2025 Helsinki Milonga Weekend

Welcome to the 10th HELSINKI MILONGA WEEKEND!   Website and optional milonga pass registration is at www.tango.fi/hmw   What happens after the splendour of Northern autumn colours has faded? Goodbye red-and-gold foliage, goodbye daylight...
Welcome November, the ugliest month of the year!   We're not afraid of you, not anymore, because we have the perfect antidote: the Helsinki Milonga Weekend!   As the autumn turns into winter, the Finnish tango community invites you to spend a warm weekend of lovely dancing with friends in Helsinki. Who cares what it's like outside? Come and share moments of joy with us - just when we need them the most!
The concept is simple but brilliant:
A series of milongas chained together with local but well-known DJ's, no registration required, however this year we do offer a pre-purchase milonga pass, to make the entry quicker and easier.
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The Schedule / Aikataulu   Thursday 27 November - Milonga 1
20:00-01:00 DJ: Antti Suniala
12€ ADT members/Foreign visitors
16€ non-member Finnish residents   Friday 28 November - Milonga 2
Sauna tour for those that are free to join - maybe 14:00-18:00.
20:00-00:00 DJ:
00:00-05:00 DJ:
15€ ADT members/Foreign visitors before Midnight
20€ non-member Finnish residents before Midnight
After Midnight 12€/16€   Saturday 29 November - Day Milonga 3
12:00-18:00 DJ:
12€ ADT members/Foreign visitors
16€ non-member Finnish residents   Saturday 29 November Night/Potluck Milonga - Milonga 4
20:00-01:00 DJ:
01:00-06:00 DJ:
15€ ADT members/Foreign visitors before Midnight
20€ non-member Finnish residents before Midnight
After Midnight 12€/16€   Sunday 30 November - Milonga 5
12:00-17:00 DJ:
17:00-22:00 DJ:
15€ ADT members/Foreign visitors before 17:00
20€ non-member Finnish residents before 17:00
After 17:00 12€/16€
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Volunteering:
If you wish to help us organise the event and work for 6 hours in total, we will offer you the whole weekend for free!
Join the Facebook group "HMW Volunteers" for more details.   Price includes food (soup Friday, brunch Saturday and Sunday) coffee and snacks (during the whole weekend). You are welcome to bring your own bottle of refreshments/alcohol. On Saturday we welcome you to bring some of your local/favorite snacks for the Potluck.   As there is no registration required, we are not making any promises regarding leader/follower balance at the milongas. When we get closer to November, please make sure you click "Going" here on the event if you are coming - we need to know how much food to prepare!   If you are a group of followers travelling together, we encourage you to use your charm and allure to bring some leaders along with you; everyone will be grateful!   Warm greetings from the Organizing team
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About the venue:
El Ático
Address: Kumpulantie 1, 8th floor (Itä-Pasila)
Door: Call number +358 4585 6060 8   How to get there:
The best connection: take tram number 9 (towards Pasila) which stops in front of the building. The stop is called “Jämsänkatu”. Buses number 50 and 59 also stop across the street. El Ático is a few minutes' walk from Pasila railway station.   General information:
El Ático is a dance studio run by the tango association Amigos del Tango. AdT organise regular weekly milongas on Thursdays and Sundays. There are regular classes as well as workshop weekends and concerts throughout the year. The dance studio is also for rent. The cushioned floor is perfect for dancing!
Amigos del tango annual membership fee is 25 €