Ars Fennica 2025 The exhibition showcasing the Ars Fennica 2025 nominees will take place at HAM. The nominees for Finland’s most significant visual art prize, along with the international art expert who will choose the winner, will be announced on September 12, 2024. Start date24.10.2025End date15.03.2026 The Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation – ARS FENNICA sr was established in 1990 to promote the visual arts by opening up new channels for Finnish visual art internationally, by providing artists with inspiration in their creative work, and by encouraging interest in and respect for the visual arts among the general public. In alternate years, the Foundation awards Finland’s most significant visual art prize – 50,000 euros. The prize goes to an artist in recognition of individual artistic work of outstanding quality. An award panel appointed by the Foundation nominates the candidates and also an international art expert, who then chooses the prize winner from among these candidates. The nominees have variously been from Finland, the Nordic countries, the Baltic States and the St Petersburg region. The exhibition showcasing the Ars Fennica nominees will be on show at HAM Helsinki Art Museum from 24.10.2025 to 15.3.2026. The nominees and the international art expert will be announced 12.9.2024. Read more about Ars Fennica at arsfennica.fi. Current exhibitions at HAM Tove Jansson: Party and Play 23.11.2019 – 29.09.2024 The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush 09.02.2024 – 29.09.2024 Bambi Forever! 08.03.2024 – 19.01.2025 Nastja Säde Rönkkö: Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child 17.05.2024 – 08.09.2024 Jere Vainio: Gasping for Tolerable Distances 07.09.2024 – 03.11.2024 Tori Wrånes: BIG WATER 27.09.2024 – 27.04.2025 Tove Jansson – Paradise 25.10.2024 – 06.04.2025