Finland-Swedish Cultural Talks

Name: Finland-Swedish Cultural Talks
Start: 2025-09-15T18:00:00+03:00
End: 2025-09-15T20:00:00+03:00
Location: Georgsgatan 27, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

Schedule

Mon Sep 15 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+03:00

Location

Georgsgatan 27, 00100 Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, ES

We invite you to a series of talks dedicated to Finland-Swedish culture. We will discuss art, architecture, and literature.

15.9
Сultural talk: Art
Cultural talk will focus on Finnish art and architecture, as well as the significant contributions of Finnish Swedes to Finland's cultural heritage. We will see what Finland looked like in the historical paintings of Finnish artists and how Finnish landscape painters captured the beauty of Finnish nature.
We will explore how Finnish art expressed the sorrows and joys, fears and hopes of its time. We will speak about the connection between Finnish art and the art of other countries, and understand why the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries are referred to as the Golden Age of Finnish art.
20.10
Сultural talk: Swedish language and Literature
Cultural talk will focus on the Swedish language, which holds a significant place in Finland as one of the country’s official languages. We will discuss the historical context of Swedish as a major language of culture in the 19th century and the rich tradition of Finnish literature in the Swedish language. We will look into the famous fairy tales written by Topelius, talk about the first Finnish historical novel and about the enlightened women of the 19th century who wrote in Swedish. And of course, we will not forget about Tove Jansson and the Moomins.
The cultural talks will be held by Polina Andersson, art historian and authorized Helsinki guide, and a member of the professional associations Helsingfors Auktoriserade Turistguider rf and Inter Nordic Guide Club.
At the end of every event, our speaker will share with you her recommendations about interesting places in Helsinki and nearby related to the topics of our Cultural Talks, museums and books, which may be of interest to those who want to learn more about the history and culture of Swedish Finland.