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Finland: Severe cuts proposed to arts and culture funding
The Finnish Ministry of Finance has proposed a €65 million cut to state subsidies distributed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, expected to severely impact employment, access to the arts, and cultural exports.
TelepART: August 2024
The August 2024 TelepART support by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux goes to the Muddiverse working group’s site-specific dance performance “Charge” in the Kalasatama area in Helsinki, Finland.
The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux office closed for a summer break
The Institute will be on holiday from Thursday, the 18th of July until Friday, the 9th of August. We wish everyone a wonderful summer!
Help us improve our communications – take part in our survey!
To improve our outreach and better connect with our stakeholders, we are conducting a survey to evaluate our current communication channels. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!
TelepART: July 2024
Luxembourg-based group Francis of Delirium performs at Ö Fest on an island in the Finnish archipelago, with support from the TelepART Mobility Support Platform allocated by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux and M-Cult secure funding for accessible media art initiative
The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux and the media art association M-Cult have been awarded a €25,000 grant from Finland’s Ministry of Culture and Education for an accessible media art initiative.
Sonya Lindfors returns to Beursschouwburg with ONE DROP
Confronting the echoes of the ‘one drop’ rhythm and the ‘one drop rule’ with power, anti-racist love and resistance, Sonya Lindfors’ dance performance ‘One Drop’ comes to Beursschouwburg, 18 & 19 October 2024.
Registration now open for the autumn term of our Finnish language courses!
Start your Finnish language journey with the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux this September. Suitable for all levels, classes are open to everyone, no matter where you are based. Register today!
Meet the executive board of the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux Trust
Bringing expertise from the arts and cultural fields in Finland and in the Benelux, the members of the board are responsible for funding and supervising the activities of the Institute. Get to know the faces behind the names.
TelepART: June 2024
The June 2024 TelepART support by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux goes to the performance “Unknown for talking bodies” by choreographer Eeva Juutinen and performers Astrid Stenberg and Taru Aho at Pianofabriek in Brussels, Belgium.
Boys Won’t Be Boys’ Finland debut through the eyes of Gender Studies student Tega Oke
Find out what it has meant for Programme Assistant Tega Oke to support the Finnish premiere of Boys Won’t Be Boys, a Dutch theatre production centered on personal and honest stories about masculinity.
Join us for a Midsummer Cocktail Hour on Tuesday, 18 June
We have the utmost pleasure of inviting you to the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux office for a cosy midsummer cocktail hour. 18.6.2024, 18:00–19:30.
Safer Spaces and nods to surrealism – introducing the Institute’s stickers by Sam Vanbelle
Take a peek at our brand-new stickers, embodying select parts of the programme and principles of the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, and get to know the Antwerp-based illustrator.
Book launch at De Appel “Falling In: Movement and Becoming in Curatorial Research”
Join the conversation at the launch of “Falling In: Movement and Becoming in Curatorial Research”, co-edited by Jussi Koitela with Dahlia El Broul and Ksenia Kaverina. 17 June at De Appel, Amsterdam.
Watch the teaser of Julian Owusu’s Boys Won’t Be Boys video performance at Svenska Teatern
In anticipation of the premiere of Boys Won’t Be Boys in Helsinki, we bring you a teaser of the moving video performance by artist Julian Owusu!
TelepART: May 2024
Milla Koistinen performs “Breathe” at SPRING Performing Arts Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with support from the TelepART Mobility Support Platform allocated by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
Redefining the male body experience and shaking up the arts – an interview with Jani Toivola
For the first time, Jani Toivola shares the stage while exploring the concept of masculinity and the male body experience in Boys Won’t Be Boys’ Finland debut on 23 May.
Annual Report 2023
Our Annual Report for 2023 is now available to read in Finnish. The report offers an overview of our entire range of activities in Finland and the Benelux during 2023. Stay tuned for the English version, published soon on our website.
Participants for the networking trip to Circusstad Festival have been selected
The participants for the networking trip to Circusstad Festival organised by Circus and Dance Info Finland, the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland and the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux have been selected.
Kriticos Mwansa and The Book Club return to Helsinki with an XL edition at Kiasma
Join Kriticos Mwansa’s XL Book Club at the URB festival on 5 June. The conversation brings together six high profile creatives from Finland as they discuss books by Caleb Azumah Nelson and Questlove.
TelepART: April 2024
The April 2024 TelepART support by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux goes to Marija Griniuk, who is taking part in the Society of Artistic Research Forum at the Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Discover the sweet world of the Finnish language from the comfort of your home
Do you want to get a jumpstart on the Finnish language and be ready to join our Level 2 class in September? Then join our Online Intensive Finnish Course for Beginners starting 2 May.
Sustainable solutions from Finland presented at the Festival of the New European Bauhaus 2024
Focused on shaping a sustainable, beautiful and inclusive future for Europe, the festival taking place 9–13 April in Brussels, Belgium includes a number of inspiring contributions from Finnish initiatives.
Watch the making of Monobloc Moments by Sara Bjarland for the Beaufort Triennial 2024
A short film directed by Taatske Pieterson documenting the process of the making of Monobloc Moments by Finnish artist Sara Bjarland is released for the opening of the Triennial Beaufort24.
A visionary expert on Finnish culture at the heart of the EU, as long as we get the funding we need
Our Strategic Plan for 2024-2026 focuses on strengthening operational reliability and funding, increasing our programme impact, increasing the European impact of operations and leading in sustainable practices in our networks.
Apply now: Svenska kulturfonden internship at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux
Svenska kulturfonden (The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland) has opened a call for an internship beginning in August 2024. The deadline for the application is the 31st of March.
Open call for circus artists and producers: Networking trip to Circusstad Festival
Circus and Dance Info Finland, the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, and the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland organise a networking trip to Circusstad Festival. Deadline: 25 March 2024.
Highlights from our 2024 International Women’s Day Nordic Breakfast Discussion
Striving for more equal conditions in football was at the heart of our International Women’s Day discussion with key players on and off the field in the Nordics.
TelepART: March 2024
Belgian drag artist Chloe Clarke performs at Helsinki International Drag Fest 2024, with support from the TelepART Mobility Support Platform allocated by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
På kommande: Svenska kulturfondens praktikantträff i Bryssel
Our Svenska kulturfonden intern, Tega Oke, shares more about the upcoming interns meet hosted this year by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux in Brussels!