The final day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2026 brought another varied selection of heavy music to the festival grounds, with everything from wrestling and gothic metal to pyrotechnics, Celtic Frost worship and folk-infused metal.

Hellsinki Metal Festival opened its 2026 edition with a different elements of metal. Across the stages, the day moved effortlessly from atmospheric black metal and furious death metal to indigenous folk traditions, technical extremity and the classic heavy metal foundations that have shaped the genre for decades.

One day after performing on one of metal's biggest festival stages at Wacken Open Air, Brazilian metal veterans Sepultura traded massive crowds for the intimate surroundings of Helsinki's Tavastia.

Friday at Nummirock once again proved why the festival remains one of Finland's premier destinations for heavy music.

Nummirock 2026 kicked off with a varied Thursday lineup that ranged from industrial metal and deathcore to classic death and black metal.

After more than a decade away from Finnish stages, American horror punk legend Wednesday 13 made a long-awaited return to Helsinki’s iconic Tavastia Club on Tuesday night.

American heavy metal legends W.A.S.P. brought their 40 Years of W.A.S.P. tour to Finland, marking four decades since their groundbreaking 1984 debut.