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.

AUTOPSY features Finnish artists at Seventeen Gallery, London

Open Call – Finnish Artist Residency in Scotland

Recoding Realities—Residency Open Call for Media Artists in London

Pirkko Saisio at European Writers' Festival in London

Valo / Light – Open Call at Fruitmarket in Edinburgh for Finnish and Finland-based artists

Beyond Survival: International Time Travel at Oulu2026

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Latest media

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

A smiling woman wearing large dark green glasses and a black textured top against a blurred green background.

Kanerva Lehtonen appointed as Head of Communications and Development

3rd June 2026
An indoor art installation featuring tall tree trunks, large textured brown sculptures (one on scaffolding), and a long log adorned with small figures and a red apple, on a white textured ground.

Benjamin Orlow presents 'Ritual City' at the Nordic Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2026

4th May 2026
Text: Celebrate Finnish Arts and Culture. To the right, a collage of images depicting people, art, and landscapes.

The Institute is looking for a Head of Communications and Development

6th February 2026
A person performs a one-handed breakdance move in a flurry of white particles against a dark background.

Celebrating 10 Years of Finnish Circus Arts in the UK 

5th February 2026
Rocky tundra landscape with a stone cairn on the right, under a dramatic stormy sky with distant rain.

Standing at the Edge

28th January 2026
White glowing text "OPEN CALL" on a blue gradient background.

Open Call: Factory International x EUNIC Creative Producers Programme

23rd January 2026
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Events

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Two dancers on a dark stage, one kneeling while the other holds his head from behind.

Rea-Matere by Teo Ala-Ruona and collaborators

Painting of a pensive woman in white robes, sitting on a vibrant red and orange patterned rug, with an abstract, fragmented gray and yellow city in the background.

The Lost Paintings: A Prelude to Return at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery in Bristol

Dozens of small, translucent, pale aquatic organisms with tentacles floating on a black background.

The Coming of Age at the Wellcome Collection

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