14.00 | Holiday Cinema: Kanelia kainaloon, Tatu ja Patu! (all ages)

Tuesday 13 October

11.00 | Holiday Cinema: Onneli ja Anneli (all ages)
14.00 | Holiday Cinema: Ricky Rapper and the Doppelganger (all ages)

Wednesday 14 October

9.40–11.20 | Art games – a space for play for children aged 0–2 accompanied by an adult
11.00 | Holiday Cinema: Kanelia kainaloon, Tatu ja Patu! (all ages)
14.00 | Holiday Cinema: Onneli ja Anneli (all ages)

Thursday 15 October

14.00 | Holiday cinema: Ella ja kaverit – Operaatio Saukko (all ages)

Friday 16 October

16.00–19.00 | AnnanHouse Disco: Fairy Tale Day

Saturday 17 October

11.00–14.00 | Annantalo Art Saturday: Orvokkeja Violalle (‘Violets for Viola’) workshop and story time
14.00–14.40 | Theatre Rollo: Melkein Supersankarit (‘Almost Superheroes’). Tickets: Lippu.fi.