Finlands kulturinstitut i Danmark

01/09/2026

Opening this week at Museum Ordrupgaard!

Over the autumn and winter of 2026 Museum Odrupgaard presents the major retrospective exhibition "Pekka Halonen - The Call of Finland". Halonen was born in Lapinlahti in central Finland and, since childhood, influenced by the wild Finnish nature that later became a primary source of inspiration for his art.

With this exhibition, Museum Ordrupgaard highlights one of Finland’s most acclaimed artists. Pekka Halonen was a leading figure in the artists’ colony in Tuusula and, through his pictures, expressed a unique Finnish identity. The exhibition features some of the artist’s most famous works, representing a new Nordic symbolism emerging around the turn of the century.

✨ The exhibition will be open from 4. September 2026 - 10. January 2027

More info here:
https://museumordrupgaard.dk/udstillinger/pekka-halonen

Photo: Pekka Halonen, Winter Landscape -Kinahmi, Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery - Jenni Nurminen

24/08/2026

Join us on Thursday August 27, 16-19 for the opening of the exhibition “30th Anniversary: A Center for Photography”.

In 2026 Fotografisk Center celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, marking the occasion with an exhibition designed to unfold the span of the photographic and camera-based medium, as well as how, over the years, the contemporary arts venue has served as a centre of photography featuring shows by many different artists and photographers.

The exhibition seeks to create links between different times, types of photography, works and photographers. The exhibition features works by 12 Nordic artists, amongst them Emma Sarpaniemi.

⭐ The exhibition is on view from 28 August – 8 November 2026.

For more information go to: https://www.fotografiskcenter.dk/index.php/en/exhibition/30th-anniversary-centre-photography

📷 Marianne Engberg

21/08/2026

Don´t miss out on next weeks CHART Artist Talk between photography artist Emma Sarpaniemi (FI) and curator, author, and former Director of Fotomuseum Winterthur Nadine Wietlisbach (CH) held 28.8. at 15:30–16:00.

Emma Sarpaniemi explores womanhood and femininity through playful and performative photographs. Sarpaniemi´s practice engages with themes of joy, empowerment, and the construction of gender roles and the gaze.

And on Sunday 30.8 at 13.45-14.30 Krist Gruijthuijsen, Director and CEO of EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, participates in a group discussion exploring “How Future Art Institutions Support Artists”.🎤

📍The talks are held in Festsalen, located near the Kongens Nytorv entrance.

For more information go to: https://chartartfair.com/programme?categories=talk

Photo: Portarit of Emma Sarpaniemi

20/08/2026

Looking forward to next week when CHARTartfair returns to Kunsthal Charlotteborg between 28-30th August (VIP preview 27th). The Public Programme at CHART 2026 will once again present a wide selection of talks, performances, music, screenings and off-site projects. Make sure not to miss Subvocal by Aapo Nikkanen and Raudie Mcleod.

“Subvocal” is a performance by artist and traind hypnotherapist Aapo Nikanen and music producer, sound designer and composer Raudie Mcleod.

In the performance the audience is hypnotised and their relationship with technology briefly suspended, while attention is reoriented through suggestion, metaphorical storytelling, and audiovisual stimuli. Aapo Nikkanen uses hypnosis to examine the cognitive effects of new technologies, asking how they inconspicuously shape the ways we interpret, trust, and respond to the world.

📌The performance will take place on Friday 28.8, Saturday 29.8 and Sunday 30.8, 12:00 –13:00 at Cinema.

❗Subvocal is not recommended for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy.
- Age limit: 16
- No admission after the performance begins

The public programme for CHART 2026 is free and open to everyone.

For more information see: https://chartartfair.com/programme?categories=performance

Photo: Dino Bossini

14/08/2026

Shape Shifters – Magic in art and fashion at Copenhagen Contemporary

Shapeshifters – Magic in Fashion presents 12 Nordic fashion designers and artists working at the intersections of fashion, art, and performance, showing how garments can mark life transitions, blur boundaries between reality and fantasy, and create new narratives and communities.

The exhibition has been created in collaboration with Ane Lynge-Jorlén (ALPHA) and is part of a Nordic partnership between EMMA (Finland), the National Museum (Norway), the Röhsska Museum (Sweden), and Copenhagen Contemporary (Denmark).

The exhibition can be experienced until 06.09.2026

For more information go to: https://copenhagencontemporary.org/en/shapeshifters/

Participating artists:
Abbas Mandegar (SE)
Ahmed Umar (NO)
Amina Saada (FI)
Ann-Sofie Back (SE)
Arnar Freyr Hjartason (IS)
Jeppe Juel (DK)
Klara Zetterholm (SE)
Lina Hashim (DK)
Margaret Abeshu Leversby (NO)
Olof Marsja & Matilda Söderling (SE)
Zuzana Vrabelova (SE)

Photo: David Stjernholm

10/08/2026

📢OPEN CALL | Studio and Networking Residency Programme for Visual Artists in Copenhagen 2027! Deadline 31. August📢

OPEN CALL FOR FINNISH ARTISTS: Deadline 31. August

Applications are now open for the 2027 edition of our residency programme in collaboration with The Finnish Cultural Foundation / Suomen Kulttuurirahasto and The Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark / Finlands kulturinstitut i Danmark.

