What happens when you put an Aussie and a Swede in the same steam sauna? They go play a DJ set. And that’s exactly what’s happening here.

Bella Sarris was bred in Sydney’s early 00s prog and electro house scene, seasoned by Ibiza’s tech house, slow-cooked in Berlin’s minimal underground, and rested in Stockholm’s chic techno groove.

Jessie Granqvist on the otherhand is a longtime Stockholm hero. Rooted in Sweden’s open-air rave culture, her selections effortlessly weave between tension and release, drawing dancers into a meditative groove.

Around the latter part of 2010, Herrensauna began to sweep the dance music stratosphere by their feet. What started out as a queer haven for harder-edged techno and hedonism in Berlin, grew up to be a global go-to source of dancefloor satisfaction and liberation. One of it’s originators, CEM, is a known for UK-tweaked tracks from across the contemporary milieu of harder club works, without fear of breakbeats or sullen moments sandwiched in-between.

Over a decade of curating lineups, these two have tirelessly pushed the sonic frontiers in their hometown of Helsinki, brought in the top acts, while gathering the tidal before waves have even begun to form. Endlessly snooping around clubs and record stores around the world – literally from Tokyo to New York., their bags are filled with groovin’ smooths, trippy booms, smokey alarms, and A–tier first class.

Only very few embody power as a deejay more than DJ Koolt. The one of kind Uruguayan is able to bring a fierce yet loving energy through the flick of his wrist, the snap of his fingers, and the thrust of his body. Combined with a topper than notch selection for tracks, a DJ Koolt dancefloor experience is cathartic to say the least.

The loving party service duo, namely Hitoshi & Justus are all about Serious Fun™ . That’s what their newly formed club night promises (and delivers). Originally from Osaka, Hitoshi has called Helsinki home for god knows how long (feels like he’s always been here). Justus on the other hand hails from Lahti, sometimes refered to as the Chicago of Finland. Make what you will of that.

Lara Silva picked up a variety of instruments growing up, but it was the 1s and 2s that made her fall in love. Her selection and confidence behind the decks speak to a dedication and thought process behind it. From techno to trance, these are shadow grooves to make you move.

Miss Jay is a Romanian DJ and producer based in Milan. Her musical path began in the underground hardcore metal scene, later evolving into electronic music, a transition that continues to shape her unique, genre-fluid identity. Her sets and productions are driven by constant experimentation, merging emotional depth with club-ready energy, and often leaning into the raw, shapeshifting nature of deconstructed club.

South east London’s OK Williams represents the newer wave of the English capital’s DJs with a highly energetic and wide selection, from techno to grime, electro to UK funky, drill to house. Williams’s sets are thrilling rollercoaster ride that would break apart if she wasn’t so damn skillful in gluing it alll together. Peng to the max.

Istanbul-born, Helsinki-based powerhouse Ozan has in a couple of years convinced the crowds here that he is a force to reckon with. As a notable promoter back in his former hometown, and now resident of club Kaiku, he has hypnotic, groovy techno from the modern leftfield laid down to a tee.

House music galore. London’s big player Peach and arguably Århus’ most important dance music figure C.K are on the driving front of modern, classic-leaning house music. These two are all about the bounce, the rhythm, the pads and the shakery of ass. This bum-to-bum has “match made in dancefloor heaven” written all over it. And to our grandest of pleausures, we get to witnes this close to the sky.

RHR can refer to a resting heart rate. And if we approach this from that angle, we will quickly realise there is no resting but there's definitely a heartrate when we speak about Brazilian producer and DJ extraordinaire RHR. A thrilling mix of techno, bass, dancehall and baile are key here. And so is having fun and wildin’ out. The São Paulo artist is changing the face of Brazilian dance music.

Big Sexxy Bass is one of the newer club nights in the nation’s capital, and it has gained traction especially among the post pandemic generation of clubbers, bringing international names from the modern club-o-sphere into our northern home. Its co-founder Nia, is a skilfull deejay who by way of mischief combines together sounds that are both familiar and new. It’s modern, it’s old. It’s broken, intact, and bold.

Tech house kween Sallidoing does a lot. A dentist by day, and deck mechanic by night, her sets are a sure shot hoot, going from minimalistic house music to exuberant celebrations of life.

What happens when you combine two masses in weightless hyperspace, bind them together to form a covalent bond, and then just wait. Well, we’ll have to wait until summer 2026. But rest assured, it will be worth waiting.

When speaking of European (minimal) house music legends, the name Sonja Moonear has to be included. In dance music, where movements and trends bubble up, bounce off one another and dissipate at startling pace, it takes conviction, dynamism, and an expansive record collection to stay the course. With one ear to the earth, and the other to the moon, Sonja Moonear weaves together feelings emotions through subtle hints and notes.

Of all the DJs who make a living spinning strange, I'm-not-sharing-the-tracklist kind of records, Sugar Free, originally hailing from Madrid, might be the most fun. She plays bold, colourful tracks with an air of sci-fi and sleaze, somewhere between Italo, hi-NRG, electro and house, with of course a fizzy soda popping techy bounce to it. 100% body movement and full capacity brain engagement.

In the daring sonic fiction of JP López, the Medellín artist also known as Verraco, collides techno, latin-influenced tribal, hyper-electronica, carefully crafted IDM, and cutting-edge dembow-bass technology with both intensity and precision. His releases on Batu’s Timedance, Pariah’s VOAM, as well as TraTraTrax, the quintessential label he co-founded, have solidfied Verraco as highly notable figure in modern dance music.

As a dancer, cultural activist, and deejay Wekesa sees the dancefloor from multiple angles. However, a deep bodily connection is the key here. From dancehall to amapiano, baile to jersey club, the aim is to make you move your body in all kinds of ways. In the clubbing world, Wekesa has most notably formed the queer/POC night Club U-Haul, which has become a identity crossover haven for Helsinkians.