Dates:
Mon, 14 Sept 2026, 0:00–Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 23:59
Helsinki City Library is organising a love-themed poetry competition in autumn 2026 and invites everyone to write about love in its many forms.
Take part in the library’s love poetry competition
from 14 September to 18 October. The competition is open to adults and young people aged 15 and over. You can write the poem in Finnish, Swedish or
English.
The competition’s preliminary panel consists of Helsinki City Library staff with knowledge of poetry. The final winners will be chosen by actress Alma Pöysti and performance poet, translator and cultural activist Kasper Salonen . The authors of the best poems in each category will be rewarded with gift vouchers to the Rosebud bookstore.
Instructions on how to enter the love poetry competition
Cost: Free
Categories: remote participation
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