Karoliina Hellberg and Essi kuokkanen at Sara Hildén Art Museum

Karoliina Hellberg and Essi Kuokkanen are featured in the Freshly Painted exhibition at Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere. The exhibition showcases the work of 22 young female artists, living and working in Finland and primarily using painting as their artistic medium.

The name and exhibition concept were suggested by Marika Mäkelä, as a nod to Rakastettu kuva exhibition held in Tampere in 1986, one of the first exhibitions in Finland to showcase exclusively female-created art in a male-dominated art world. To coincide with the exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum has published an illustrated catalogue featuring an article by Anna Tuori. Freshly Painted runs until 30 August 2026.

Meet the Artist: EMMA JÄÄSKELÄINEN

On Saturday 23 May, at 13.00–15.00, Emma Jääskeläinen will be at the gallery to discuss and answer questions about her current solo exhibition Pus pus | Kiss kiss.

 

Slowness, manual skill and the importance of touch are recurring themes in Jääskeläinen’s artistic practice. Her exhibition ‘Pus pus’ brings together sculptures that explore themes of farewell and the fragility of life in different ways. The juxtaposition of opposites, such as hard and soft, runs through both the materials and forms.

 

Tervetuloa | Welcome!

Photo: Paavo Lehtonen

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Anna Tuori’s work installed at the residence of the President of the Republic of Finland

Galerie Anhava is proud to announce that a work by Anna Tuori has been acquired for the collection of the Finnish Cultural Foundation and installed at the newly renovated Mäntyniemi, the official residence of the President of the Republic of Finland.

Mäntyniemi, designed by architects Raili and Reima Pietilä, was originally inaugurated in November 1993. In Mäntyniemi the buildings, grounds, interiors, tableware, and works of art form a carefully considered whole. President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb wished to honour Finnish contemporary art by placing works by 14 artists at Mäntyniemi. The Finnish Cultural Foundation was responsible for the selection of artists and the overall planning of the Mäntyniemi × Contemporary Art project.

Image: Anna Tuori, Silphium, 2025–2026, acrylic and oil on canvas. The Collection of Finnish Cultural Foundation. Photo: Soile Tirilä / Finnish Heritage Agency

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