Coming soon 2023

Helsinki Biennial is an international art event that brings outstanding contemporary art to Vallisaari Island and locations around Helsinki. HAM Helsinki Art Museum is responsible for producing the biennial.

The next Helsinki Biennial takes place from 12 June to 17 September 2023.

News

, 28.11.2022

Helsinki Biennial 2023 Announces Preview List of Artists and Title: New Directions May Emerge

, 22.11.2022

Helsinki Biennial 2023 Symposium on 9th December

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

– TimeOut

“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

“Long recognized as an environmental leader, Finland’s capital may soon be seen as a burgeoning art hot spot as well, propelled by projects like this summer’s inaugural Helsinki Biennial.”

– Time

Sustainability

Helsinki Biennial emphasises responsibility and maintaining nature’s ecological sustainability, and these values are being respected as much as possible in the implementation of the event. An environmental programme has been created for the biennial with the help of the EcoCompass environmental management system.