Institute office closed for summer break: 18.7–16.8.2026

Juil 14, 2026 | News

The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux office will be closed from 18 July until 16 August 2026.

In the meantime, you are very welcome to reach out to us via email and we will get back to you as soon as we return. You can find all our contact details on our Contact page.

We wish you all a wonderful summer!

Photo (L–R): Malin, Ela, Margareeta, Tilda, Eppu, Johanna and Saar the dog. Photo by Maurice Specht.

PS. That’s us as Buitenplaats Brienenoord in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where our zoöp residency with Buitenplaats Brienenoord, Nieuwe Instituut and EUNIC Netherlands takes place this September. The residency is part of Zoöp Connections, a networked knowledge exchange programme connecting Dutch Zoöps and European cultural institutes, realised by EUNIC Netherlands in coordination with DutchCulture and supported by the EUNIC Global Cluster Fund.

 

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