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STORIES OF HOUSES – IN SEARCH OF THE WOODEN CITY
Old Kuopio Museum celebrates the 250th anniversary with an exhibition that invites visitors to take a peek into the Kuopio’s idyllic...
Old Kuopio Museum, Kuopio
25.4.2025 – 13.9.2026
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Master painter Einari Junttila 125 years
Einari Junttila (1901–1975) from Kittilä was a pioneering artist from Lapland, best known for his Lapland landscapes and nature scenes.
Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi, Rovaniemi
9.10.2026 – 4.4.2027
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Sweat, Sisu and Ski Heroes
The exhibition "Sweat, Sisu and Ski Heroes" revisits the golden era of Finnish skiing, from the 1950s until the 1970s.
Ski Museum, Lahti
12.4.2019 –
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In Search of Lost Savonlinna III
Local history from the Era of Oppression to the Finnish Civil War.
Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum, Savonlinna
27.2.2026 – 31.5.2026
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Play and Explore
The new exhibition dedicated to play is now open.
Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa
20.12.2025 –
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Moomin Mug Mania
Moomin Mug Mania delves into Moomin mugs as iconic and hugely popular collectible objects, exploring the philosophy, sociology, and...
Moomin Museum, Tampere
25.9.2026 – 19.9.2027
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Lay Of(f) the Land
Art Alliance of the Arctic South’s exhibition Lay Of(f) the Land brings together eight Nordic artists whose works, inspired by northern...
Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa
29.11.2025 – 12.4.2026
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Community Curated Exhibition: Wireless – For the Love of Radio
The exhibition presents radios as technological innovations, as design objects, and as something that brought people together and opened...
Museum of Technology, Helsinki
10.12.2025 – 1.3.2026
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The Story of South Karelia
The exhibition invites you on a journey through time, tracing the story of South Karelia from prehistory to the present.
South Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta
13.12.2023 – 31.12.2030
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In Search of the Present
For the third time, EMMA presents the international group exhibition In Search of the Present, featuring leading contemporary artists whose...
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo
14.3.2026 – 7.2.2027
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Metro – The Underground Heart of Indomitable Ukraine
An international photo exhibition's more than 30 photographs tell not only of the resilience and invincible will to live of the Ukrainian...
Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere
4.12.2025 – 1.2.2026
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Land Surveying and Mapping in Finland – Central Finland on the Map
A map does more than indicate location—it reflects society. Throughout history, maps have served as instruments of political power, works...
Aalto2, Jyväskylä
13.12.2025 – 10.5.2026
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Football World Cup through the ages
To celebrate the 2026 men's World Cup, Vapriikki will be taken over by soccer fever.
Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere
16.4.2026 – 1.11.2026
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Spartak Khachanov: The Impersonal
In the The Impersonal project, Spartak Khachanov highlights everyday life and food culture in reception centers, as well as the experiences...
Hotel and Restaurant Museum, Helsinki
5.6.2026 – 16.8.2026
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Gallen-Kallela, Klimt & Wien
The exhibition, which brings together modern art, fashion and design, explores the pulse of Vienna, Akseli Gallen-Kallela and brings the...
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
26.9.2025 – 1.2.2026
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Escape to Moominvalley
The Architecture & Design Museum’s new main exhibition Escape to Moominvalley opens on 10 October 2025, highlighting the global...
Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki, Helsinki
10.10.2025 – 27.9.2026
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Fragments of a World War - Hanko 1941-1944
In March 1940, in accordance with the peace terms after the Winter War, Hanko was rented to the Soviet Union as a naval base.
Hanko Museum, Hanko
10.10.2025 – 30.8.2026
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History of Coffee and Tea
The temporary exhibition of Suur-Savo Museum explores the journey of coffee and tea, from customs to roasters, to store shelves and into a...
Suur-Savo Museum, Mikkeli
9.5.2025 – 7.3.2026
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Rainbow Family Stories
A photo exhibition curated by photographer Meeri Koutaniemi.
The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas, Tampere
20.9.2025 – 5.4.2026
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I'm Not Afraid
Children’s and young people’s worlds take centre stage in the I’m Not Afraid group exhibition showcasing acclaimed contemporary...
Tikanoja Art Museum, Vaasa
27.9.2025 – 23.5.2026
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Invisible Race
The exhibition Invisible Race exposes how photography and visual culture have reinforced racist structures – and how they can be...
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
19.9.2025 – 8.3.2026
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People on Sunday
A film installation reflecting on the fragility of life, history and the inexorability of time.
Serlachius Manor, Mänttä-Vilppula
13.9.2025 – 3.5.2026
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JENNI LAITI & LADA SUOMENRINNE – ancestral utopias / ádjagiid álggut
The world creation of the exhibition is quiet, slow information and work and radical indigenous futurism.
Nelimarkka museum the Regional Art Museum of Southern Ostrobothnia, Alajärvi
13.9.2025 – 1.2.2026
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Victory will be ours
The mini exhibition Victory will be ours presents Soviet war propaganda posters from the Second World War.
