Exhibitions

17.2.–25.3.2023
A momentary stop, a pause, a light, silent breath.

13.1.–11.2.2023
Matti Pikkujämsä’s solo exhibition reflects the secrets and charms of repetition.

25.11.2022–7.1.2023
The yuletide gem – eternal – brilliant – immeasurably valuable

28.10.–19.11.2022
Linda Linko’s Blush ensemble of paintings and drawings has followed her for many years, waiting for the right moment to be presented.

23.9.–22.10.2022
The exhibition expresses affection and admiration towards everyday life, other beings, all of Creation and humanity.

12.8.–17.9.2022
The satellite of the Onoma co-operative’s summer exhibition Hidden approaches multisensory experiences through art, design and craftsmanship.

20.5.–6.8.2022
The cottage, or mökki, in Finnish, is a concept familiar to us all; a summer home, a dear place, a feeling of being. A home in the embrace of nature.

9.4–14.5.2022
Water, as a current moving eternally forward, is the central theme of our 10 year anniversary exhibition.

11.2.–2.4.2022
To go from a frozen to a liquid state, to become free of the effect of cold as a result of exposure to warmth, to be warm enough to melt ice and snow, to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility, or to become mobile, active, or susceptible to change.

26.11.–22.12.2021
Our theme for this winter reflects heat, warmth, the home, sharing stories with our loved ones over a meal, and our primal human relationship with fire.

9.9.–2.10.2021
Antrei Hartikainen’s exhibition Fragile is themed around the fragility of man and nature.

5.8.–4.9.2021
Spark presents new local glass, as interpreted by the young and organic generation.

6.5.–5.6.2021
Bloom is Lokal’s biannual youth exhibition; an established platform for young blossoming creatives to present and sell their work in a curated group exhibition context.

7.–30.4.2021
Inka Bell, Renata Jakowleff, Linda Linko, Paula Pääkkönen, Jenni Rope & Sami Ruotsalainen

17.–27.3.2021
The artists challenge existing notions of language and form(s) (or formlessness) of both the ‘man-made’ and materials sourced from nature.

4.2.–13.3.2021
Artist, illustrator and graphic designer Aimo Katajamäki moves his world two blocks away from his studio, and into Lokal.

18.11.2020–23.1.2021
The Itkupaju exhibition intertwines Itkupaju, a large textile piece by Outi Martikainen, with a sea of candles, and other accompanying art pieces.

22.10.–14.11.2020

We live in a time in which sensing, touching and analog experiences are limited.

20.8.–31.10.2020
Miniatyr Keramik is like a home built into the Lokal gallery space; filled with ceramic miniature sculptures and small ceramic items.

4.6.–15.8.2020

Isolation made us long for meaningful gatherings. What is it that brings us together?

13.3.–31.5.2020
The white innocence of the polar spaces has always been treacherous.

17.1.–1.3.2020
The works in the exhibition ‘Muoto – Lögun’ by Tiina Koivusalo are based upon forms from Iceland and the Finnish archipelago.

22.11.2019–12.1.2020
Joulumanteli, i.e. Christmas almond, is a Christmas greeting in the form of an exhibition by Erja Hirvi and Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo.

7.–17.11.2019

Furniture, objects, lighting – contemporary design collection.

4.10.–3.11.2019
Coming Home III brings to Helsinki the works exhibited in Copenhagen at CHART Design 2019. 

23.8.–29.9.2019
The theme of this year’s TypoCraftHelsinki is “Kauno”, or “Joint Writing”.

13.6.–18.8.2019
What does the summertime in Helsinki sound like, and which are the colours that reflect from it’s rooftops at sunset?

17.5.–9.6.2019
“An Autumn Hike With Her” combines traditional graphics, photography and sculptures with movement and performativity.

7.4.–12.5.2019
Coming Home II presents works by the artists who are the heart of Lokal.

28.2.–31.3.2019

According to Immanuel Kant, beauty is not the quality we see in a peace of art or in nature, but a state of mind.

25.01.–24.02.2019

Inka Kivalo, Heli Tuori-Luutonen & Riitta Turunen. Three friends founded an artist trio with an aim to organise a series of joint exhibitions.

15.11.2018–20.1.2019
After having made their first appearance at CHART Design 2018 in Copenhagen, these treasured pieces are finally coming back home to show their splendour in Helsinki.

11.10.–11.11.2018
MESI (Eng. Nectar) is a dialogue between the two young artists Matias Liimatainen and Sanna Lehto.

23.8.–7.10.2018
BLOOM is Lokal’s biannual youth exhibition, featuring the works of artists and designers under the age of 30.

14.6.–19.8.2018
Jenni and Matti became friends when they were studying together in 1999. Blue Things is their first joint exhibition.

4.5.–10.6.2018
Designer duo Nathalie Lautenbacher and Naoto Niidome create out of unique artwork a miniature world in the Lokal Gallery.

7.–29.4.2018
Ananya and Aurea Tanttu (b. 1994 & -96) are real-life sisters raised in between continents and cultures. Their visual dialogue possesses an aesthetic which honours a forgotten romanticism.

3.–31.3.2018
Mix & Match combines emerging talent we’re excited about and established artists we already love.

20.1.–25.2.2018
Viiva, The Line, is a group exhibition featuring seven artists, who all in the their own technique and chosen material explore ‘the line’.