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Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale 2019
In 2019 the Pavilion of Finland at the 58th Venice Biennale hosted the Miracle Workers Collective.
Venice Biennale 2017
The 57th Venice Biennale was held 13 May – 26 November 2017 and Finland presented The Aalto Natives by Erkka Nissinen and Nathaniel Mellors.
Venice Biennale 2015
Artist duo IC-98 represented Finland in the Venice Biennale 2015 with the installation Hours, Years, Aeons.
Venice Biennale 2013
Artists Antti Laitinen (Aalto Pavilion) and Terike Haapoja (Nordic Pavilion) represented Finland with the exhibition Falling Trees.
History
Venice Biennale, founded in 1895, is the oldest and largest contemporary art biennale in the world. Finnish artists have participated in the biennale for over a hundred years.
Pavilions
Besides the national pavilion, designed by architect Alvar Aalto, Finland participates in the Nordic Pavilion alongside Norway and Sweden.