Military Museum´s Manege, Helsinki
1.6.2025 –
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Niclas Warius: Vanitas Chimitoensis
The series Vanitas Chimitoensis of symbolic still lifes is one of Niclas Warius’ extensive production with a vanitas theme that has been...
The Söderlångvik Museum, Kemiönsaari
1.5.2019 –
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Where Land and Sea Meets
For the first time in the 116 year old history of the Museum of Hanko we have a permanet exhibition called Where Land and Sea Meets.
Hanko Museum, Hanko
15.5.2025 –
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Karin Hellman
Karin Hellman (1915–2004) was a bold and visionary innovator of Finnish modernism.
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo
9.4.2025 – 1.2.2026
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MUISTAKAA - heille kallis ol' maa
Photographer Johanna Kare's exhibition "MUISTAKAA - heille kallis ol' maa" is on display in Museo Militaria.
Museum Militaria, Hämeenlinna
25.1.2025 –
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Courage, Freedom, Love! A Moomin Adventure
The Courage, Freedom, Love! exhibition at the Maritime Museum of Finland is a magical adventure into the way of life and philosophy of the...
The Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka
14.2.2025 – 7.3.2027
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Rautalammin reitin varrelta
The new permanent exhibition of the Rautalampi Museum is open, welcome! The exhibition tells you stories from along the shores of the...
Rautalampi museum, Rautalampi
6.5.2024 –
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Nurmijärvi-Taiteen Museon perusnäyttely
The museum houses local art, cultural heritage, artifacts and military history.
Museum of Nurmijärvi Art, Nurmijärvi
11.7.2022 –
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The Hanko Front 80 years
Hanko Front Line Museum, Hanko
1.6.2021 –
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Untold Arctic Wars - digital exhibition
The exhibition consists of entities assembled on eight touch screens, which the viewer can explore at their own pace. In addition, a short...
Winter War Museum, Kuhmo
8.7.2022 – 31.12.2027
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The world's only Moomin Museum
The Moomin Museum presents all twelve Moomin books written and illustrated by Tove Jansson with original illustrations and a selection of...
Moomin Museum, Tampere
17.6.2017 – 31.12.2030
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Sense of Skiing
The main exhibition “Sense of Skiing” tells the story of both skiing enthusiasts and professional athletes in Finland.
Ski Museum, Lahti
7.7.2017 – 31.12.2030
Events 15 hits
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Monikulttuurikalenteri2026: Creating with "others"
In this art workshop, we explore how humans can become more aware of other beings and relate to them with respect.
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
25.1.2026
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Monikulttuurikalenteri2026: Creating with "others"
In this art workshop, we explore how humans can become more aware of other beings and relate to them with respect.
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
25.1.2026
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Children’s Saturday
Welcome to Children’s Saturday at Malva!
Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva, Lahti
31.1.2026
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Free form fashion exhibition
The outfits presented at the first-ever Ateneum Gala on 27 November 2025 will be showcased at Ateneum. On view are the creations of 30...
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
2.12.2025 – 1.2.2026
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Fill This Museum – Free Admission for Students and Visitors Under 25
The Architecture & Design Museum offers free admission to students and everyone under the age of 25, and the museum is open until 10 pm....
Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki, Helsinki
13.2.2026
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Monikulttuurikalenteri2026: Light for Vesak: Making Lanterns
The art workshop introduces a calm way of working with light, shape, and steady handcraft.
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
15.2.2026
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Sibbe Live!: Laughter, mockery, murder, and love!
Duo Hakkila & Rostamo throw themselves into a program inspired by Mozart’s operas, powered by the rarely heard fortepiano and baroque...
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
18.2.2026
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Fredagar på Sibbe: Juhani Aaltonen & Raoul Björkenheim
Juhani Aaltonen – fluteRaoul Björkenheim – guitar
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
27.2.2026
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Sibbe Live!: A Journey in Air
Freya Frischknecht, flute, Kaisu Tanskanen, clarinet, Hanna-Viola Miettinen, cello
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
4.3.2026
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Sibbe Live!: With Bass Clarinet from Finland
Mikko Raasakka, bass clarinet, Antti Vahtola, piano and voice Kirmo Lintinen – Timo Hietala – Jean Sibelius – Adina Dumitrescu –...
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
18.3.2026
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Gold Prospector's Starter Pack Wed & Fri at 2 pm
Gold Museum’s new weekly program, Gold Prospector’s Starter Pack, introduces you to Lapland’s gold prospecting history and gold’s...
Gold Prospector Museum, Sodankylä
15.10.2025 – 27.3.2026
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Fredagar på Sibbe: Lau Nau & Matti Bye
An evening of a rare kind awaits at the museum, as the pianokantele played by Matti Bye meets the modular synthesizer of Lau Nau (Laura...
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
27.3.2026
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Sibbe Live!: A brief moment of music, great emotions
Baroque Songs and Works for Harpsichord of Heartache, Love and Hope
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
8.4.2026
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Sibbe Live!: Soirée a Paris
Hanna Lipiäinen, violinLili Ahopelto, piano
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
22.4.2026
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Monikulttuurikalenteri2026: Thai Flower Creations
Come and make beautiful and durable fabric flowers.
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
3.5.2026