Helsinki to open Christmas Street on November 24

On November 24, Aleksanterinkatu Street will become the capital’s main Christmas street. The opening ceremony will begin at 13.30 in Senate Square, and at 15.00 Helsinki Mayor Jussi Paunen will light a festive illumination on Alexanterinkata.
Artists will perform at the Senate Square, the Governor of Stockholm will address the audience with a welcoming speech, who will become an honorary guest of the event. In the tram car, Santa Claus or Joulupucchi will come to the square. He will be accompanied by a group of children undergoing treatment in one of the city clinics.
At 14.00, Joulupucchi will lead the solemn procession, which will head from the Senate Square along Alexanterinkatou Street, Mannerheim Avenue and along the North Esplanade again to the square.
This year, Aleksanterinkatu will become a Christmas street for the 65th time. Illumination on it will shine until the end of January.