FESTIVAL INFO IN ENGLISH:
SaariHelvetti Festival will shake Tampere on the 14th and 15th of August 2026!
The festival is organised on Viikinsaari Island, which is situated on Pyhäjärvi Lake. The island is about 20 minutes by ferry from Tampere central Laukontori harbour. Read below for the full info on the festival!
Ticket types:
1 DAY FESTIVAL TICKET: 84,90€ presale / 90€ from Laukontori
2 DAY FESTIVAL TICKET: 134,90€ presale / 145€ from Laukontori
ALL VIP OF HELL TICKETS: SOLD OUT!
Presale: https://www.lippu.fi/artist/saarihelvetti/
Tickets will be sold at Laukontori, if there are tickets still available on the festival dates. The ticket sales and accreditation tent is open both days 12:00pm – 20:45pm. Cash and card payments are both available. The ticket sales tent will exchange the pre-purchased festival tickets for festival wristbands on the day of the event.
Disabled customers whom are in need of an escort can bring a personal assistant with them to the festival for free. If the customer has a VIP ticket, then unfortunately the assistant is not entitled to the VIP services. The area itself is wheelchair accessible, but the festival does not unfortunately offer separate wheelchair seating and should it rain, the ground might get more challenging for wheelchair usage.
Helvetti wristbands:
Customers can exchange their festival tickets for a festival wristband in advance starting from Friday 7.8.2026 from 17:00pm at Thrasherie Bar Tampere, address Hämeenkatu 30. Wristbands can be exchanged until Thursday 13.8. at 22:00pm. It is recommended to exchange the tickets to wristbands in advance to avoid overcrowding and big queues during the festival days.
All of the ticket types, as well as the VIP tickets, will be exchanged for a festival wristband.
PLEASE NOTE! VIP-ticket holders and guests (staff, guests, media) cannot exchange their wristbands in advance at Thrasherie, but can get their wristbands at the ticket sales tent at Laukontori during the festival dates. VIP-customers will have their own wristband queue at Laukontori.
If you are a VIP-ticket holder and will take a normal ferry to the island (not the VIP-boat), remember to get your wristband and pass from the Laukontori tent.
How to get to the Island of Hell:
The island will be accessed via ferries operated by Hopealinjat. The ferries will depart from Laukontori harbour. The VIP boat will leave on Friday at 14:00pm and on Saturday at 13:00 pm. The first ferries that will be open to everyone, will depart on Friday at 14:15pm and on Saturday at 13:15pm.
During the first hours, the ferries will be operating non-stop between Laukontori and Viikinsaari island. After the SaariHelvetti rush hour has calmed down, the ferries will start departing on the hour from the harbour (18:00, 19:00, etc) and back to the harbour from Viikinsaari on the half hour (19:30, 20:30, etc.). The ferries operate non-stop towards Laukontori harbour starting from 21:30pm. The last boat towards Viikinsaari will depart from the Laukontori harbour at 21:00pm and from the island, the boats will depart towards Laukontori harbour until 01:30am. The ferry rides are included in all the ticket types.
PLEASE NOTE!! Bringing your own alcoholic beverages to the ferries is forbidden by law.
Arriving to SaariHelvetti with your own boat is STRICTLY forbidden. The Viikinsaari guest marina will be closed during the festival.
Age restrictions and serving of alcoholic beverages:
SaariHelvetti is an age restricted festival as customers can enjoy alcoholic beverages throughout the whole area. Therefore, customers must be at least 18 years of age. Bringing your own alcoholic beverages to SaariHelvetti is forbidden. One max. 1,5l unopened non-alcoholic drink can be brought to the island per customer. Picnic snacks are allowed. SaariHelvetti has multiple indoor toilets with running water, so filling up water bottles is easily accessible. The ferry bar is open on every ferry ride, so you can enjoy a cold beverage on the way to Helvetti!
VIP of Hell:
VIP-ticket customers have their own ferry departing Friday at 14:00pm and Saturday at 13:00pm from Laukontori harbour. VIP-customers will get a delicious buffet lunch from 14:30 – 17:30 (Friday) and 13:30 – 16:30 (Saturday), Helvetti evening snack (sausages and potato salad 20:00 – 22:00), their own VIP-area, a VIP-pass, own VIP-queue at Viikinsaari harbour to the departing ferries and welcome drink on the boat to the island.
