Battle of Ideas Europe 2026

The festival is coming to Helsinki and Berlin in 2026 with one-day events featuring a range of debates on key issues of our times.

Battle of Ideas Helsinki/Aatosten Taisto

Saturday 31 October, 11:30 – 19:30 at Balderin sali, Aleksanterinkatu 12, 00170 Helsinki. Debates will take place in both English and Finnish.

SESSIONS INCLUDE
Populism: giving the people a voice? · War on words? The battles over language · Dystopia versus Utopia: is AI changing everything? · Frank Furedi on The War on History · Eric Kaufmann on Taboo · GenZ: the lost generation? · Independence: does the nation state still matter? · Free speech: should we have the right to be offensive?

Full details of the programme and how to get tickets: English / Suomi

Battle of Ideas Berlin / Das Battle of Ideas Berlin

Saturday 28 November 2026, 11:30 – 19:30, central Berlin. Debates will take place in both English and German.

SESSIONS INCLUDE
Globalisation vs Sovereignty: does the nation state still matter? · Populism: giving the people a voice? · Kaput! Why is the economy collapsing… and how can we rebuild it? · Comedy unleashed: how far can we go with offensive humour? · In God we trust? Understanding the revival of religion · Gender Wars: no end in sight? · Disaffected youth: what does left and right mean for Gen Z? · Should society tolerate the intolerant? · Beleidigung to Brandmauer: a free speech emergency?

Full details of the programme and how to get tickets: English / Deutsch