Enabling change through arts and culture

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Welcome to the Finnish Institute

For more than 30 years, we have been enriching cultural connections, empowering voices and building bridges between Finland, the UK, and Ireland. We identify signals of change in the fields of art, culture and society.

Teo Ala-Ruona, Marika Peura, and Miša Skalskis at the ICA

Opus Company and Hands Some Feet bring Colorsphere and Babysphere to the UK

Suomi x Koivisto architects at 'More Than Human' exhibition at London Design Museum

Henna Asikainen: To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World

Nastja Säde Rönkkö: Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child

Carmen Baltzar selected for the 2025 Finnish Institute in the UK & Ireland x ACME residency

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Latest media

Stay informed with the latest updates, insights, and podcasts from the Finnish Institute, showcasing arts and culture.

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Open Call: An International Retreat for Dance, Live Art and Performance Artists

30th June 2025
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HIAP Helsinki - Dublin Residency Exchange 2026

26th June 2025
A boy writing on the wall

Beyond Survival – International Time Travel: Open Call for Artists

2nd June 2025
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UK-based curators to visit the Helsinki Biennial 2025

30th May 2025
Portrait of artist, curator, researcher, and writer Ali Akbar Mehta

Ali Akbar Mehta: “The residency at Delfina Foundation has been an intimate way to engage with the London art scene”

14th May 2025
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Aleksi Malmberg appointed Director of the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland

10th January 2025
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Events

Explore our events and programme.

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Opening Night: Nastja Säde Rönkkö: Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child

Fort Burgoyne, Dover

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Resonance Workshop Series: Intimate Motions

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Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

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Resonance Workshop Series: Now That's What I Call Mash-Up

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Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

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Resonance Workshop Series: Body Parts Reimagined

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The Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

Eija-Liisa Ahtila: The Power of Trees exhibition at Kew Gardens

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Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens

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