Paying on the Island of Hell:
SaariHelvetti is a cashless festival, meaning only payment cards are accepted at the festival area at all service points. All major cards and credit cards are accepted.
Is SaariHelvetti safe?
At Laukontori, a security check will be done on everyone and forbidden goods will be confiscated. Laukontori does not have a cloakroom so please leave you forbidden items at home. There is a cloakroom on the island, where customers can leave things they do not wish to carry around the festival area.
The restricted items of Hell:
For everyone’s safety, we kindly ask to not bring these following items to SaariHelvetti:
Any opened bottles & drinks, over 1,5l sized unopened non-alcoholic drink bottles, glass bottles (no matter what the contents), all cans/tins, metal bottles, metal flasks, alcoholic products, umbrellas, personal hand sanitizer bottles over 50ml, professional photography equipment, bicycles, scooters, electric scooters, camping chairs, drugs, weapons, multipurpose tools, explosives, fireworks, torches, flares, lazers, outfits resembling safety personnel, animals, banners, fishing equipment, aerosol cans, fishing magnets, very sharp accessories, toilet brushes, toilet paper, Bluetooth speakers and travel speakers, aerosol cans including aerosol sunscreen (liquid sunscreen in max. 100ml bottles) and every item that can be classified as being dangerous
Will there be food at SaariHelvetti?
SaariHelvetti offers a wide selection of different food options. Allergies and special diets have been taken into consideration and the customers will also find vegan and vegetarian options from the selection. There will also be a coffee tent next to the Kaaoszine/Main Stage to sell hot beverages such as tea, coffee and hot chocolate and of course plenty of bar areas where you can purchase your drink of preference. Picnic-styled snacks are allowed, for example chips, fruit, nuts.
Photographing Hell:
The customers are free to bring their own cameras to the festival, as long as they are not professional cameras used for professional festival photographing.
Toilets:
Viikinsaaari has indoor toilets, where festival visitors can refill their water bottles with clean, drinkable water. Additionally, the Kaaoszine Stage area has a couple of outdoor portable toilets to keep the true festival feeling alive. As the outdoor portable toilets are only a limited amount, we advise customers to prefer the indoor toilets. Indoor toilets can be found from behind Tanssilava, from the restaurant’s harbour side outdoor terrace and opposite of the info and cloak room services.
Helvetti stages:
SaariHelvetti has three stages. The main stage, Kaaoszine Stage, is located at the big Viikinsaari grass field. Inferno Stage can be found from the island’s mini golf field and Rock’n’Tits Stage can be found from the island’s restaurant area. There is also an indoor Tanssilava.
Cloakrooms:
Viikinsaari has a cloakroom, located next to the Info stand and the restaurant. The cloakroom costs 3€ and extra visits to one’s belongings does not cost extra. We only accept cards as payment. Please note, that Laukontori does not offer cloakroom services.
Lost and found will be delivered the week after SaariHelvetti to Pirkanmaan Löytötavaratoimisto.
PLEASE NOTE!! Laukontori does not offer cloakroom services, so please leave your restricted items and alcoholic beverages at home.
Merchandise:
The festival offers a merch stand, where customers can shop for band shirts, records, patches and whatever exciting products the bands have to offer their fans! The tent also offers SaariHelvetti 2026 hoodies, SaariHelvetti festival shirts with different designs, SaariHelvetti canvas bags and super sexy SaariHelvetti underwear as well as SaariHelvetti patches and magnets! We only accept card payments.
Phone charging:
It is important to share your experiences on social media, ESPECIALLY at SaariHelvetti festival! Therefore, next to the Rock’n’Tits stage there is a tent, where customers can charge their phones, free of charge.
SaariHelvetti afterparty:
The official SaariHelvetti afterparty will be celebrated on Saturday 15.8.2026 at Olympia-kortteli, address Satakunnankatu 10, 33100 Tampere. Afterparty will be hosted by dj’s Shag-U (Turmion Kätilöt) and King S8N (King Satan) starting from 00:00. Entry 12€ with a SaariHelvetti wristband / 15€ without SaariHelvetti wristband. Tickets can only be purchased at the door.
SaariHelvetti
Viikinsaari, Tampere
Friday 14.8. & Saturday 15.8.2026
For more information:
http://www.saarihelvetti.fi
http://www.facebook.com/saarihelvetti
