Blues Dance Helsinki

Blues Dance Helsinki is a non-profit association that creates opportunities to learn and dance blues in Helsinki

Blues dance events in Helsinki

Do you like blues music? Are you interested in dancing? We have plenty of blues dancing opportunities in Helsinki and many of them are free of charge! Learn to dance with us, check out our events below and add the dance calendar to yours.

Blues Dance Monday

Winter season

A free social blues dance party open for everyone on Mondays.

Check out the dates and more info in the calendar below!

Blues Dance Saturday

Winter season

Saturday or Friday, party or brunch! A monthly social blues dance event starting with a dance class at Jazz Factory or Black Pepper Swing.

Check out the dates and more info in the calendar below!

The Grind
A Blues Party Weekend

Blues festival for dancers and music lovers was last held 25.-27.4.2025

Photos of The Grind 2025

The Grind website

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Helsinki Blues & Swing Dance calendar

Find the blues dance events happening in Helsinki on this calendar. There are also swing dance events in the calendar–just see the notes in the event to find out exactly what kind of music is played. The calendar is maintained in collaboration with Helsinki swing and blues communities.

If you're not a fan of Facebook, please add this calendar with your Google account (find the link at the bottom of the calendar above). You can get notifications of the new events by selecting them in the settings of the calendar!

Blues Dance courses & workshops

Learn to dance blues in Helsinki! Blues Dance Helsinki is offering workshops and taster classes and most of the weekly classes are organised by Rock'n'Swing Dance Club Comets at the moment. Find the blues dance courses and workshops in the calendar below.

Out of the Blues

a performing dance troupe

A Helsinki based Blues dance troupe “Out of the Blues” is coached by Arja Sahlberg who is also the choreographer of the group. Out of the Blues has been performing in many social dance events organised in the Helsinki swing and blues dance scene like The Grind blues party weekend, Helswingi and Midnight Sun Swing dance festival, as well as in Stompin' at the Sea blues cruise organised by Finnish Blues Society. Out of the Blues operates under Blues Dance Helsinki.

Arja has created the choreographies for a variety blues songs - quick to slow, fun to serious. The group enjoys to showcase different blues styles to raise awareness of the diversity of the blues dance.

Out of the Blues performing
to Eric Bibb's Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down
at Helswingi by Black Pepper Swing

Blues Dance Helsinki

The Blues Dance Helsinki team consists of volunteers who have a passion for blues dancing and building the community around it. The association was officially founded in 2023 after existing as a non-organised group for several years. Blues Dance Helsinki makes the most of blues dancing events happen in Helsinki. We are happy to collaborate with organisations and individuals who organise events related to blues dancing or otherwise support the blues dance community in Helsinki.

For people to feel comfortable and safe on the dance floor we have a Code of Conduct that has been created in collaboration with several dance schools and event organisers in swing and blues dance scene of Helsinki.

Read our Code of Conduct here

Join, support & help us

Even if your schedule is full you can join us as a supportive member!

Become a supportive member

If you want to take up more responsibilities on Blues Dance Helsinki activities and administration, you can apply to become an actual member. Send your application to hello@bluesdancehelsinki.fi and tell us who you are, what you have been doing in the blues dance community and why you want to become a BDH active.