Yoko Hayashi to Visit the ARMAS Festival

Alma Ritvaniemi March 17, 2026 No Comments

Japanese Elderly Care and Arts Expert Yoko Hayashi to Visit the ARMAS Festival Yoko Hayashi, director of the Japanese organization Arts Alive, will be a guest speaker at ARMAS Festival…

Traineeship at the Finnish Institute in Japan in Autumn 2026

Alma Ritvaniemi March 5, 2026 No Comments

Apply for an international internship at the Finnish Institute in Japan in Tokyo! The internship offers an opportunity to gain international work experience. The EDUFI application period is open until…

Science Tuesday: Finnish Equality in Focus: A Prelude to Minna Canth Day

Alma Ritvaniemi March 3, 2026 No Comments

Minna Canth (1844–1897) was a pioneering Finnish writer and social activist, whose works focused on women’s rights and equality. This event with Japanese and Finnish academics explores how the issues…

Ginko Hsu Selected for the Hamuro mAiR Residency 2026

Alma Ritvaniemi March 2, 2026 No Comments

Ginko Hsu, a Helsinki-based sculptor and interdisciplinary artist, has been selected for the Hamuro mAiR Residency 2026. Congratulations, Ginko!

We’re hiring: Communications Coordinator

Alma Ritvaniemi February 25, 2026 No Comments

The Finnish Institute in Japan is seeking a Communications Coordinator for a fixed-term development project aimed at mapping and strengthening higher education and research cooperation between Finland and Japan.

Fanny Varjo: Residency Report, Shigaraki Residency 2025

Alma Ritvaniemi February 18, 2026 No Comments

Read our resident artist Fanny Varjo’s residency report from the 2025 Shigaraki Ceramics Residency (in Finnish).

Sami Rinne: Ureshino Artist Residency Interview 2025 – YouTube

Alma Ritvaniemi February 11, 2026 No Comments

A video interview about the experiences of Sami Rinne, the 2025 Ureshino Ceramics Residency artist, is now available on the Institute’s YouTube channel.

Science Tuesday: Architecture as a Space for Renegotiating Cultural Relationship with Nature

Alma Ritvaniemi February 10, 2026 No Comments

The weakening of nature connection narrows well-being and a responsible relationship with the living environment, yet architecture can act as a force of repair if its underlying values change. An…

Santtu Laine: Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency 2025

Alma Ritvaniemi January 19, 2026 No Comments

Read about the experience of our 2025 Tokyo Art & Science Research resident artist, Santtu Laine.

Erkki T. Lassila – Researcher interview

Erika Masalin December 1, 2025 No Comments

Interviewing Erkki T. Lassila – A Finnish educational scientist and teacher trainer in Kobe University about his research and experiences in Japan

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Yoko Hayashi to Visit the ARMAS Festival

Traineeship at the Finnish Institute in Japan in Autumn 2026

Science Tuesday: Finnish Equality in Focus: A Prelude to Minna Canth Day

Ginko Hsu Selected for the Hamuro mAiR Residency 2026

We’re hiring: Communications Coordinator

Fanny Varjo: Residency Report, Shigaraki Residency 2025

Sami Rinne: Ureshino Artist Residency Interview 2025 – YouTube

Science Tuesday: Architecture as a Space for Renegotiating Cultural Relationship with Nature

Santtu Laine: Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency 2025

Erkki T. Lassila – Researcher interview

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