Newsroom
News and current perspectives about and around Uniarts Helsinki.
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Wind orchestra conducting student: “I wish the role of military bands as musical national defence was more widely recognised”
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Internationally acclaimed artist and composer Tarek Atoui brings his sound art to Helsinki
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Lauri Suurpää reveals how music is constructed beneath the surface through theory and analysis
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Several common research areas already identified in the IN.TUNE alliance
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Art is a way of coexisting with destruction
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Johanna Ehrnrooth prize awarded to visual artist Alena Tereshko
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Finding opportunities for continuous learning is easy at Opin.fi, Uniarts Helsinki joins the platform in Nov 2025
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Sidelining growth in the creative fields is not an option when allocating funding
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Curator Nina Liebenberg made artists embrace collaborative work methods in Kuvan Kevät
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Anna Karima Wane and Lotta Hurnanen selected as grantees for Jan van Eyck Academie and LIFT alumni residencies
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MFA Degree Show Kuvan Kevät 2025 opens on 17 May in Mylly
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AI does not threaten the world, but humans do
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The European university alliance’s Artist as Teacher course inspires teachers to reflect on musicianship, learning and pedagogy
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Broaden your skill set this summer: the application period for Uniarts Helsinki’s Open University courses starts on 4 April
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Lecturer Petri Komulainen: “I encourage all professional musicians to know the basics of orchestral or ensemble conducting”
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A legal counsel helps the university navigate matters of law in daily activities
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Entrepreneur’s passion for music led to major donation for Sibelius Academy’s orchestral education
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Uniarts Helsinki launches a master’s programme in musical theatre with support from the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland and Finnish Cultural Foundation
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Sonya Lindfors: Diversity is integral to making high-quality art
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Research: How to preserve vibrant nightlife in cities?
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The Land of Dreams: Recovering Musical Memories of the Finnish Immigration
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Maria Puusaari: Contemporary chamber music can be led in many innovative ways
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Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy ranked 9th best music institution in the QS World University Rankings
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Violinist Tuulia Hero: A silent dialogue unfolds between the music, the musicians and the audience
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Conductor Susanna Mälkki appointed Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki
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The application for the Jan van Eyck Academie alumni residency is open
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Visiting professor Natasha Loges: Producing new knowledge is my way of changing the musical world
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Meet the artist: Accordionist Veli Kujala hopes that the joy of playing and making music could be preserved during studies
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Meet the visiting lecturer: Pianist, chamber musician and Colburn professor Fabio Bidini
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Iryna Gorkun-Silén is reimagining the French flute legacy
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Kuopio Library has an exception in customer service opening hours on 26.2
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Olga Heikkilä: Teaching is a journey into the living instrument
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The Finnish Cultural Foundation awards 300,000 euros for the launch of a master’s programme in musical theatre
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Opening up new global perspectives – Christina L. Saarinen’s bequest will support fine arts students’ international activities
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Future actors need to be adaptable, curious and committed to continuous learning
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The Voice and Justice Project kicks off – First visit to the United States in March
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Analía Capponi-Savolainen uncovers the hidden meanings of children’s singing
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Uniarts Helsinki’s goals for 2025 municipal and county elections
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Priss Niinikoski aims for an international career with her interdisciplinary methods
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Adam Woodward: Playing together is special
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Professor Heidi Partti appointed as a member of the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK for the term 2025–2027
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Alumni call open for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
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International students take over the stage in spring 2025
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Singing encourages speaking in Finnish
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Doctoral researcher Libero Mureddu is a spokesperson for improvisation
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Visa-Pekka Mertanen offers new perspectives on synthesizer-improvised jazz
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Vice Dean of the Sibelius Academy Tuuli Talvitie: Smoother research journeys through community discussions
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Student Services Coordinator: Student Ambassadors share honest experience-based knowledge with students applying to and recently accepted to Uniarts Helsinki
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Meeting the Other – on being a queer refugee and on facing anger with compassion
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Uniarts Helsinki’s sustainability fund accumulated 16,000 euros in 2024
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Adjunct professor Alex Arteaga: Changing the world for the better is an essential goal of artistic research
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Peter Sarlin makes a substantial donation to strengthen AI research in Finland
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Sibelius Academy presents Siba Talks – stories of life, career and music with leading artists
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Visual artist Jade Kallio selected for ISCP residency in New York in spring 2026
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Outi and Jan Vapaavuori select Liisa-Irmelen Liwata as the winner of the Young Visual Artist Award
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The Praxis master’s programme provides the skills to work as an expert in contemporary art
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Uniarts Helsinki concluded its change negotiations
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Live art and performance studies alum: I am now better able to navigate the field as a freelancer
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Dance performance alum: I enjoy learning and growing in supported group processes
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Kaarlo Hildén to continue as the rector of Uniarts Helsinki
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Student of comparative dramaturgy and performance research: My previous studies in international relations and side projects in theatre both proved to be very relevant
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Doctoral researcher Niran Baibulat: Walking produces a visual narrative
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Culture’s vitality must be protected. Uniarts Helsinki endorses the Cut the Cuts! Culture Petition
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Dean Otso Huopaniemi: What kind of a community do we want to be in 2028?
