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Renowned Finnish artists and rising talents: a broad cultural programme supporting the presidency of the Council of the EU

Renowned Finnish artists and rising talents: a broad cultural programme supporting the presidency of the Council of the EU

During Finland’s presidency of the Council of the EU starting at the beginning of July, Brussels will be featuring some of the top names in Finnish contemporary art and culture, as well as rising new talents. The broad cultural programme supports the priority themes of the EU presidency period. The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux in Brussels is closely involved in carrying out the programme. 

Together Alone – the selected projects from the third round

Together Alone – the selected projects from the third round

On March 23rd, The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes network launched #TogetherAloneFI in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Nine weeks and 437 applications later, we have now commissioned 20 artists, creatives and collectives around the globe. For the third – and final – application round of Together Alone, we have selected eight projects out of no less than 166 applications.