Flow Festival adds Lykke Li, Arthur Verocai with AUKSO Orchestra, Cabaret Voltaire, and more to 2026 lineup

Flow Festival today announces the next wave of artists for its 21st edition, deepening an already expansive programme that spans generations, geographies, and genres. Returning to the iconic Suvilahti Power Plant from August 14-16, 2026, Flow continues to shape a three-day celebration where underground innovators, cult heroes and contemporary icons coexist across Helsinki’s most striking post-industrial landscape.

Timeless visionaries and modern romantics

Among the newly announced names is Lykke Li, whose singular ability to distill heartbreak into widescreen pop has made her one of Scandinavia’s most influential songwriters of the past two decades. From the fragile minimalism of Youth Novels to the noir-pop grandeur of I Never Learn and beyond, her music inhabits that rare space between intimacy and euphoria — a perfect fit for Flow’s late-summer nights.

Brazilian composer Arthur Verocai joins the bill for a special performance with the AUKSO Orchestra, bringing his sumptuous, cinematic arrangements to life in Helsinki. Long revered by crate-diggers and contemporary producers alike, Verocai’s self-titled 1972 masterpiece has become a touchstone for generations of musicians drawn to its lush strings, jazz-funk rhythms and psychedelic soul. Presented with full orchestral backing, this performance promises to be one of the most transportive moments of Flow 2026.

Pioneering electronic provocateurs Cabaret Voltaire add a vital strand of industrial history to this year’s programme. Emerging from Sheffield in the 1970s, their confrontational experiments with tape loops, drum machines and political imagery laid the groundwork for techno, EBM, and countless strains of underground dance music. Decades on, their stark, uncompromising vision feels more prescient than ever.

Global avant garde, and Finnish experimentalism

Flow has always thrived at the intersection of cult discovery and communal celebration — a philosophy embodied by Brooklyn’s art-rock shapeshifters Geese, announced in January, and whose fearless approach to genre and explosive live performances have marked them as one of the most compelling young bands of their generation. Restless, theatrical and unafraid of excess, they represent the spirit of risk-taking creativity that continues to define Flow’s curatorial approach.

Across the lineup, electronic and alternative currents run deep. Finnish artist Bizi channels R&B and melodic rap dynamics through a distinctly local lens, while Malla’s shimmering, melancholic pop further cements her status as one of the country’s most distinctive contemporary voices. Keiju, meanwhile, blurs the boundaries between experimental electronics and emotional songwriting, embodying the next wave of genre-agnostic Nordic artistry.

Beloved Finnish songwriter and actor Olavi Uusivirta joins the 2026 programme with his unmistakable blend of sharp lyricism and anthemic alternative rock — a reminder that Flow remains a meeting point not only for international trailblazers, but also for the artists who define Helsinki’s cultural heartbeat.

A festival where scenes flow together

With this next phase, Flow Festival 2026 further reinforces its reputation as a meeting place for scenes, styles and cultures. From orchestral Brazilian psychedelia to industrial electronics, from Scandinavian pop auteurs to boundary-pushing newcomers, the lineup continues to reflect a world in constant creative dialogue.

Set against the post-industrial landscape of the Suvilahti Power Plant — a site where Helsinki’s industrial past meets its forward-looking cultural present — Flow offers an environment where music, art, food and community merge seamlessly. As always, the programme balances global headliners with underground discoveries, reaffirming Flow’s commitment to diversity, sustainability and artistic freedom.

Flow Festival 2026 Lineup (A-Z)

[New Additions in Bold]

• Antti Autio Jouset
• Ares
• Arppa 8-pack
• Arthur Verocai with AUKSO Orchestra
• asla jo
• Bizi
• Cabaret Voltaire
• Clipse
• DJ Kridlokk: Hai
• Florence The Machine
• Geese
• Honey Dijon
• ibe
• Jaakko Kulta
• J. Karjalainen
• Keiju
• KETTAMA
• Lambrini Girls
• Louie Blue
• louna0nline
• Lykke Li
• Malla
• Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
• Nu Genea Live Band
• Oklou
• Olavi Uusivirta
• Olga
• Pearly Drops
• PinkPantheress
• Sombr
• Turnstile
• Vesta
• Zara Larsson