News
Welcome Tega, Our New SKF Intern!
This week, we were joined by our new Programme Assistant, Tega Oke! Read on to learn more about Tega and her expectations for the internship.
Institute office closed for two weeks
The Institute will be on holiday from Monday, the 17th of July until Friday, the 28th of July. We wish everyone a relaxing summer!
Finnish sensation Käärijä is coming to Antwerp, and I can’t wait!
Our Communications Officer, Ela Suleymangil, shares what it’s like to live in a Käärijä-dominated Europe as a non-Finnish person. See you at Trix on the 18th of October?
All the Languages of My Life
Our Head of Administration Eppu talks about her journey of becoming multilingual.
Cosmic Latte by Sonya Lindfors Featured at Julidans Festival
Sonya Lindfors’ COSMIC LATTE will be performed at the Julidans festival in Amsterdam on July 14th and 15th.
Open call for visual artists: Finnish Cultural Foundation x Morpho
The Finnish Cultural Foundation and MORPHO present a new residence programme in Antwerp for Finnish and Finland-based visual artists. Deadline: 31 August 2023.
The Texture of Connection by Yohannes Henriksson featured in Hufvudstadsbladet
An article published in Hufvudstadsbladet discusses Yohannes Henriksson’s The Texture of Connection.
2040: Where will we be?
Director Laura Boxberg discusses the cultural field as well as a vision for the Finnish institutes in the years to come.
Save The Date – Together Again Festival this September at Helsinki Central Library Oodi
The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes are pleased to invite you to Together Again, a one-day multidisciplinary contemporary arts festival in Helsinki and online.
TelepART: June 2023
The June 2023 TelepART support by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux goes to Jaha Koo’s Cuckoo at the Hangö Teaterträff festival.
Pehmee aka The Soft Collective bring Safer Spaces For Unhad Conversations to Amsterdam
As a continuation of their Together Alone 2.0 workshops in London, Pehmee bring Safer Spaces For Unhad Conversations to The Netherlands. Texts and recordings created will be shared with the public at the Together Again festival in Helsinki, 8 September.
TelepART: May 2023
The May 2023 TelepART support by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux goes to Atte Kilpeläinen, who is taking part in Festival Resonances – International Chamber Music Festival at Château de Halloy in Belgium.
An overland adventure to Oslo… How did it go? Well, it went rather smoothly.
A greener way? Our Head of Programme, Malin Bergström, shares her overland journey from Brussels to Oslo to attend the Spring Days of the Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes.
The Texture of Connection by Yohannes Henriksson premieres at URB Festival in Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki
The latest commission of the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux – The Texture of Connection, premieres on the 15th of June at the URB festival at Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki, Finland.
Follow in the footsteps of Aaro Murphy – Open Call for Tokyo Art & Science Research Residency 2023
The Bioart Society is looking for a Finnish artist or artist based in Finland for a fully funded month-long art & science research residency in Tokyo, Japan, during autumn and winter 2023. Deadline: 26 May 2023.
Enfleshed by Kristiina Koskentola and Marjolein van der Loo now available from Onomatopee
“I am so inspired by and grateful to all involved. It has been absolutely wonderful to be able to bring Enfleshed: Ecologies of Entities and Beings to the world” shares Kristiina Koskentola.
Annual Report 2022
Our Annual Report for 2022 is now available to read in Finnish. The report gives an an overview of all our activities in 2022. The English version will be published soon on our website.
#StopHatredNow 2023 – The programme is out!
We are excited to be partnering with #StopHatredNow, the intercultural and antiracist platform takes place during 15-19 May 2023. The theme for this year is Rooting Change.
The Texture of Connection premieres this June in Helsinki
The Texture of Connection by Yohannes Henriksson, commissioned and produced by The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, premieres this summer in Helsinki, Finland.
Doom & Bloom premieres this May at Theatre Takomo in Helsinki
Dance artists Hanna Ahti, Anna Maria Häkkinen and Maija Mustonen, share the stage with actor Niina Hosiasluoma, the light design of Jenni Pystynen and the music of An Tul. Premiering 23 May 2023 at Teatteri Takomo in Helsinki.
Enfleshed: Ecologies of Entities and Beings edited by Kristiina Koskentola and Marjolein van der Loo to be published by Onomatopee
Enfleshed: Ecologies of Entities and Beings, to be published by Onomatopee, takes a deep dive into the diverse ecologies and realms of Eurasia.
Energy Bodies Curated by Rosa de Graaf & Niina Tervo Now On Display at SIC, Helsinki 1.4. – 7.5.2023
SIC presents Energy Bodies, an exhibition exploring the energetic relationships between the body and emotions.
Deadline extended for SKF internship at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux
Apply to be our next SKF intern! The internship starts in August 2023 and takes place at our office in Brussels. Deadline for applications: 16 April 2023.
Taking steps for a more sustainable and socially equitable environment for the practice of art and culture
Learn more about the Institute’s Social Responsibility work and the concrete actions to be included in our new strategy for 2024–2026.
Katja Kettu’s Yöperhonen (2015) on the FinnCultBlx Bookshelf
Katja Kettu’s Yöperhonen (2015) is set in 1937, when a young Finnish girl defects to the Soviet Union for love. Here’s what our in-house book critic thought of the novel.
Applications open for SKF internship at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux
You can now apply for an SKF internship with us! Applications are open until 31 March 2023.
Belgian-Moroccan singer Laïla Amezian at the Women-Music-Futures Symposium at the University of Helsinki
“Chaabi Habibi: Popular Female Moroccan Musicians in Belgium Searching for their History and Building their Future” with Laïla Amezian and Hélène Sechehaye, Helsinki, 10.3.2023
We need to invest more in the promotion of Finnish art and culture abroad
Laura Boxberg, Director of the Institute voices the need for greater investment in the export and mobility of Finnish art and culture.
Taina Latvala’s Välimatka (2012) on the FinnCultBlx Bookshelf
Taina Latvala’s Välimatka(2012) tells the bittersweet story of a mother-daughter trip from Synkkylä to Tenerife. This is what our book critic had to say about it.
Discover the potential of air with Aaro Murphy’s installation at Kunsthalle Turku
Aaro Murphy’s multimedia installation explores the potential of air as a means of communication and data transfer at Kunsthalle Turku, from 5 May 2023.