Visual arts Archives

Two Finnish artists walk and talk with the animals

Two of the artworks at the 2016 Flow Festival were just a prelude to another, larger exhibition that plays out weeks after the end of the festival.

Arts & culture Museums

The revamped Helsinki City Museum opens doors to Helsinki’s past

Make a journey through history and admire fine architecture at Helsinki City Museum’s new main complex, where visitors can freely reflect on the past, right in the busy heart of the capital.

Life & society Environment

“Mother Wait”

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

Arts & culture Slideshows

Lux Helsinki spreads light and warmth

When the dark months are here, we really need some illumination to light up Helsinki and our minds, too.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream

After decades in the shadows, the world is finally ready for Finland’s icon of erotic art, Tom of Finland.

Arts & culture Visual arts

An artist’s mark on the story of Finland

From political paintings to modern-day tattoos: We explore artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s great influence on Finnish society.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Three iconic Finns remain relevant at 150

Sibelius, Gallen-Kallela and Halonen, all born in 1865, helped form the Finnish identity. Now two of them post on Facebook.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki

We talk to Baghdad-born Adel Abidin, who has been making art in Finland using an array of media for more than a decade.

Visual arts

Two Finnish artists walk and talk with the animals

The revamped Helsinki City Museum opens doors to Helsinki’s past

“Mother Wait”

Lux Helsinki spreads light and warmth

Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream

An artist’s mark on the story of Finland

Three iconic Finns remain relevant at 150

Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki

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