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    • Due to the exceptional global situation caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the opening date of Helsinki Biennial will be postponed. The first Helsinki Biennial will be held in the unique surroundings of Vallisaari Island 12.6.–26.9.2021.

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    Pirkko Siitari, Taru Tappola & Maija Tanninen-Mattila (zip)
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    Vallisaari 1 (zip)
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    Vallisaari 2 (zip)
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    Artists A–C (zip)
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    Artists D–I (zip)
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    Artists J–K (zip)
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    Artists L–M (zip)
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    Artists N–R (zip)
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    Artists S–Ö (zip)
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    Press releases

    5 May 2020
    Inaugural Helsinki Biennial moved to summer 2021 (PDF)
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    1 April 2020
    The opening date of the contemporary art event Helsinki Biennial to be postponed (PDF)
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    10 March 2020
    Helsinki Biennial 2020 brings 40 artists and groups to the Finnish archipelago for inaugural edition (PDF)
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    3 February 2020
    Helsinki to get its own coral reef in the form of an artwork (PDF)
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    8 January 2020
    Helsinki Biennial pavilion to be built on Lyypekinlaituri (PDF)
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    23 October 2019
    HELSINKI BIENNIAL 2020: Press release, preview artist list and title (PDF)
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    2 May 2019
    HELSINKI BIENNIAL: a new international contemporary art biennial located on an island off Helsinki city center (PDF)
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    Other material

    23 October 2019
    Curatorial statement: The Same Sea (PDF)
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    23 October 2019
    Preview artist list (PDF)
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    Pelham Communications / International PR

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