Pink Screens film festival is a kaleidoscope to queer existence
Communications Assistant Oscar Arminen shares his experience attending and volunteering at the Pink Screens – Brussels Queer Film Festival.
Tilda Forss joins the jury of the Svenska Yle Literature Prize 2025
Tilda Forss, Programme Assistant at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, is part of the jury for the Svenska Yle Literature Prize 2025.
The museum as stage: the institutional state of performance art
Our Programme assistant, Tilda Forss, learnt about liveness in museums at a talk hosted by RendezVous Brussels Art Week.
Culture, science and strategy: Finnish institutes meet in the heart of Europe
The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes met in Brussels to discuss EU advocacy, sustainability, and culture’s role in Finland’s international relations. Read a short summary in English and the full recap in Finnish.
From Antwerp to Amsterdam to Brussels, the art of coming together at art week(end)s
In our latest staff blog post, our Communications Manager discovers how Benelux Art Week(end)s are transforming the regional art scene through collaboration, accessibility, and community-focused programming.
Debunking myths: ice skating was not invented in Finland!
Our Head of Administration, Eeva-Maria Viitanen, former professional archaeologist and in-house expert unpacks archaeological evidence and unravels the true origins of ice skates and ice skating.