FUSION Blog

Ruisrock is one of Finland’s oldest and most prominent festivals and offers their guests a journey into another world full of joy, friendship, and freedom. Their project Ruissiraati invites young people to become part of a youth panel that can actively influence the way the festival is organized. To find out the story behind Ruissiraati, we interviewed Ilona Numminen, producers at Ruisrock.

Mother Tongues Festival is the largest festival celebrating linguistic diversity through the arts in Ireland. In an interview with the founders of Mother Tongues Festival, we discovered the story behind this unique case.

When experts on festivals and NGOs join forces, festivals can realise their potential as platforms for social innovation. This is the case for Cruïlla – the festival acts as a steppingstone for young people and organisations to implement their own ideas for the benefit of society. In an interview, Cruïlla-CFO, Jordi Marí, explains why Cruïlla’s collaboration with NGOs has a positive impact.