An Evening of Sacred Music and Sufi Stories

Step into the ancient Crypt of the Helsinki Cathedral where sacred music traditions of East and West unite in an evening of spiritual awakening.

Experience the mystical melodies of Andalusian Sufi music intertwined with timeless Gregorian chants, mesmerizing whirling of the Mevlevi dervish, enchanting dhikr singing and profound wisdom of Sufi storytelling from an over 1400 year old unbroken lineage of spiritual masters.

Sacred Music and Sufi Stories is a unique concert never experienced in Helsinki before. The evening’s program shifts between mesmerizing sufi storytelling and musical collaborations between masterful multicultural artists.

Program:

Sufi music by Al Firdaus Ensemble (England, Spain, Morocco)

Meditative Gregorian chants by Gregorian choir Cantores Sancti Sigfridi, led by Jukka Ahokas (Finland)

Sufi stories by Shaykh Hassan Dyck (Germany)

Mevlevi whirling Dervish performance by Juuso Karim Jokiniemi (Finland)

Devotional Sufi singing by AbdulMalik Dyck (Germany)

You may meet the performers and other seekers over a cup of tea on the break and after the concert. 

Helsinki Cathedral Crypt

8.5.2026

Doors 17.30, event 18.00-21.00

Tickets 10-50€, https://sufievents.fi/