The Helsinki Exhibition

Welcome to experience something new from 13 June 2026. The main exhibition is a journey of insights into the history of Helsinki.

Helsinki City Museum, Helsinki

13.6.2026 – 31.12.2030

The Seurasaari Summer Cottage

The Summer Cottage, the newest building at the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, offers a glimpse into Finnish cottage culture and leisure time.

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, Helsinki

13.6.2026 –

William Morris

Welcome to the sources of William Morris’s inspiration: dreamlike gardens, the realms of history and legendary tales

Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki

29.5.2026 – 30.8.2026

Help, climate change!

A temporary mini-exhibition at the Observatory describes the changing climate of our planet.

The Observatory of the Helsinki University Museum, Helsinki

27.5.2022 –

Z Walsh: Feminine Man

Z Walsh’s Feminine Man is a tribute to the women in his life who, in his own words, have made him the man he is today.

The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

27.3.2026 – 20.9.2026

Pasi Autio: State of Alert

The central elements of State of Alert (2025, 6:55 min) are light, darkness, shadowy figures, and rhythm.

Turku Art Museum, Turku

5.6.2026 – 13.9.2026

Sanna Johansson: The Vanishing Horizon

With Sanna Johansson’s exhibition, Porvoo Museum presents contemporary photographic art for the first time in its exhibition program....

Holm House, Porvoo Museum, Porvoo

5.6.2026 – 10.1.2027

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

Moss Giants

Four huge, bright green figures by Kim Simonsson have taken root in the forest on Örudden in Söderlångvik.

The Söderlångvik Museum, Kemiönsaari

2.5.2025 –

Young Artists 2026

This is what a new generation of art looks like!

Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki

29.5.2026 – 19.7.2026

Antti Laitinen, The Forest Within

Hämeenlinna Art Museum is delighted to announce the launch of The Forest Within by Finnish artist Antti Laitinen, which will run in the...

Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna

9.5.2026 – 18.10.2026

Havina

The new textile art exhibition Havina at the Miila Craft Museum is a show of love for birds.

Käsityömuseo Miila, Paimio

3.6.2026 – 31.8.2026

Apocalypse No/w

The exhibition Apocalypse No/w is a collaboration between Vasaa resident Marcus Lerviks and the German artist Florian Tuercke, who both...

Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa

16.5.2026 – 28.8.2026

Ritva and Lumi Tuomi: Muaman sadu (Mother’s Garden) | Poriginal

The works mirror plant heritage to the endangered Karelian language and fading traditions of gardening — diverse cultural heritage that...

Pori Art Museum, Pori

25.4.2026 – 18.6.2026

Paper Stars – Paper Dolls by Rauni Palonen, 1968–1982

Tamminiemi features a nostalgic glimpse into the world of celebrities and popular culture of President Kekkonen’s era.

Tamminiemi, Helsinki

17.4.2026 – 9.1.2028

The Unknown Suburb

The Unknown Suburb exhibition begins at a bus stop, and the story travels from two-billion-year-old bedrock to a suburban apartment block...

Helsinki City Museum, Helsinki

17.4.2026 – 13.9.2026

The Folk Kindergarten – Helsinginkatu 3–5

Come and build with blocks while discovering what kindergartens were like in the past!

Kindergarten Museum, Helsinki

1.9.2009 – 31.12.2030

AI Space

Explore the world of artificial intelligence—its history, principles, and the questions surrounding it. Discover how AI has developed...

Museum of Technology, Helsinki

30.3.2026 – 31.12.2027

Alia Ali: In Light of...

In Light of… is the first solo exhibition in the Nordic region by internationally acclaimed artist Alia Ali. The immersive presentation...

Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki

20.8.2026 – 1.11.2026

PUNK

50 years of non-conformity on the streets of Helsinki.

Hakasalmi Villa, Helsinki

23.10.2026 – 29.8.2027

We Who Remain – Sámi Art in Focus

Organised jointly by Kiasma and the Sámi Museum Siida, this exhibition presents contemporary art by and about the Sámi community across...

Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki

27.3.2026 – 6.9.2026

Boat Hall

An impressive collection of boats from different decades

The Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka

6.9.2021 –

Boat Hall

An impressive collection of boats from different decades

The Museum of Kymenlaakso, Kotka

6.9.2021 –

13 Stories about Humane Design

The Alvar Aalto Museum’s summer exhibition in the Aalto2 Museum Centre’s Gallery tells 13 stories about Alvar Aalto’s design and...

Aalto2, Jyväskylä

24.4.2026 – 10.1.2027

ATLASES OF THE MARINER - Historical sea charts of the Baltic Sea

The exhibition introduces the basics of marine charting and the history of mapping the Baltic Sea and four sea atlases from the 17th to the...

Ehrensvärd Museum, Helsinki

2.4.2026 – 30.9.2026

The Contamination of Time

The exhibition, curated by Erich Berger, presents paintings, media art and installations from nine artist or artist groups.

Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki

13.6.2026 – 9.1.2027

Eero Nelimarkka

An exhibition covering the entire career of Eero Nelimarkka (1891–1977) takes a fresh look at the versatile artist and sheds light on his...

Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

13.3.2026 – 13.9.2026

Night

Night is more mysterious than day. Most of us sleep through these mystical hours; by day, people work and the cogs of society whirr....

Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki

12.2.2026 – 23.8.2026

Modern classics: Elga Sesemann

The Modern Classics series of exhibitions presents 20th-century artists from the Finnish National Gallery collections. The first artist to...

Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

18.8.2026 – 8.8.2027

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

Mia Hamari - Sanctuary of Dreams

Mia Hamari is a sculptor who lives and works in Simo. Mia Hamari's dreamlike works interweave the past and the present, reality and fiction.

Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi, Rovaniemi

27.3.2026 – 20.9.2026

Elin Danielson-Gambogi

The exhibition delves into the bold and multifaceted world of the beloved artist Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861–1919).

Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki

12.9.2026 – 31.1.2027

Teemu Mäki – War and Us

The exhibition addresses wars, loss of biodiversity and the human relationship with violence andmortality

Lappeenranta Art Museum, Lappeenranta

3.10.2026 – 31.1.2027

Arcana Borealis - pohjoisen naiset ja esoteerisuus

The exhibition Arcana Borealis – Northern Women and Esotericism shows how Northern women artists have, since the late 19th century,...

Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

23.10.2026 – 28.2.2027

A Dream in Four Colours – Kiasma's Collection Exhibition

Step into a space where reality and imagination meet.

Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki

27.2.2026 – 10.1.2027

TAHTO Sports Adventure

A new interactive physical experience for our visitors, especially for children and families.

TAHTO Center for Finnish Sports Culture, Helsinki

29.11.2024 –

Altered by War

The exhibition Altered by War presents wartime Information Company drawings, trench art and other artworks from the the Military Museum´s...

Military Museum´s Manege, Helsinki

8.5.2024 –

Viewfinder

Viewfinder is an exhibition about photographs, photographers, and the people who enjoy and make use of photographs.

The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

27.1.2023 –

Filtering Hall

The Finnish Museum of Technology operates in the buildings of the old Water Purification Plant of Helsinki. The restored Filtering Hall is...

Museum of Technology, Helsinki

1.1.2006 – 31.12.2030

Children's Town

In Children’s Town, Helsinki’s past is illustrated by means of play and joint activities.

Helsinki City Museum, Helsinki

13.5.2016 – 31.12.2030