Ensiferum to headline Europe in 2026 with Freedom Call and Dragony

Finnish folk-metal stalwarts Ensiferum have announced a full European headline tour for early 2026. They’ll be joined by German power metal veterans Freedom Call as direct support, and Austrian symphonic power metal outfit Dragony opening each night.

The tour is intended to bring the band’s latest album, “Winter Storm”, to life on stage. Released in 2024, “Winter Storm” has been praised for its powerful songwriting, cinematic production, and the band’s evolving balance between folk, melodic death, and power metal elements. Much of the album’s material was composed during the COVID lockdown years, with founding guitarist Markus Toivonen credited for writing nearly every track except “Fatherland”, which was penned by bassist Sami Hinkka.

The album follows the trajectory started on “Thalassic” (2020), where vocalist/keyboardist Pekka Montin first added a broader clean-vocal dimension to the band’s sound. On “Winter Storm”, Montin’s voice fits comfortably within the band’s grand, epic material, complementing the band’s mix of melodic, harsh, and orchestral textures.

Alongside the tour announcement, Ensiferum released a new lyric video for “From Order to Chaos”, one of the album’s more dramatic tracks. The band promises a live set blending powerful anthems from “Winter Storm” with fan favorites from across their catalogue. The tour will stretch across more than twenty dates in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, the UK, and beyond.

Ensiferum Winter Storm Over Europe 2026 Tour
w/ Freedom Call and Dragony

January 7, 2026 – Halle 02, Heidelberg, Germany
January 8, 2026 – New Age, Treviso, Italy
January 9, 2026 – Meh Suff! Winter Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
January 10, 2026 – La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris, France
January 11, 2026 – O2 Academy Islington, London, United Kingdom
January 13, 2026 – Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
January 14, 2026 – Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
January 15, 2026 – Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
January 16, 2026 – Music Hall, Geiselwind, Germany
January 17, 2026 – Hellraiser, Leipzig, Germany
January 18, 2026 – LKA Longhorn, Stuttgart, Germany
January 19, 2026 – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
January 20, 2026 – Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
January 21, 2026 – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
January 22, 2026 – Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
January 23, 2026 – Colloseum, Košice, Slovakia
January 24, 2026 – Hype Park, Kraków, Poland
January 25, 2026 – Barba Negra Red Stage, Budapest, Hungary
January 27, 2026 – Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
January 28, 2026 – Sono, Brno, Czech Republic
January 29, 2026 – Rockhouse, Salzburg, Austria
January 30, 2026 – Kaminwerk, Memmingen, Germany
January 31, 2026 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
February 1, 2026 – De Casino, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

With Freedom Call and Dragony giving the opening energy, fans across Europe can expect sets stacked with high-octane riffs, dramatic choruses, and a strong narrative throughline drawn from “Winter Storm”.