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.

Helsinki Biennial 2025 brings together 37 artists and collectives

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”

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.”

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