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Mark your calendars: the next Gallery Week Finland will take place across the country from 21–27 September 2026!
The first edition of Gallery Week Finland (Galleriaviikko) took place in August 2025, with events spread across the country. With 73 galleries from 24 locations taking part, the event covered distances from Äkäslompolo to Helsinki and from Vaasa to Joensuu.
The programme included over a hundred art exhibitions, as well as a wide range of events including openings, workshops, performances, concerts, meet-the-artist sessions, and guided tours. There was also a community run and an art picnic, to name a few.
Exhibitions and events at art galleries are open to everyone and are almost always free of charge, including during Gallery Week Finland. This week-long event provides a wonderful opportunity to explore the galleries in your local area by participating in the events they host.
Gallery Week Finland aims to raise awareness of galleries operating around the country and encourage new visitors to explore them.
Gallery Week Finland also strengthens cooperation between art galleries. Throughout the rest of the year, galleries are brought together for training sessions and workshops.
Gallery Week Finland is organised by five artists’ associations
Gallery Week Finland is organised by the Artists’ Association MUU, the Association of Finnish Sculptors, the Association of Finnish Printmakers, the Finnish Painters’ Union and the Association of Photographic Artists.
They share the goal of strengthening the status and impact of visual artists working in Finland, as well as supporting the visual arts scene as a whole.
Gallery Week Finland is launched with the support of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Contact us
Maija Grönqvist
Project manager, Gallery Week Finland
0408270360
maija.gronqvist@galleriaviikko.fi
Steering group of the project
Timo Soppela, the Artists’ Association MUU
Karoliina Korpilahti, the Association of Finnish Sculptors
Riikka Tuomarla, the Association of Finnish Printmakers
Elisa Lientola, the Finnish Painters’ Union
Henna Harri, the Association of Photographic Artists