page_title: Flow Festival
section_title: 2017
hierarchical_section_title: Flow Festival / History / 2017
caption_attribution_description: English: Lana Del Rey performing during the Flow Festival 2017 (Helsinki, Finland).
context_page_description: Flow Festival is an urban music and arts festival in Helsinki, Finland. The music presented at Flow Festival is a varied selection of artists from indie rock to soul and jazz and from folk to contemporary club sounds – from both the Finnish and the international scene. In addition to music, Flow Festival is about urban spaces, visual arts, film screenings, talks, design as well as food and drinks. The event takes place at a defunct Suvilahti power plant and its industrial surroundings in downtown Helsinki's immediate vicinity.
  The festival showcases established musical artists but is also known for giving the stage for new and emerging artists. Notable artist appearances at Flow Festival over the years have included artists such as Iggy Pop, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Kanye West, Lily Allen, The Roots, The Black Keys, Beach House, Kraftwerk, Björk, M.I.A., Bon Iver, Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Public Enemy, Cat Power, The National, Outkast, Action Bronson, Manic Street Preachers, Vampire Weekend, Iron & Wine, My Bloody Valentine and Lykke Li.
  In 2018, the festival gathered 84,000 visitors. The line-up consisted of more than 140 artists.
context_section_description: In 2017 the festival was held from 11 to 13 August and the line up consisted of artists like Lana Del Rey, London Grammar, Roy Ayers, Skott, the XX, Alma, Frank Ocean, Aphex Twin.
caption: Lana Del Rey performs during the 2017 edition of the festival.
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