Santeri Tuori Sky 47, 2024 Pigment Print Edition of 6 + 2 APs Image 147.5 x 207 cm / 58.2 x 81.5 in Framed 160.5 x 220 cm / 63.3 x 86.6 in Edition of 6 + 2 APs Image 70 x 98 cm / 27.5 x 38.6 in Framed 82 x 110 cm / 32.3 […]
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season Oramo conducts Mahler’s Tenth and The Lark Ascending 19:30 Fri 24 Jan 2025 Barbican, London This concert at the Barbican includes the last composition by Kaija Saariaho amongst other interesting pieces. “ Hush…when the great Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho died in 2023, she left behind her a […]
While not Finnish (apart from a certain Finn performing in it on this occasion): The Swedenhielms – A famous play by Hjalmar Bergman (1883-1931) There will be a staged, costumed, playreading in English of this play by members of the Leytonstone Library Playreading Group on Monday 13th January 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at Leytonstone Library, […]
Where is Home? We’d love for you to join us at our annual exhibition, exploring themes of identity and belonging through the work of talented Finnish artists. This collection of diverse pieces across various media invites you to reflect on the true meaning of “home.” Dates: Wed 22nd – Sat 25th Jan 2025 Location: 54 […]
Step into the enchanting world of Moominvalley this Christmas at Jacksons Lane as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the global phenomenon The Moomins with Christmas Comes to Moominvalley, our new adaptation of Tove Jansson’s classic tale, The Fir Tree. The Moomins are woken up from their winter sleep to be told that ‘Christmas’ is […]
17 November 2024 – 18:00 – 20:00 Concert programme for the CD launch – Tickets include the CD Emmanuel Bach – Violin Jenny Stern – Piano The programme will include Grieg Sonata No.2 in G for Violin and Piano, Op.13; Rautavaara Lost Landscapes (2005): II. Ascona, IV. West 23rd Street, NY; Abrahamsen Capriccio Bagateller for […]
The Anglo-Norse Society invites members of other Nordic Societies to the following: Tuesday 5 November, 2.15 for 3pm: Talk by David Wheeler (Senior Decorative Arts Conservator, Royal Collection) Gifts between the Royal Houses of Great Britain and Norway have been given both officially and unofficially since the re-establishment of the Norwegian Royal Family. Anglo-Norse member, […]
From the Finnish Institute: As part of the celebrations for the Moomins’ 80th anniversary Jacksons Lane presents a screening of Tove, the biographical film about Moomins’ creator Tove Jansson. The evening will be introduced by our director Jaakko Nousiainen. Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic inspiration for painter Tove Jansson […]
Independent Art Consultant and dealer Christina Cadogan will be talking about Pioneering Women in Nordic Art (1880s-1920s) at Burgh House, Hampstead at 6.30pm on Tuesday 8th October. Artists discussed will include Hilma af Klint, Helene Schjerfbeck and Venny Soldan-Brofeldt. There will also be an opportunity to view the exhibition ’Nature and landscape in the […]
A lecture by Jussi Nuorteva, Chancellor of the Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland – livestreamed on 14 October from 1.30 p.m. GMT at: A Swedish-Finnish Antiquarian & Military Officer in England by Jussi Nuorteva (youtube.com) October 15 @ 10:00 am – October 19 @ 4:00 pm Discover the […]