Momentous Sámi exhibition arrives at Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum
We Who Remain is the first comprehensive exhibition of Sámi art ever shown at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki. The Sámi are the only recognised Indigenous People in the EU area.
Sámi artist Lada Suomenrinne reclaims the remote in the far north of Finland
Lada Suomenrinne creates photography on Sámi land, drawing on experience that spans the Arctic and beyond. An interview with the artist accompanies a recent outdoor exhibition.
Hear Tytti Metsä play an ancient Finnish instrument with a timeless voice: the jouhikko
Few Finns play the bowed lyre, or jouhikko, an instrument whose roots stretch back thousands of years. For Tytti Metsä, its breath-like, singing tone has become the centre of her musical expression.
Finnish actor Alma Pöysti believes in curiosity, compassion and communication
For the award-winning actor Alma Pöysti, culture is a force to be reckoned with. It helps people understand each other in a polarised world in at least four ways, she says.
