Helsinki Biennial 2025
Tamara Henderson
HAM Helsinki Art Museum

Helsin­ki Bien­ni­al 2025 brings togeth­er 37 artists and col­lec­tives on Val­lisaari Island, in Esplanade Park, and at HAM Helsin­ki Art Muse­um. Organ­ised for the third time, the theme of this year’s bien­ni­al is Shel­ter: Below and Beyond, Becom­ing and Belong­ing. Helsin­ki Bien­ni­al will be held from 8 June to 21 Sep­tem­ber 2025.

The cura­tors of Helsin­ki Bien­ni­al 2025, Blan­ca de la Torre and Kati Kivi­nen, drew inspi­ra­tion from the pro­tect­ed Val­lisaari Island, which has been pre­served from human habi­ta­tion for decades. Helsin­ki Bien­ni­al 2025 explores the sig­nif­i­cance of shel­ter and turns the gaze towards non-human nature. In the works, the focus shifts from humans to ani­mals, water, plants, insects, min­er­als, and oth­er liv­ing agents and their role as con­trib­u­tors to our planet’s well-being.