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Taking place in its traditional, but renovated home of Tullikamari, the 45th international Tampere Jazz Happening presented a diverse programme of music over the All Saints’ Day weekend. The programme curated by the festival’s new Artistic Director, Martyna van Nieuwland, attracted strong interest, with four of the six ticketed events selling out. The free opening concert at Klubi was also packed to capacity.

The Finnish jazz scene’s most prestigious awards were presented in Tampere on 30 October. The Finnish Jazz Federation awarded the Yrjö Award to saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen, the Andania Lifetime Achievement Award to the Dallapé orchestra and the Taimi Award for an emerging musician to saxophonist Oona Mattsson. The Varjo-Yrjö Award, presented by Yle, went to Jazzkerho -76, Joensuu ry.

Concerts at Pakkahuone and Telakka are long events, and you may find yourself getting hungry, so here is some information in advance about the catering services available at the venues.

The Tampere Jazz Happening programme will expand to Culture House Laikku with two special accompanying events.

The Tampere Jazz Happening, which will be organised for the 45th time on the weekend of All Saints’ Day, marks the opening of the refurbished Tullikamari to the public. The theme country of the programme put together by Martyna van Nieuwland, the festival's new Artistic Director, is the Netherlands. Dutch music will be heard both at the opening concert in Klubi on Thursday 29 October and in Pakkahuone concerts on the weekend.

The theme country of the 45th international Tampere Jazz Happening will be the Netherlands. In particular, Dutch jazz will be heard at the opening concert in Klubi on Thursday but also at the weekend's international concerts in Pakkahuone.

The 45th edition of the international Tampere Jazz Happening, which will be held from 29 October to 1 November 2026, offers the first taste of a festival programme put together by its new Artistic Director, Martyna van Nieuwland.

The renovation of the Tullikamari Cultural Centre will be completed in early autumn 2026.

On All Saints’ Day weekend a diverse set of music played once again as Tampere Jazz Happening filled the venues at Tulli area with modern jazz for the 44th time. Martyna van Nieuwland has been appointed as the successor to the festival’s long-serving Artistic Director, Juhamatti Kauppinen, who is now retiring.

The most esteemed recognitions in Finnish jazz were presented in Tampere on Friday, 31 October. The Finnish Jazz Federation awarded the Yrjö Award to vocalist Aili Ikonen, the Andania Lifetime Achievement Award to Bosse Mellberg, Chair of Korppoo Jazz Association, and the Taimi Award for a talented young musician to drummer Veikka Kajamies. The Varjo-Yrjö Award, given by Yle’s Jazzradio for contributions to Finnish jazz culture, was awarded to Juhamatti Kauppinen, the retiring artistic director and producer of the Tampere Jazz Happening.