SciFest in a Nutshell
SciFest is a yearly international festival which brings together thousands of schoolkids, high school students, and teachers to discover new experiences and learn about science, technology and the environment. SciFest takes place every year in the month of April in Joensuu, Finland. It is completely free and open to everyone.
The key to SciFest is first-hand experience. SciFest is all about bringing science to young people in fun and engaging ways. This is why the chief element of the festival is workshops, where kids can try things out for themselves. Alongside these activities the festival offers science cafés, public speakers and a national RoboCup Junior tournament, to name just a few.
SciFest is future oriented and truly international by its very nature. SciFest aims to provide solutions for future education and the new workforce challenges of the 21st century. The previous festivals have had themes ranging from space to biodiversity and chemistry, with visitors and contributors from over 50 countries.
SciFest 2012 is themed “The Energy Challenge”, in accordance with the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. The expected number of visitors is no less than 10 000.
Contact information
For more information about SciFest and the festival programme, please contact the SciFest team.
Email us at: scifest@tiedeseura.fi
Call us at: +358 45 872 6228
The programme, technology and the web
Ilkka Jormanainen
ilkka.jormanainen(at)tiedeseura.fi
+358 45 872 6228
The programme, PR and business relations
Pauliina Korhonen
pauliina.korhonen(at)uef.fi
+358 50 361 1470
Finances and administration
Kirsi Karjalainen
kirsi.karjalainen(at)uef.fi
+358 50 462 1267
Further reading and watching:
- SciFest 2009: Wonders and Ideas (PDF)
- SciFest 2010: From Darwin to Nano Workshop (PDF)
- SciFest 2011: Chemistry for all! (PDF)
- Highlights of SciFest 2009 (YouTube video)
- Highlights of SciFest 2010 (YouTube video)
- Highlights of SciFest 2011 (YouTube video)