Vendors

The Medieval Turku event will be organised again this year between 25 and 28 June 2026 by the Association Turun Suurtorin keskiaika ry. Join us for Finland’s largest and oldest medieval festival! Medieval Turku celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

We are looking for artisans in various fields of handicraft that can offer suitable products for the Medieval Turku event. At the Old Great Square, in the heart of medieval Turku, a free market play will be created for the whole family. While artisans offer their products for sale, the nobility, the priests, the jokers, the troopers, the maids and the farmhands wander among the public gossiping and telling stories.

In 2025 the event was attended by approximately 138,000 guests.

Sales time at the Market is on Thursday and Friday from 12:00 to 20:00 and during the weekend from 12:00 to 18:00.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A VENDOR PLACE

PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
It is required that the products are made of natural materials and can be imagined to have been known during the Middle Ages. We appreciate uniformed product entities and genuine handicrafts. The medieval spirit should be also noted in the product’s packaging, stall decoration and personal clothing. Please note that plastic cannot be used in products or packaging. We are also looking for vendors of medieval food. The dishes and the glasses must have a medieval look; no modern clear plastic cups, napkins or paper plates are allowed.

SELECTION OF PRODUCTS FOR SALE
The Association Turun Suurtorin keskiaika ry will select the products to be sold on the market. Information on vendor applications is confidential and will not be given to a third party. In order to apply for a selling place, you need to do two things:

Fill in the application form below and send it to us by clicking Lähetä (Submit) button at the end of the form.
Send your product photos and possibly a tent photo to us by email. The instructions are below.

APPLICATION FORM

Vendors who have submitted their application by 16 March 2026 will be notified by 27 March whether one got accepted or rejected to the Medieval Turku event. We will also process applications submitted after the deadline depending on how many selling places remain or become available. If the jury found that products are not suitable for the Medieval Turku event, it will be clearly stated.

If you encounter a problem with the submission or want to change any of the information you already provided, please contact [email protected]. If you develop new products after the jury’s evaluation, please inform us. Only approved products can be sold at the Medieval Turku event.

If an obstacle arises for a vendor who has received a selling place, the participation must be cancelled in writing no later than 1 June 2026, at which time the vendor will be exempt from the selling place fee.

Terms and Conditions of Participation

SENDING PHOTOS
Please send photos of your sales products by email to [email protected]. Put “Product photos / applicant’s name” in the subject line of the message. You can also send an attachment to the application by email, presenting your products in pictures and words. If you only send photos, please reduce them if necessary so that one image is no more than 900 KB. It is not necessary to send a picture of every product, for example products that clearly belong to the same series or product family. One image can also contain several products.

Just a link to your online store, website or social media is not enough, because in this context we are only interested in the products you would like to sell in Medieval Turku, and therefore we only ask for pictures of those products.

If you want to use your own stall or tent at the event, please send us a picture of it as well. If you already have a photo of your stall decorated in a medieval style, great! If you don’t have one yet, send us a picture of your stall that you have and tell us in a message how you plan to decorate your stall in a medieval style.

Please also send the photos by 16 March or as soon as possible after completing the application form, as sending the photos or photo attachments is a prerequisite for us to be able to process your application.

APPEARANCE IN MEDIEVAL SPIRIT

We require that vendors are playful in spirit and dress in medieval costume, which if necessary can be rented from the event organiser. The vendor can choose between one’s own stall and a stall provided by the event organiser. If a vendor chooses one’s own stall, a picture of the stall in a medieval look must be sent to the organiser. If you plan to use your own tent, please note that there are no places in the Medieval Turku event for tents that require pegs or stakes.

PRICES

STALL PROVIDED BY THE EVENT ORGANISER (width 1.6m and depth 2m)
80€ / day
300€ / all four days

SPACE FOR VENDOR’S OWN STALL (width 2m)
140€ / day
500€ / all four days

SPACE FOR SELLING FOOD PORTIONS (space 2m x 2m, organiser’s or vendor’s own stall)
160€ / day
600€ / all four days

ADDITIONAL SPACE: 50€ / m in width / day
ELECTRICITY (only for food vendors): 20€ / day

NOTICE that no VAT will be added to prices!

The fee also includes space for overnight storage of sales products, information about the Middle Ages and guidance on displaying products, mention in the vendor and sales product listing on the Medieval Turku website, and the Medieval Turku logo for your own marketing use.