Programme

Art Exhibition

(neuro)MONINAISUUS

13.4. – 15.5.2026, Valveen Paljetti

(neuro)MONINAISUUS (April 13–May 15, 2026) presents art by artists belonging to neurominorities. This group exhibition, held at Valveen Paljetti and pop-up gallery Kamari (previous…

Performing Arts

Valve2026 Culture Fridays: Duo Kei-Ko

24.4.2026 17:00–18:00, Valveen Paljetti

The saxophone–flute–guitar duo Kei-Ko is a joyful collaboration infused with strong jazz and groove influences. Their music blends atmospheric melodies, cackling cinematic jazz, an…

Films

Not Today, Not Tomorrow

24.4.2026 18:00–20:00, Valvesali

Not Today, Not Tomorrow (Non oggi, non domani) follows autistic and neurotypical travellers cross Japan through two sacred itineraries—the Shikoku Henro, the pilgrimage of the 88 t…

Art Workshops

Our Future – Art Workshop

25.4.2026 12:00–14:00, Kädentaitojen tila Kantti

In connection with the festival, Kettuki ry association is organizing a workshop called Meidän tulevaisuus – Our Future, where participants will learn about the basics of fut…

Comics

Comic Artist Emmi Valve

25.4.2026 14:00–15:00, Valveen Paljetti

Emmi Valve is a comic artist from Teijo, Finland, who works on autobiographical comic novels, small magazines and exhibitions. Valve’s work often touches on human themes, suc…

Comics, Art Workshops

Mini Zine Workshop

25.4.2026 15:00–16:00, Valveen Paljetti

Welcome to a walk-in mini zine workshop! In this workshop, you’ll create your own small publication—no prior experience is needed. Come and make a mini memoir, pamphlet, guidebook,…

Performing Arts

Sea Anemone and Microplastic Clothes Moth

25.4.2026 16:00–17:00, Valvesali

Maima & Satu Tani’s performance features peculiar creatures tinkering in a neuro-weird future. Satu Tani (b. 1984) is visual artist from Helsinki. Tani is fascinated to combini…

Performing Arts

Vautsi Theatre Group

25.4.2026 16:00–17:00, Valvesali

The play Time Bombs and Arsenic, which will premiere at the festival, is an absurd crime comedy set in Turku that follows people striving for wealth and love in the midst of their…

Performing Arts

Duo Kei-Ko

25.4.2026 17:00–18:00, Valvesali

The saxophone–flute–guitar duo Kei-Ko is a joyful collaboration infused with strong jazz and groove influences. Their music blends atmospheric melodies, cackling cinematic jazz, an…

Susanna Viljanmaa

25.4.2026 19:00–20:00, Valvesali

Susanna Viljanmaa is the Finnish pioneer of Theremin as a composer, performer, playing instructor and an inventor. She built her first Big Briar Etherwave in 2002 and has performed…

Films

The AlphabetMan

26.4.2026 11:00–12:30, Elokuvateatteri Studio

When your personal life collapses and you discover that you hold the unofficial World Record in F-illness codes, at least you have a great story to tell! Neuroatypical extroverted…

Films

Short Film Selection

26.4.2026 12:30–14:00, Elokuvateatteri Studio

The Short Film Selection highlights the diversity of neurominorities and what it means to be part of society as a neurodivergent person. Films in the series have won awards i…

Films

I SWEAR

26.4.2026 14:00–16:30, Elokuvateatteri Studio

I SWEAR is a frank, funny and powerful new film inspired by the life and experiences of John Davidson, MBE, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980’s Britain to…

Films

FLY – beyond the spectrum

26.4.2026 16:30–17:45, Elokuvateatteri Studio

FLY – beyond the spectrum is a feature-length documentary with, about, and foremost by four friends on the autism spectrum in which they reveal how they experience their neur…