16.6.2025

The City of Seinäjoki’s Summer Artist 2025 has started her artistic work in Seinäjoki!

The ninth Summer Artist of the City of Seinäjoki Cultural Services is Emmi Kairenius from Rovaniemi. The summer post, organized by the Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, gives the artist a chance to make artistic work and the public a way to get to know different ways of making and experiencing art. Take a closer look at the programme of the summer artist 2025.

10.6.2025

Kunsthalle Seinäjoki’s new exhibition is by Tiina Laasonen. The solo show reflects on the emotional bond associated with trees.

Tiina Laasonen’s works are based on local memories of trees. The sculptor collected tree stories and wood from the Finnish South Ostrobothnia. Tiina Laasonen’s solo exhibition I Know a Tree that Grew Up will take place in the exhibition space Halli of Kunsthalle Seinäjoki. I Know a Tree that Grew Up is a solo exhibition by Tiina Laasonen presenting new works by the Seinäjoki based sculptor. Through her art as well as the process of working Laasonen reflects on the emotional bond associated with trees, the way they connect to our memories, personal histories and identities.The exhibition is open from 14th of June until third of January 2026. Opening event is on the 13th of June 2025.

The Summer Artist for Seinäjoki City has been chosen!

Summer Artist 2025 is artist Emmi Kairenius from Rovaniemi, Lapland. Seinäjoki city’s cultural services hires a summer artist for the ninth time. 79 applicants applied for the position of summer artist within the deadline. The summer job organized by Kunsthalle Seinäjoki gives the artist the opportunity to do artistic work and the citizens a way to get to know different ways of making and experience art.

25.3.2025

New art curator and producer for public programmes in the Kunsthalle Seinäjoki

Elina Teitti, MA, was selected as the art curator of Kunsthalle Seinäjoki from 10.2.2025. Elina Teitti is on leave from 17.3.2025 onwards and her replacement is Laura Laukkanen, FM. Ruu Kumpulainen, MA., was appointed as the producer for public programmes of the Kunsthalle Seinäjoki from 10.3.2025. Warm congratulations to those elected and welcome to the City of Seinäjoki Cultural Services!

Statuomania exhibition reflects on the nature and legitimacy of monuments

Opening on Friday 24th January, Statuomania is a group exhibition by seven artists curated by Porin kulttuurisäätö collective, that transforms Halli into a space for alternative monuments.

Chained to Light tells the story of one of the most famous photographs in Finland

The Chained to Light exhibition will open on December 5th in the Vintti exhibition space.