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12.08.2022

Artist Talk: Jenni Tuominen

We are happy to invite you to an online artist talk by Jenni Tuominen on August 23. at 17:00-18:30. She will talk about her artistry and present her solo exhibition "Sarugakucho, Shibuya, Finnish Forest."...

05.08.2022

Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency 2022: Aaro Murphy

Artist introduction Aaro Murphy, is an installation artist working with sound, scent, animation and glass. His work takes form as time based installations and kinetic sculptures, exploring boundaries...

09.05.2022

Frozen Land

The exhibition Frozen Land showcases the beauty of cold northern nature with snowy landscapes and frosted trees. The photographs on display share the theme of Nordic winter landscapes, and embody the...

05.04.2022

Elastic Alliances -exhibition

The past few years have taken our necessity to adapt to a whole new level. What is considered normal has been stretched as much in the everyday as in artists’ creative processes. Despite economic and...

10.03.2022

Quite Japanese – Yet So Finnish: Kaija + Heikki Siren – curator’s talk

The curator of the exhibition Frans Autio will give a curator's talk and tell more about the exhibition on Thursday March 17th at 6pm (in English, interpreted in Japanese) via Zoom. Registration open...

07.03.2022

International Women’s Day 2022 Celebration

The Finnish Institute in Japan wishes every girl and woman a hopeful International Women's Day and encourages everybody to #BreakTheBias. Imagine a diverse, equitable and inclusive world free of bias...

01.03.2022

Quite Japanese – Yet So Finnish: Kaija + Heikki Siren

The exhibition examines Kaija and Heikki Siren’s long-term relationship with Japan, and features their wooden architecture in both Finland and Japan. The Finnish architect couple...

08.02.2022

Åland 100 Knitting Competition Winners

The winners of the hugely popular Åland 100 Knitting competition have now been selected, thank you so much to everyone who participated! All of the entries were excellent, so the decision was really...

25.01.2022

Miila Westin: Mythical

Have you heard of Rongoteus or Ägräs? Miila Westin’s exhibition of Finnish mythical beings is part of her Master of Arts thesis in Aalto University. While researching the Finnish ancient religion...

30.11.2021

Grandmother square blanket instructions

A special Knitting Club for combining the grandmother square blankets will be held on Monday December 13th at 13–14:30PM. The event will be held as a hybrid event on site at the Metsä Pavilion as well...

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