Scandinavian Culture Calendar: September 2026
By Karl Batterbee
Sweden’s Fanny Avonne is just one of the many artists confirmed for by:Larm in Norway in September. Photo: Press image
It’s a month in which you’ve got international film festivals, affordable art fairs and one-off free entry to exciting spaces. Plus, there are some top-level names in music to head out and see live. This September has plenty to satiate your cultural cravings with!
Ramón – The Ramuelo Tour (3 – 18 September)
Ramón has been one of the strongest voices on the Norwegian music scene since his major breakthrough with ok jeg lover in 2022. In recent years, he has been critically lauded, with several prestigious nominations and awards from both Spellemann and P3 Gull. And in 2024, he was named Artist of the Year at P3 Gull, the same year he sold out Oslo Spektrum. Now, together with his band and dancers, the artist is embarking on a brand-new tour of Norway. The audience will be invited into Ramón’s ‘vacation house’, where they are promised a taste of a real Ramuelo summer, lasting well into September.
Oslo (3, 4, 5 September), Bergen (11), Trondheim (18)
Artist of the Year Ramón embarks on a tour of his native Norway in September. Photo: Maria Sanni
K7 WEEK (7 – 13 September)
At the end of summer every year, young people aged between 18 and 27 get free access to more than 200 museums, theatres and exhibition spaces across the city of Copenhagen, by downloading the K7 card. The aim of K7 WEEK is to introduce more of today’s youth to cultural life and to increase awareness of the country’s spaces and venues – thereby helping to secure their audiences and visitors in the future. It’s a popular initiative that reached record traction in 2025, so this year’s event is set to be bigger and better than ever.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Kengo Kuma/KKAA, Earth | Tree, 2026 Installation view at Copenhagen Contemporary, one of the spaces included in K7 WEEK. Photo: Jacopo La Forgia
by:Larm (10 – 12 September)
The 29th edition of by:Larm is happening in Oslo this month. During the festival’s three days, over 350 concerts are arranged on 15 different stages throughout the Norwegian capital, as well as talks in everything from churches to rock clubs. The festival prides itself on its focus on new and emerging artists who are on the verge of big success in their homelands and internationally. As a result, this is always one to swing by if you like to keep ahead of the trends!
Oslo, Norway
Love & Anarchy Film Festival (17 – 27 September)
Finland’s capital hosts the annual Helsinki International Film Festival – known as the Love & Anarchy festival – this September, bringing the most anticipated, award-winning, acclaimed and talked-about film favorites to Helsinki’s most atmospheric cinemas. Devoted to amplifying diverse voices, the festival treats its audience with the bravest, boundary breaking and visually stunning films from all over the world. Film buffs are invited from near and far to come together for the festival’s 39th edition to experience a range of emotions in the comfortable embrace of cinema. You’re bound to find plenty to suit your tastes, and quite likely to have those tastes expanded, too.
Helsinki, Finland
A$AP Rocky takes his world tour to Denmark, Norway and Sweden in September. Photo: Press image
A$AP Rocky – The Don’t Be Dumb Tour (18 – 21 September)
A$AP Rocky brings the Don’t Be Dumb world tour to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm this month. The dates support his current album of the same name and mark his first major world tour in many years. The artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon has taken the world by storm since his breakthrough in 2011. Since then, Rocky has amassed over 25 billion streams globally, and continued to dominate both the entertainment and fashion industries. This tour will be the very first chance his fans have to see songs from the new album performed live, and the setlist also includes his most crowd-pleasing hits, too.
Copenhagen (18 September), Oslo (20), Stockholm (21)
The Affordable Art Fair. Photo: Almicheal Fraay
Affordable Art Fair Stockholm (30 September – 4 October)
Affordable Art Fair Stockholm is returning to Nacka Strand for 2026 under the theme of art and well-being. For its 14th edition, the fair will bring together Swedish and international galleries with the goal of making contemporary art more accessible. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover and purchase art in the price range of 900 to 90,000 SEK, as well as meet both artists and gallery owners on site. Whether you’re a seasoned collector, or looking for your first limited-edition print, the fair is the perfect place to learn more about art and refine your taste. So, mark your diary and prepare to discover new and exciting art from around the world!
Nacka, Sweden
The Affordable Art Fair returns to Sweden for its 14th edition, and is something for both seasoned collectors and those starting out in the world of art appreciation. Photo: Almicheal Fraay
The Peacock in the Garden (from 24 September)
Friendship, inspiration and the joys of togetherness… That was Dutch painter Mathias Withoos’ (1627–1703) experience of joining the Bentvueghels group. Young, enthusiastic Dutch artists travelled to Rome and formed their own community that bubbled over with exuberance, and which had art at its centre. This new exhibition at Helsinki’s Sinebrychoff Art Museum shows the works of Mathias Withoos and the Bentvueghels artists’ group. The group included, among others, Caspar van Wittel (1653–1736), Jan Both (1618–1652) and Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594–1667), whose works will be on display here until January.
Helsinki, Finland
www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
Mathias Withoos (1627–1703): Peacocks in a Garden with a View of Rome, 1659. Private Collection. Photo: Hans Withoos
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