27-29 March | 2026Intercity 26 to Balboa
What to Expect🚆All aboard for a weekend of tiny steps, big vibes, and questionable dance-floor decisions.🚆
Intercity 26 to Balboa is a light-hearted swing dance exchange between Helsinki and Tampere, where the destination isn’t a city—it’s Balboa. We’ll be hopping on an IC train, swapping dance floors, and generally proving that excellent dancing pairs very well with public transportation.
No competitions. No pressure. Just trains, balboa, friends, and a shared understanding that this is exactly how a weekend should be spent.
🎟️ Next stop: Balboa.
Day One📍 Friday – Helsinki Departure Lounge
We kick things off in Helsinki with Balboa Fridays. Tampere dancers roll into town, hugs are exchanged, feet start shuffling, and the weekend officially leaves the station. Expect social dancing, friendly chaos, and that unmistakable feeling that you should probably have gone to bed earlier.
Day Two📍 Saturday – Tampere Terminal (via IC, obviously)
Saturday morning, we all board the train together and head north to Tampere like a very well-coordinated, slightly nerdy flash mob.
Once in Tampere:
Balboa workshops during the day – smooth, swingy, and suitable for people who enjoy close embrace and tiny footwork.
Evening party at Rakelandia, right in downtown Tampere – great floor, great music, great humans, and possibly the best dancing you’ve done all year (or at least all weekend).
Train to TampereBalboa with Lindy Hop inspiration
13.00-14.45
BREAK
14.45-15.15
Balboa with Sanna & Adam15.15-17.45
BREAK17.45-19.30
Musicality & fun theme class with Sanna & Adam (large studio)19.30-20.30
Party at Rakelandia20.30-00.00
Beginner balboa taster class with Minna & Teemu (small studio)13.00-14.45
Balboa with Shag inspiration
Day Three📍 Sunday – Snacks and Swing Social
Sunday is for recovery and joy:
Social activities in Tampere. Choose your own adventure.
A casual afternoon tea dance to gently ease us back into real life, preferably with warm drinks, relaxed tempos, and lots of smiles.
Tea dance at Rakelandia12.00-16.00