Helsinki as A Global Meeting Point for Art Professionals
Helsinki Biennial Professional Programme 2025 drew around 600 accredited art professionals from across the globe. Curators, museum directors, artists, and researchers gathered in Helsinki to experience a city transformed into a living exhibition. With 37 artists and collectives from 30 countries, many on-site to discuss their works, the programme offered a rare opportunity for dialogue between creators and professionals in situ. Photo: Installation view from Vallisaari Island, Tania Candiani, Sonic Seeds, 2025. Installation view, Vallisaari Island. Photo: Foto: HAM / Helsinki Biennial / Maija Toivanen.
Open, Accessible and Communal - Helsinki Biennial 2025
Helsinki transforms into a sprawling, living art space for the third edition of the Helsinki Biennial. Titled “Shelter — Below and Beyond, Becoming and Belonging”, this ambitious citywide exhibition brings together 37 artists and collectives from 30 different countries, many of whom are creating site-specific works that respond directly to their surroundings — from the rich wilderness of Vallisaari Island to the bustling Esplanade Park and the contemporary spaces of HAM Helsinki Art Museum. June 8 - September 21, 2025.
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