Programme

Our spotlight on the projects, people, and events shaping culture through creativity, dialogue and innovation. Explore their stories, works, and inspirations.

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

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

two women in front of a pavilion made of bricks

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

People carrying a tree in front of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts

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

two men are standing next to each other in front of a disco ball .

Jacksons Lane is bringing three joyful circus performances to London from Agit Cirk, Sakari Männistö and The Nordic Council.

Anssi Kasitonni: Gentle Means and Easy Tasks exhibition at Beaconsfield Gallery

a close up of a jacket with a colorful embroidery on it .

lipsync serenades for softer occasions performance at 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning

a close up of a yellow parachute hanging from the ceiling .

‘Remedies – Lullaby Nest’ exhibition public events

a woman is standing in front of a desk holding a tablet .

Reetta Niemensivu at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

a group of people are sitting in a circle on the floor in a dark room .

Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko: ‘Remedies – Lullaby Nest’ exhibition at The Showroom

a car is parked on the side of the road in front of a house surrounded by palm trees .

TOM House: At Home with Tom of Finland exhibition at Queer Britain

a man is sitting on a stool next to a drum in a room .

Percussionist Ossi Raippalinna has been selected for Making Tracks 2024 residency and tour

Nastja Säde Rönkkö: salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears exhibition in Mänttä

there is a statue of a man holding a tire in a museum .

Anssi Kasitonni receives the Below Zero Finnish Art Award 2025

christmas comes to moominvalley is a christmas movie based on the moomin characters .

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley performance at Jacksons Lane

a man is cleaning a brick courtyard between two tall buildings .

Vapaa Collective performing Architectural Acts of Care at LFA

a woman is sitting on a table in a room with tables and stools .

Nayab Noor Ikram selected for 2024 Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland X Acme London Residency

a green cloth hangs from a window in front of a house

Compositions for Actions 2024: Dormancy, Reseeding, Resistance

a close up of a quilt next to a greenhouse .

Compositions for Actions Open Call 2024 Projects Announced

a close up of a colorful quilt with embroidery on it .

Compositions for Actions 2024: lipsync serenades for soft occasions

Below Zero Finnish Art Award shortlist for 2025 announced

European Writers’ Festival 2: Transformation

We Are Eagles: Outi Pieski And Maree Clarke at Tate Modern

Lotta and Stina: ’20 Years Later Still Here!’ circus performance at Jacksons Lane

On Our Doorsteps connects communities with nature through art in Hull, Lancaster and Norwich in 2024

In Short, Europe: Nun or Never! by Heta Jäälinoja

Global environmental challenges: Lessons from Ukraine discussion event

Below Zero Finnish Art Award 2025

Assemblage III: Community and Care

Jam Shenanigans – playful contemporary circus for family audiences at Jacksons Lane!

Slow Motion Sauna at King’s Cross

Institutes’ joint project ‘pARTir – Creating a Cultural Roadmap Towards Responsible International Mobility’ starts in the spring 2024

flat 70 Culture Club presents: ‘Perceive sea, dunes, mountains in move’ tour and screening of After We’re Gone by Ima Iduozee

‘Self-Determination: A Global Perspective’ exhibition at IMMA features Minna Henriksson’s work

Hanna Tuulikki’s work ‘Under Forest Cover’ at City Art Centre in Edinburgh

Hanna Västinsalo’s debut feature Palimpsest at Raindance Film Festival

Visual artist Liisa-Irmelen Liwata: What if one’s cultural identity was in motion, rather than bound by strict categories?

Perceive sea, dunes, mountains in move exhibition at 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning

Revisit Together Again festival stream and artworks online

Screening of Eatnameamet – Our Silent Struggle by Suvi West

Registration for Together Again festival in Helsinki is now open!

One Drop by Sonya Lindfors at Dance Umbrella festival

Jaana Laakkonen in residency at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in Dublin

Sepideh Rahaa’s work at Liverpool Biennial

Heikki Hiilamo presenting on sustainability and social security reforms

European Writers’ Festival: The Stories We Tell

The Snake House: Finland’s most radical co-housing schemes

Galleria Heino at Photo London, an interview with Aapo Huhta and Axel Antas

TOM House The VR Experience on view at Kiasma, Helsinki

TOM House THE VR Experience by Donkey Hotel: “It is a space where one can almost live and breathe Tom’s art”

5th edition of In Short, Europe Short Film Festival: Awakening

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Mind the Gap Residency 2023: Niko Hallikainen

Woman sat on a hospital bed

Nastja Säde Rönkkö: salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears exhibition at Beaconsfield London

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