Inside the Arts | Janne Räisänen @ Helsinki Contemporary
2026-01-21 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Helsinki Contemporary, Bulevardi 10, Helsinki
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Janne Räisänen’s fourth solo exhibition at Helsinki Contemporary presents a new body of work in which the private and public, the low and the high, collide joyfully on the canvas through uninhibited brushwork and exuberant storytelling. Constructivism Begins at Home marks the Berlin-based artist’s first solo show in Finland in more than four years. His paintings are veritable surprise parties of visual and linguistic play.

The artist opens up his thoughts in a free-form private event.

Self Portrait as a Capricorn in Tiergarten, Janne Räisänen Photographer: Eric Tshernow

Photo: Jonas Tölle

About the Artist

Räisänen is a Berlin-based Finnish painter known for his raw, playful works that blend drawing and painting through humour, absurdity, and bold storytelling. His latest exhibition, Constructivism Begins at Home, brings together the private and the public, the low and the high, in exuberant, layered compositions filled with irony, wordplay, and visual surprises.

Gallen-Kallela, Klimt & Wien at the Ateneum
2026-01-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Ataneum Art Museum, Kaivokatu 2, Helsinki, 00100
The exhibition Gallen-Kallela, Klimt & Wien explores how Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s art developed in interaction with international modernists, such as Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser. The Vienna Secession movement, which was founded under the direction of Klimt and which set out to reform art, was united by an interest in developing new artistic identities, promoting a modern way of life, and creating large public works of art. The exhibition brings Gustav Klimt’s paintings to Finland for the first time. In addition to visual art, the exhibition features photography and design, including everyday objects, jewellery and fashion.

We will have an exhibition intro. An expert guide will introduce us to the themes and main artworks in the Gallen-Kallela, Klimt & Wien exhibition, with the help of a rich visual presentation, in the Ateneum Hall. After this we are free to explore the exhibition at our own pace. The intro lasts half an hour.

Please note that several groups attend the exhibition intro.

Photo: Kansallisgalleria | Finnish National Gallery / Aleks Talve

Entry price : €22 or free with Museum Card. The Club sponsors the introduction to the exhibition.
