FESTIVAL TOWN, Hyvinkää 

Hyvinkää is conveniently located 30-55 minutes north from Helsinki and Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. The venue itself is an old wool factory, which lays agloomyset-up and atmosphere for the extreme metal bacchanal. 

To and from Hyvinkää : 

- 40 - 55 minutes by train from Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. 

- 35 - 45 minutes by train from Helsinki main railway station (trains also after last bands back to Helsinki) 

All services (shops, restaurants ,fast food,ATM, pharmacy, shopping mall with over 100 shops) 200 meters from festival gates. 

 

ARRIVING TO FESTIVAL 

The venue itself is an old wool factory, which lays a gloomy set-up and atmosphere for the extreme metal bacchanal. Hyvinkää railway station is 500 meters from festival gates. 

Venue address: Kankurinkatu 4-6, 05800 Hyvinkää.  
Venue location:  
 Google Maps Link  
Public transportation:  
 train schedules 

As venue is middle of town there is lot of parking space near-by for a car. Festival doesn´t have its own parking area. 
 

TICKETS 

2,3-Day tickets will be changed to wristbands at ticket sales booth on festival gates. GO EARLY TO CHANGE YOUR TICKET. Ticket sales on festival gates opens  clock 12:00. 
 

FESTIVAL ACCOMMODATION 

“School Accommodation” in school gym hall and/or classes 

Own separated space for ladies (option for this, if wanted) 

Toilets and showers 

24/h security 

Bring your own sleeping equipment (sleeping bag etc.) 

Cloakroom for valuables 

Keep your ID with you when Check-in. 

Check-inn starts Thursday 12:00 after that you can check-inn 24/7. 

Address: Uudenmaankatu 17 
 

FESTIVAL CAMPING AREA 

CHEAPEST OPTION FOR SLEEP for whole festival weekend. Thursday-Sunday. 

5 minute walk from festival gates. 

Includes: 

Camping area & 24/h security 

Take your own tent. Max. 4 persons one tent 

Tent area 4x4 meters 

Toilets and showers. 

Keep your ID with you when Check-in. 

Check-inn starts Thursday 12:00 aftet that you can check-inn 24/7. 

Address: Torikatu 18 (Football field) 
 

HOTELS AT FESTIVAL TOWN & OTHER OPTIONS 

Hotel Sveitsi is about 1.5km from festival gates. 

Also use search engines/options: 

Airbnb, Booking.com, hotels.com etc. (Festival town: Hyvinkää) 

You can search hotels etc. also from these near-by cities: 

- Helsinki 35 minutes by train (Trains go also after last gig) 

- Järvenpää 15 minutes by train (Trains go also after last gig) 

- Kerava 20 minutes by Train (Trains go also after last gig) 

- Tikkurila 25 minutes by train (Trains go also after last gig) 

- Hyvinkää railway station is 500 meters from festival gates. 

 

AGE LIMIT 

is 18 years for all customers. 

 

ONE ENTRANCE PER DAY 

Our festival operates on a one-entry-per-day policy. As festival is located right in the heart of the city, we aim to minimize all disturbances both within the city center and in the vicinity of the festival grounds. This rule is not enforced arbitrarily, but specifically to maintain a peaceful environment outside the festival, allowing us to continue hosting events at this venue in the future. 

KEEP YOUR 1-day TICKETS WITH YOU 

We only change 2 and 3-day festival tickets for wristbands. 

 

SECURITY CHECK 

Festival security personnel will check you at the security check before 

entering the festival area. 
 

CLOAKROOM 

You can leave your belongings in the cloakroom INSIDE of the festival area. See “prohibited items” 
 

PROHIBITED ITEMS 

Bringing your own alcohol beverages to the festival area is prohibited. Bring your own alcohol and you will be kicked out without warning. Check will be in effect upon entering the festival. You can bring one transparent, unopened plastic bottle of non-alcoholic beverage, or transparent and empty plastic bottle per customer. Max. size 0,5 litres. Security is allowed to forbid suspicious bottles. All things that can be considered dangerous are strictly prohibited, at the security personnel's discretion. It’s not allowed to bring you pet to festival area. 
 

PAYMENT METHODS 

To buy food, drinks and official festival merch: We accept credit & debit cards and cash. Vendors on the festival are might accept just cash. So, CASH IS THE KING. 
 

CIGARETTES & OTHER NICOTINE PRODUCTS 

We do not sell cigarettes or other nicotine products in festival area. 
 
STEELFEST FOOD – FLAMES, SMOKE & FLAVOR 
Fries, sausage & potatoes, heavy pans, and muikku – the basics are covered. But there's more. Three food trucks worth your time: 

BURGER5 
Burgers cooked over open flame on a charcoal grill. No electric plates, just fire. Voted Finland’s best burger by public vote in 2019. 

Bun & Yien 
Third-generation family operation. Asian food made fresh on site from scratch. Recipes straight from the founder’s kitchen – no shortcuts. 

Northern Lights BBQ 
Finland’s biggest BBQ rig. Meat smoked on-site over alderwood. Brisket, ribs, pork neck, pulled pork. Low and slow, not fast and cheap. 

CAMERAS & RECORDING 

During gigs keep your smartphone on your pocket and enjoy. If you have infernal need to take pictures of the gig, do it during first song. Pocket cameras & cell phone cameras are allowed under same strong advice. 
 
AFTER PARTY – Where to Go 

This year, every night official afterparties will take place at Crafters Bar, located just 150 meters from the festival gates. ALE Pub, near the railway station, will also keep its doors open until 04:00. 

 

FIRST AID 

There is a first aid point at the festival area, which will serve during 

festival opening hours. 
 

LOST & FOUND 

During the festival, ask for your lost items from tickets sales booth. After the festival, all uncollected lost & found items will be delivered to the Hyvinkää police station lost property