Maison Louis Carré presents Being There, a photography exhibition featuring works by Finnish American photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen and French artist Gaspard Noël. Both artists work with their own bodies in nature, exploring the place of the human being in the world. The exhibition brings together two different approaches to photography, the body and presence. […]
Between Soft Borders is an exhibition by photographic artist Emmi Minkkinen at Taipuu Gallery in Säynätsalo Town Hall. The exhibition explores growth, change and transitional states of being. The works move through landscapes of water, light, clouds and the body. In them, the border appears as a soft and shifting space, where the old is […]
Sunila Kantola welcomes visitors to spend the summer in Alvar Aalto’s renowned industrial community. Throughout the season, several exhibitions offer perspectives on Sunila’s history, industrial heritage and contemporary art. The main exhibition of summer 2026 is TAidetta ja TEhdasta, a joint exhibition by Hannu Oksanen and Rurik Wasastjerna. Kantola also hosts Eric Polloc’s photography exhibition, […]
This August, the garden of Villa Skeppet becomes a setting for literature, conversation and reflection. Under the theme Life Dreams, German, Finnish and Finland Swedish authors come together in Ekenäs to discuss literature, identity, life choices and dreams: the ideas that guide us in life and in writing. The festival offers the chance to hear […]
Sunila Aalto Homes is an open house event that presents the former residential area of the Sunila pulp mill, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland and designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto. The event explores architecture, interiors and design. Visit the pine-filled landscape of Sunila and enjoy the atmosphere of its homes. […]
Italy has a privileged space in the lives and careers of Aino, Alvar and Elissa Aalto. In October 1924, Aino and Alvar chose Italy for their honeymoon, largely following an itinerary that Aino had already experienced three years earlier after graduating in architecture. The young couple left Helsinki on their way to Italy on 8th […]