FinFur Animus is a Finnish furry convention held at the lakeside Hotelli Tallukka in Vääksy, by the historic Vääksy Canal. Organized by the furry association FinFur ry, it's an autumn con known for wrapping each year in a single overarching theme and a venue-wide adventure game.
FinFur Animus ran October 8-11, 2026 at Hotelli Tallukka under the medieval theme "The Feast at Tailburg" (Häntälinnan pidot), inviting every species to the lord's table. This was the tenth Animus, and the convention says so on its own front page.
Registration opened on 20 July 2026, moved back from the 18th, and the early-bird window closed on 20 August. Tickets were 100 euro for the plain event ticket, 140 euro for Ritari and 190 euro for Aateli, with no day passes at any price. The 2026 charity beneficiary was Friends of the Heinola Aviary (Heinolan Lintutarhan Ystävät ry), supported on site through the Charity Cave flea market, angling for prizes and a small auction; the final amount has not been announced, and neither has a date for the next Animus.
Animus leans hard into theme. Rather than a loose schedule of panels, it builds the whole weekend around one story, complete with a convention-wide adventure game played on your phone through QR codes hidden around the venue. The setting does a lot of the work too: a lakeside hotel by the Vääksy Canal, with sauna and pool access folded in, gives the con a relaxed Finnish-getaway feel. As a strictly 18+ event with a yearly animal-welfare charity, it's a tight-knit, theme-driven autumn gathering for adult attendees.
The price for 2027 has not been announced. The figure is from 2026, for reference only, so check the convention's own site before you budget.
≈ $ figures are approximate US dollars, rates as of 9 Oct 2026 from ExchangeRate-API open access.
By air: The nearest major airport is Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL); Vääksy is roughly a two-hour drive north, via the Lahti area.
By car: Vääksy sits in Asikkala by the Vääksy Canal; Hotelli Tallukka is about 2 km from the village centre. Driving is the most direct way in.
By transit: Trains and coaches serve nearby Lahti, with onward regional bus connections toward Asikkala/Vääksy. Check the official site for any organized transport near the date.
The convention is hosted at Hotelli Tallukka itself, so on-site rooms are the natural choice and put you steps from programming, the sauna, and the lake. Rooms are booked directly with the hotel using a code issued at registration, with a three-night minimum.
In 2026 every room at Tallukka was booked by mid-August, and caravan and motorhome pitches were sold through a registration ticket instead. Book early once registration opens.
Check the venue for 2027. On 12 June 2026 the convention warned on its own front page that ownership of the Tallukka property might change, which could affect Animus if a new owner does not keep the hotel operator. The 2026 edition went ahead at Tallukka as planned, but confirm the venue when the 2027 dates are announced.
Otherwise the practical fallback is the surrounding Asikkala and Vääksy area, with Lahti about half an hour away by road and a far deeper pool of accommodation.
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FinFur Animus 2023 ran from September 28 to October 1 at Hotelli Tallukka in Vääksy under a 1990s game-show theme. The organizer named the Finnish Chiropterological Association as the charity beneficiary and preserved an official Animus 2023 gallery. The available ticket figure was a registration measure rather than final attendance, so no headcount is published here.
FinFur Animus runs a charity drive each edition for a Finnish animal-welfare organization. In 2025, the convention raised €2,664.50 for Eläinsuojeluyhdistys Kuura, a wildlife-care charity. Detailed attendance and themes for earlier editions are not published on the official site, so they are not listed here rather than guessed.
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2027
Dates TBA
2026
Oct 8-11
Theme
The Feast at Tailburg
2023
Sep 28 - Oct 1
Theme
1990s game show
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