Helsinki Biennial

Helsinki Biennial is an international art event that brings outstanding contemporary art to Helsinki’s archipelago nature.
The next biennial will take place from

8 June to 21 September 2025 on Vallisaari Island, in Esplanade Park, and at HAM Helsinki Art Museum.

, 26.03.2025

Helsinki Biennial 2025 brings together 37 artists and collectives

, 04.03.2025

Helsinki Biennial promotes international recognition of Finnish contemporary art

Keiken: Ángel Yōkai Atā, 2023. © HAM/Helsinki Biennial/Perttu Saksa

“The Helsinki Biennial could be Europe’s coolest new arts festival”

– TimeOut

Alma Heikkilä: coadapted with, 2023. © HAM/Helsinki Biennial/Perttu Saksa

“An international extravaganza which – two months in – has outstripped even the expectations of its organisers, and simultaneously brought life and meaning back to a forgotten island with a chequered past.”

– The Telegraph

Adrián Villar Rojas: From the Series The End of Imagination, 2023. © HAM/Helsinki Biennial/Perttu Saksa

“From awe-inspiring sculptures to mind-bending installations and captivating performances, this new biennial embraces both established and emerging artists in a mesmerizing showcase of artistic excellence.”

– Forbes

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