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The coronavirus coordination group stipulated that public customer spaces will remain closed until 16 May
The coronavirus coordination group stipulated that all public customer spaces will remain closed until 16 May 2021, with the exception of the guided recreational activity time slots reserved for children aged 12 or less. This includes all of the City’s cultural centres and museums. In accordance with the previous guidelines of the Metropolitan Area coronavirus …
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Contemporary art event Helsinki Biennial will be held in summer 2021
The inaugural Helsinki Biennial will be held this summer from 12 June to 26 September 2021 on Vallisaari island and in mainland Helsinki. It will be available to audiences as allowed by the COVID-19 restrictions. All announced artists and artist groups, as well as one new arts collective, will take part in the biennial. “Implementing …
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Valid recommendations and restrictions to be extended in Metropolitan Area until 30 April 2021
In its meeting on 24 March 2021, the coronavirus coordination group decided to extend the locally valid restrictions and recommendations concerning private events, recreational activities, the use of public premises and remote work until 30 April 2021. Public premises All public customer spaces will remain closed throughout April with the exception of the guided recreational …
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New public art works for premises intended for children and youth
Three new public works of art created with the help of the percentage financing principle were completed in 2020 for spaces used by children and young people of Helsinki. Susanne Gottberg’s work Pielisjärvi Revisited was exhibited at the renovated Ressu Upper Secondary School in Kamppi. In Malminkartano, Konsta Ojala’s eight-part work New Horizons was completed in …
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