General

Finncon is the largest science fiction and fantasy convention in Finland. It is held in a different city every year and attracts thousands of fans from Finland and abroad. The next Finncon will be held in Turku in July 2026. We will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Finncon (the first event was in 1986) as well as the 50th anniversary of one of the organizing societies this year, the Turku Science Fiction Society. This is why we have chosen the theme Beginnings (Alkuja in Finnish and Begynnelser in Swedish).

Finncon is free of admission and open to everyone of all ages and backgrounds. The programme will be mainly in Finnish, but there will also be lots of programmes in Swedish and English. The Guests of Honour are British author Adrian Tchaikovsky, Finnish author Reetta Vuokko-Syrjänen, fan Saija Kyllönen and researcher Hanna-Riikka Roine.

Join us

Since the convention is organized entirely by volunteers and fans, we would love to have all inspired and interested fans join us in building Finncon! If you’d like to participate in the planning, you can contact the organisers by email: info@2026.finncon.org. If you wish to volunteer during the con (as a gopher), you can fill out this form. The form is in Finnish.

Supporting memberships

Finncon is always free for its participants, but it is possible to support the event by becoming a supporting member. Each of our supporting members receives a special event badge, priority access to popular programme items, and, if they wish, their name on the list of supporting members on Finncon’s website.

Without supporting members, as well as the grants and subsidies we receive, organizing Finncon would not be possible. Thank you to every single one of you! You can buy supporting membership here. 

Programme

Finncon 2026 program proposal submission has closed!

Thank you to everyone who submitted program ideas! The program team will review all proposals during May and will contact everyone by email, both those whose programs have been selected and those who, unfortunately, could not be included this time. Due to the large number of submissions, building the program takes time, so please wait patiently for our response unless you have essential updates to your proposal (for example, if you can no longer attend).

If needed, you can still contact us at ohjelma@finncon2026.org.

Accomodation

Discounted rooms are available for visitors at the following hotels:

Additionally, Turku’s three Scandic hotels offer a slight discount with the code CCON. All codes are valid 10.-12.7.

Vendors

The vendor application period has ended. However, if you are still interested in a enterprise or association table, please contact myynti@2026.finncon.org.

Vendor timetable:

Friday: Tables will be ready at 12:00, and selling may begin immediately. Selling is allowed until 18:00.

Saturday: Selling is allowed during the event, i.e., from 10:00 to 18:00.

Sunday: Selling is allowed from 10:00 to 16:00. However, we recommend ending sales by 15:30. Tables must be empty by 16:00, as they will start to be removed at that time.

Those bringing their own tables may arrive on Friday at 10:00 and must leave by 18:00 on Sunday.