The Finnish Institute in Germany

The Finnish Institute in Germany is a forum for Finnish culture and arts, academia and business in the German-speaking region. The Institute emphasises on networking and counselling of actors from different disciplines and offers, in co-operation with its partners, a diverse programme providing insights into Finland's culture and society.

Events

07.01.2020 - 07.02.2020

Suomen Saksan Instituutin Säätiö hakee johtajaa Suomen Saksan-instituuttiin Berliiniin kolmivuotiskaudelle 1.1.2021 alka...

Lübeck
26.01.2020 - 26.04.2020

Ausstellung mit Werken von Elina Brotherus, Joakim Eskildsen, Tiina Itkonen, Ilkka Halso, Jaakko Kahilaniemi, Sanna Kann...

Berlin
12.02.2020

Designtalk im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Nordic Design. Die Antwort aufs Bauhaus" im Bröhan-Museum....

Köln
13.02.2020 - 14.02.2020

Kick-off-Tagung des Netzwerks FI-DACH.

Visiting Art/ist 2020: Markus Jäntti-Tuominen

The Finnish Institute's Visiting Artist in 2020 is Markus Jäntti-Tuominen whose unicorn sculptures and other mythical creatures have conquered the institute's premises. This blog interview is available in German and Finnish.

Event Calendar

Services

Book corner

The Finnish Institute has in its premises an open book corner for working, studying and reading books in a cozy environment.

Studying and internship consultation

We organize informational events regarding studying and internship possibilities in Finland at study fairs and colleges. We offer current informational material and a possibility for personal counselling.

Publications

The institute's publication series discusses various topics regarding the Finnish society, academic research and culture.

Travelling exhibitions

Travelling exhibitions about Finnish culture, academia and history are a part of The Finnish Institute’s regular activities. A travelling exhibition is a way to organize a Finland-related event in e.g. a library, museum, or other public space.

Studying Finnish language

The Finnish Institute does not offer Finnish courses, but there are several possibilities to learn Finnish in Germany.

Internship

The Finnish Institute offers recent graduates and students about to graduate an opportunity to complete an internship at the institute. Very good German skills are essential.

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Today, we have two tips for you: a book tip and an event tip! 📚👥 .
1️⃣ Hassan Blasim, an Iraqi-born and Finland-based writer and film director, examines in his short story collection The Madman of Freedom Square (Der Verrückte vom Freiheitsplatz) what to tell about Iraq – about the psyche of the war and the every day terror that force people into exile. We are happy to have had the opportunity to work with Hassan Blasim in the past two years, and we also have the German translation of his book in our institute library. Just drop by if you want to borrow it! 👉📚 .
2️⃣ Tonight, January 23rd at 7:30 pm in the Literaturhaus Haus Berlin, a Palestinian-Syrian writer and poet Ghayath Almadhoun and a writer and journalist Ramy Al-Asheq will have a discussion about Blasim’s book. The event is part of a series where Ramy Al-Asheq invites Arabic writers to come over and talk about their favourite books. The talk will be held in Arabic and interpreted simultaneously into German. Entry 7€/4€. #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookgram #literaturelovers @h.blasim @literaturhausberlin23 @alasheq_official @verlagantjekunstmann

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The air is crispy and a cold winter breeze is blowing - and this time from Finland! 🌬

On Saturday, the group exhibition ”A Fresh Breeze from the North! Images of Nature in the Helsinki School” will be openend on 25 January at 3 PM in @kunsthallestannen in Lübeck.

Exhibited will be works by

@elinabrotherus
Joakim Eskildsen
@tiinaitkonen
Ilkka Halso
@artist_jaakkokahilaniemi
@sanna_kannisto
@anniemilia__
@susanna_majuri
@jormapuranen
@riittapaivalainen
@mikkorikala1
@santerituori
Two panel discussions will be held on the opening day. As speakers we have Ambassador Anne Sipiläinen @finbotschaftde, Timothy Persons from @persons.projects and our director @laurahirvi to name a few.

We hope to see you on Saturday! 💙

@salondahlmann @dieluebeckermuseen #elinabrotherus #joakimeskildsen #tiinaitkonen #ilkkahalso #jaakkokahilaniemi #sannakannisto #annileppälä #susannamajuri #jormapuranen #riittapäiväläinen #mikkorikala #santerituori #photography #visualart #helsinkischool #naturephotography #nature #contemporaryart #finnishart
Photo: Elina Brotherus, Der Wanderer 2, 2004.

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With some lovely weekend wishes we would like to introduce you our two new colleagues: Mika Minetti (left) started a couple weeks ago as Head of the Cultural Programme and Janne Airaksinen is the newest addition to our fabulous team of interns. We hope you had a great first two weeks at the Institute - we love to have you here! 💜🤍 #teamwork #finnlandinstitut #colleagues #culture #science #art @maailmallenet @okmfi

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Meet our Visiting Artist 2020 Markus Jäntti-Tuominen (@markusjaentti)! His exhibition ”Geschichten von Einhörnern” opens on 16 January at 7 PM. In our latest blog post, we had a chat with Markus about his path of becoming an artist, future plans and what inspires him as an artist 🦄✨ Read the full blog post in DE or FI on our website finnland-institut.de!

#markusjäntti #visitingartist #sculpture #videoart #installation #contemporaryart #udkberlin #visualart #unicorn #unicorns #mysticalcreatures #finnishart #berlinart
Photo: Bernhard Ludewig

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VERNISSAGE of our Visiting Artist 2020 @markusjaentti on 16 January at 7 PM ✨

Unicorns and other mystical creatures will take over our premises in Berlin during 2020! 🦄🌈🌟 We warmly invite you to celebrate the new year and the opening of the exhibition ”Geschichten von Einhörnern” with us at Friedrichstraße 153 a, 10117 Berlin! 💜🤍 We kindly ask for registrations at info@finstitut.de.

Photos: Bernhard Ludewig
#markusjäntti #unicorns #mysticalcreatures #finnishart #contemporaryart #artberlin #berlinart #sculpture #videoart #installation #visualart

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The Finnish Institute in Germany is looking for a new DIRECTOR starting 1 January 2021!

Application period ends on 7 February. For more information check the link in bio and our website www.finnland-institut.de! ✨
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#finnlandinstitut #rekry #rekrytointi #avointyöpaikka #internationalrelations #culture #science #kulttuuri #tiede #director #workabroad #duunitori

Finnland-Institut @finnlandinst·

NEU IM BLOG: @LauraHirvi interviewt Kuratorin Antje-Britt Mählmann über den "frischen Wind", den die Fotokunst-Werke der #HelsinkiSchool nach Lübeck bringen. Eröffnung am Samstag 25.1. - herzlich willkommen! Tervetuloa! https://bit.ly/2vheTY9 @LuebeckerMuseen @FinBotschaftDe

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Fennistik Greifswald @Fennistik_Greif·

21 Jan

Uns erreichte die frohe Fördernachricht von #EDUFI, dass wir unser gemeinsames Projekt einer int. fennistischen Herbstschulserie für Masterstudierende und Dorktorand*innen auch 2020, 2021 mit unseren Partnerunversitäten fortführen können. #Fennstik #Syyskoulu

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Kulttuurirahasto @Skr_fi·

21 Jan

Apurahainfo Kulttuurirahaston Tammikuun hausta eli maakuntarahastojen apurahoista pidetään to 23.1. klo 15 alkaen Intellin auditoriossa Kajaanissa, Seminaarinkatu 2. Tilaisuutta voi seurata livenä tai tallenteena myös verkossa http://www.facebook.com/kulttuurirahasto ja http://www.youtube.com/kulttuurirahasto

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