Frame Contemporary Art Finland

Frame is an advocate for Finnish contemporary art. We support international initiatives, facilitate professional partnerships, and encourage critical development of the field.

Vidha Saumya's artwork Readling List on the wall in a foyer with two chairs and a table.
The artist group PHOSfate presents their work at the Helsinki Biennale in summer 2023 to the curators of the Luleå Biennale in 2024.

Visitor Programme

Frame supports the networking of Finnish and Finland-based contemporary art professionals by inviting international art professionals to visit Finland. Our guests include curators, researchers and cultural producers.

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The blue wooden Finnish Pavilion on a sunny day in the Giardini park, Venice.

Venice Biennale

Commissioning and producing the exhibition to the Aalto Pavilion of Finland is Frame’s most extensive international project. The next edition of the Biennale will be organised in 2026.

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A sculpture installation consisting of four sculptures connected to each other with chains. The marble sculptures have soft shapes.

Grants

Frame’s grants support international projects of Finnish contemporary art. We award two types of grants: a travel grant that can be applied for at any time, and a project grant that has two application periods per year.

Grants
A light pink book on a grey background. In the cover there is the word 'Falling' in dark green color.

Publications

Frame publishes various materials to accompany our international programme. Publications, reports, event documentation and other resources can be accessed through our website.

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Current

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27/11/2025

News

Finnish visual art presented extensively in New York

18/11/2025

News

Info session on Frame’s renewed grants on 10 December

12/11/2025

News

We are looking for peer reviewers for Frame grants

07/11/2025

News

Finland Pavilion presents Josefina Nelimarkka’s artwork at the COP30 Climate Change Conference

Jenna Sutela at the 2026 Venice Biennale

Artist Jenna Sutela has been selected to exhibit in the Pavilion of Finland at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition is curated by Stefanie Hessler.

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Blogs

All Blogs

15/12/2025

Blogs

Blog: Curating Regeneration

31/10/2025

Blogs

Blog: Travel diary from the Brazil study trip

26/05/2025

Blogs

Grantees 2024: Toni R. Toivonen participated in the Armory Show in New York