Culture

文化
The Finnish Institute in Japan supports the international mobility of artists and cultural professionals through residencies and projects.

Cultural Collaboration at the Finnish Institute in Japan

  • We promote the visibility of Finnish art and the work of art mediators in Japan.
  • We build and strengthen long-term collaboration between Finnish and Japanese cultural and art organizations.
  • We foster dialogue between art and science and enhance the visibility of Finnish artistic research.
  • We support the mobility of Finnish artists and artists residing in Finland.
  • We provide information on funding opportunities for art and culture between Finland and Japan.
We support residency visits to Japan for artists, cultural professionals, and researchers from Finland or residing in Finland.
pARTir Mobility Support promotes opportunities for performing artists to travel and perform internationally.
We offer beginner and intermediate Finnish courses and conversation classes year-round, available online and in-person.
We organize an annual Hallå Tokyo! week celebrating Swedish-speaking Finns.
Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland on the 29th Nov – 26th Dec, is a showcase for Finnish outsider arts organised in collaboration with HERALBONY, Pertin Valinta (Pertti’s Choice) and the Finnish Institute in Japan.
Coming soon...
The monthly Knitting club and KAL, knit along, are held online for the time being.
The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 epidemic.