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Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, shortly Tuska (Finnish: pain, agony), is the largest music festival dedicated only to metal and related styles of music in the Nordic countries.

The history of Tuska began in 1998 and it has grown larger every year. The location of the festival has been in Kaisaniemi park in the middle of Helsinki, Finland from 2001. However, since Tuska 2011 has been at its new home, Suvilahti event field in Sörnäinen, Helsinki.

In recent years the attendance has grown and the festival has drawn in around 30.000 people.