Hamina Fortress Christmas 2025 promises another atmospheric Christmas program
The Hamina Fortress Christmas event complex once again brings together Hamina's Christmas events. During Christmas, the city will once again be filled with fun events and a Christmas atmosphere. This year, we are also encouraging companies and associations to participate with their own programs.
Traditional Christmas market events
Hamina's Christmas opening will be celebrated from the early evening on Friday 28.11 November. In addition, popular and traditional events organised by the City of Hamina, such as at the Merchant's Hall Museum, I give you the jingles – Christmas sales are on Saturday, November 29.11. For the whole family Old Vault Christmas Hamina Bastion is on 13–14.12 December and Tuomaa Market 21.12. will take place at Hamina Market Square again this year.
Exhibitions and other Christmas events
The name of the Christmas exhibition at the Hamina Merchants' Museum is “ The miracle of birth” and can be seen from 29.11.-28.12.2025. The Old Fort Houses Association organizes traditional Christmas calendar windows, which are published daily in the old house in the city center from 1.12.-24.12. at 18 p.m.
Hamina parish organizes a nativity scene exhibition that has already become a tradition.Follow the Stars - Christmas Nativity Scenes 2025"In Hamina, Virolahti and Miehikkälä 30.11.2025-6.1.2026. Kehittyvä Hamina ry is building again" "KeHa's Six-lane" On the corner of Trykin Park, next to the Town Hall.
Hamina Christmas Light Competition 2025
Hamina Mayor Ilari Soosalu is publishing an open letter again Hamina Christmas Light Competition 2025The competition has two categories: Category 1: Home yards or balconies and Category 2: Yards, facades and shop windows of companies and communities.
You can enter the competition by sending a picture of a window or home yard/balcony lighting, the category and the participant's contact information (phone number and email) via email with the subject: Hamina City Christmas Light Competition to the address communications@hamina.fi. By 16.11.2025 January XNUMX
Voting for the best windows is open via a survey on the city's website from November 24.11th to December 10.12th.
The winning windows will be announced at the Wanha Holvisto Christmas event on Sunday, December 14th at 10:30 AM.
Come and join us in celebrating Hamina's Christmas!
Companies and associations are also encouraged to participate in the Hamina Fortress Christmas event complex with their own programs. The Christmas events open to everyone between 28 November 2025 and 1 January 2026 will be compiled on a common website.
With the joint website, it will also be easier for event participants to find information about all the Christmas program content taking place in the city.
Announce your Christmas event in the Kymenlaaksonyt event calendar.
Event organizer, register your event in the region's joint, free event calendar in the Kymenlaaksonyt service. Hamina events are automatically uploaded to the Hamina City website and the Hamina application. Read more detailed instructions on the Hamina Fortress Christmas website. If you need help using the Kymenlaaksonyt service, you can contact communications@hamina.fi