The concept is simple but brilliant:

A series of milongas chained together with local but well-known DJ's, no registration
is required.
 

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!

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Schedule

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
18:00-20:00 Sauna tour to Lapinlahden lähde. Register here
19:00-20:00 Free class on floorcraft and tips for safe dancing in crowded spaces
20:00-00:00 DJ: Jaana Hänninen
00:00-05:00 DJ: Jani Keinänen
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: Bernt Andreas Drange
12€ ADT members/Foreign visitors
16€ non-member Finnish residents
 

Saturday 29 November Night/Potluck Milonga - Milonga 4
19:00-20:00 Free class on floorcraft and tips for safe dancing in crowded spaces
20:00-01:00 DJ: Maria Okruznova
01:00-06:00 DJ: Emma Murros
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: Janne Ranne
17:00-22:00 DJ: Sonja Örndahl
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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Pre-registration is optional and saves you some time at the entrance. You can register from this link: 
https://danceroll.com/en/form/hmw-2025

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.

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 €.

kuva/image: Janne Ranne
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