The two-month studio and networking residency is for Finnish or Finland-based visual artists and includes a working grant, a travel grant, a dedicated local mentor-curator, and portfolio review meetings with Danish art professionals.

The call is open from today, August 10 – and closes on the 31st at 4 pm Finnish time.

Read the full details and apply here: https://skr.fi/en/other-activity/residency-programme/fabrikken-copenhagen/

Photo: Open Studio with Resident Essi Orpana, 2022.

18/06/2026

Dynamo - Workspace for circus & performing arts is hosting Kauri Honkakoski Company for a residency, performance and workshop!

Kauri Honkakoski Company will perform their work-in-progress version of the show “HIGH TIDE” at DYNAMO on the 3rd of July. The piece is described as an apocalyptic drawing-room drama set on the last shore of paradise, inviting the audience to confront the aching themes of climate change within a sensory and collective landscape.

Also on the 3rd of July, Kauri Honkakoski Company organizes the workshop “Exploring Physical Theatre” - a hands-on workshop where you’ll explore mime-based physical theatre and its rich expressive possibilities.

Deadline for signing up to the workshop is the 29th of June.

More information and tickets can be found on DYNAMO’s web page: https://dynamoworkspace.dk/en/program/workshop-exploring-physical-theatre-with-kauri-honkakoski-company/

Photo: Laura Vuoma

15/06/2026

New studio and networking residency programme in Copenhagen!

A collaboration between the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark and Fonden FABRIKKEN for Kunst og Design.

The Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark are merging their residency programmes into a joint 2x two-month studio and networking residency aimed for Finnish or Finland-based visual artists.

The purpose of the residency programme is to accelerate the residency artist’s international career by offering curatorial mentoring and organising portfolio meetings with Danish or Denmark‑based professionals in the visual arts field. The duration of the residency programme is two months, and will be organised twice a year, in late spring and early autumn. The grantees will receive a working grant and a travel grant.

The first open call for the programme will be in August 10-31, 2026. More info about the open call and the contents of the programme can be found on Suomen Kulttuurirahasto and Finlands kulturinstitut i Danmark webpage.

Photo: Fonden FABRIKKEN for Kunst og Design

05/06/2026

Copenhagen Photo Festival is approaching!

Between the 11th and the 21st of June, Copenhagen Photo Festival invites us to celebrate photography, camera-based art and documentation through exhibitions, events and activities around the city.

This year Mari Mäntynen participates in the exhibition FUTURES Nordic Talent with her project “Stranger”. Also participating at CPH Photo Festival are Essi Maaria Orpana & Kukka-Maria Rosenlund with the exhibition “Maid, Mother, Monster”.

In “Stranger”, Mäntynen questions the unspoken roles and preconceptions around meeting people, and the effects these have on our interactions with one another. The exhibition can be seen between 11.-17.6 at VÆKST.

Curated by DISIR, a trans-Nordic network for women and gender minorities, “Made, Mother, Monster” examines three reaccuring female archetypes which have shaped our history and our collective visual culture. The exhibition can be seen between 10.-14.6 at ODP3.

More info about the exhibitions can be found on the CPH Photo Festival webpage!

02/06/2026

A Prima Vista 10.–12.6.2026 - Lokal Gallery’s participation at 3daysofdesign co-produced with the Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark.

Gammel Strand 48, Copenhagen

The expression A Prima Vista is borrowed from musical terminology; playing directly from the notes at first sight (in other contexts, e.g. “amore a prima vista”). The theme of the exhibition is the blossoming of new life in late spring and early summer – that annual miracle. In typical Lokal fashion, the group exhibition consists largely of worlds and work ensembles that combine the traditions of fine arts, crafts and design.

Artists & Makers:
Ville Aakula, Paul Flanders, Saija Halko, Antrei Hartikainen, Hemmo Honkonen, Tatu Laakso, Nathalie Lautenbacher, Waltter Mahlberg, Santeri Mortti, Outi Martikainen, Rasmus Palmgren, Riikka Piippo, Carlo Raymann, Renata Schirm, Milla Vaahtera, Sini Villi, Didi NG Wing Yin

Curated by Lokal’s founder Katja Hagelstam
Exhibition architecture by Hanni Koroma
Tastes by artist and chef Sami Tallberg

With support from: The Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation, Embassy of Finland in Denmark, Asko Foundation, Huonekalusäätiö, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Gustaf Packaléns Mindefond

Thank you: Ateljee Sami Tallberg, Genelec, Harri Koskinen, Shimber, Kakola Brewing, Blend Beverages

The exhibition can be seen between 10.–12.6 from 10:00–17:00. On Wednesday 10.6. 17:00–20:00 everyone is welcome to celebrate the opening of the exhibition in the atmospheric courtyard at Gammel Strand. Attendees can meet the designers, enjoy drinks and music, and experience a taste of Finland with wild-food maestro Sami Tallberg.