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Over Five Million Euros in Continued Funding for the MAGICS Initiative from Research Council of Finland
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Rector of Uniarts Helsinki Kaarlo Hildén and Professor Sakari Oramo honoured as the Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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Pacius Fund grants follow-up funding for preparing a master’s programme in musical theatre
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Master’s Programme in Music Business drives Finnish music to the world
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Recent studies highlight the positive impacts of artistic and cultural activities on physical and mental health
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A new master’s programme to support the export and growth opportunities of Finnish music
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Meet the artist: Ralf Gothóni
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Get inspired – register now for the Open University’s spring 2025 courses at Uniarts Helsinki!
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My Day: “I stay inspired by immersing myself in diverse events and meeting new people”
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The Role of Interculturalism in higher music education – Global artistic citizenship
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Dissertation: Arts universities play a significant role in promoting social sustainability
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Uniarts Helsinki’s response to the Student Union’s statement about the academic and cultural boycott of Israel
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Divided foreign policy has consequences for universities
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Choreography alum: Vast production resources encouraged us students to think bigger
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Student of Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research: I don’t just have classmates in Helsinki, but in five locations around Europe
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Conducting student: Mental and personal growth has been just as important as the technical training
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The new theoretical research option in choreography is unique in the Nordics
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Fine arts student: “One of my favorite things here is the flexibility of the studying structure”
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Academy of Fine Arts Dean Leevi Haapala: “We will reinforce joint planning and the impact of exhibition activities”
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“You have to make your legacy now,” says extreme body artist Ron Athey
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New research: Language learning should be embodied and creative
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Professor of Opera Markus Lehtinen: The anatomy of an artistic collaboration – the connections that endure
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In Memoriam Leif Segerstam
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Harriina Räinä selected grantee for the residency program in Scotland 2025
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Rector of Uniarts Helsinki Kaarlo Hildén: “Culture is a key driver for building the Finland of the future”
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Fuel for the creativity highway: J-P Piirainen aims to create space for everyday artistic work
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Alum Diego Bruno in conversation with artist Stan Douglas: “History is not over yet”
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Livsfarligt på allvar is a murder mystery and comedy that creates a new aesthetic of accessibility
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Examining contemporary clarinet repertoire
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Latest addition to the art collection of the Academy of Fine Arts displayed in Mylly’s courtyard
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Becoming a master: Diana Luganski and Marjaana Kella
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Finland’s first professor of musical theatre is J. Martina Roos
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Call for Alumni: apply to a funded residency at ISCP in New York
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Finnish music schools and children’s performances should be celebrated
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Doctoral researcher Noora Karjalainen wants to put the deaf experience at centre of theatre
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Naiara De La Puente offers new approaches to the traditional perception of the accordion in modern chamber music
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Rector Kaarlo Hildén: “As a university community, we have a duty to create experiences that strengthen good everyday life and faith in the future”
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New Vice Rector for Education Tapio Kujala wants to promote student mobility and increase joint studies
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Alum of the Year Jakob Höglund: Trailblazer in Musical Theatre
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Alum of the Year Maija Kauhanen: One-Woman Orchestra
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Alum of the Year Sofia Haapamäki: Everything starts with an idea
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Rector Kaarlo Hildén’s speech at the opening of the academic year 2024-2025
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Sofia Haapamäki, Jakob Höglund and Maija Kauhanen are Uniarts Helsinki’s Alumni of the Year 2024
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Conductor Sakari Oramo: Diverse orchestral activities are the foundation of quality music education
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Experimental and playful works in the BFA Exhibition
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Canadian artist Stan Douglas to deliver keynote lecture in Helsinki
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Ville Aslak Raasakka highlights environmental disasters through his compositions
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Uniarts Helsinki receives the quality label – the university’s asset is its close link to the working life
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Meet specialists from Jan van Eyck Academie and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Helsinki on 19 September 2024
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BFA exhibition, fears, affection, points of return and spatiality in Kuva/Tila’s autumn exhibition programme
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Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures residency in Scotland is open for applications
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Sounds and stories: James Andean explores the relationship between sound and narrative in electroacoustic music
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“Mother, curator, dance writer” – Professor Maryam Bagheri Nesami sees artistic research as a potential site for practising freedom
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Uniarts Helsinki conferred 51 doctorates, 57 master’s degrees and eight honorary doctorates in its conferment ceremony
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Performance Table with No Seating brings on stage the neurodivergent experience