Enabling change through arts and culture

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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.

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

Drifts Festival brings Anna Pesonen and Hongxi Li to Helsinki

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

EGS: Three Letters, Three Wells – A Pilgrimage in Glass

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

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

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Latest media

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Tayo Adekunle's 'Reclamation of the exposition' artwork

UK-based artist and curators to visit 'Invisible Race' exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography

20th August 2025

Photo of SICK! Festival Artistic Director and CEO Tracy Gentles

SICK! Festival's Artistic Director: "The world’s facing big challenges, but we’re also seeing people come together and support each other."

19th August 2025

Events

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

Apr122025-Sept142025

Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens

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