Institut finlandais: Ensemble!
Ensemble! marks the return of a collaboration between Institut finlandais in Paris and Lokal Gallery in Helsinki. Discover a new collection of sustainable, handmade art, craft and design on sale at Institut finlandais from 26 April to 14 September 2024.
The new selection, curated in the spirit of sharing, invites us to take the time to gather and spend time together. Nine contemporary designers are showcasing their ceramic, wood and glass pieces, while the collaboration with Lapuan Kankurit continues to bring you modern, sustainable household linen.
A Warm Welcome to visit in person, if and when you find yourself in Paris!
60, rue des Écoles
Institut finlandais: Ensemble!
Ensemble! marks the return of a collaboration between Institut finlandais in Paris and Lokal Gallery in Helsinki. Discover a new collection of sustainable, handmade art, craft and design on sale at Institut finlandais from 26 April to 14 September 2024.
The new selection, curated in the spirit of sharing, invites us to take the time to gather and spend time together. Nine contemporary designers are showcasing their ceramic, wood and glass pieces, while the collaboration with Lapuan Kankurit continues to bring you modern, sustainable household linen.
A Warm Welcome to visit in person, if and when you find yourself in Paris!
60, rue des Écoles
Presenting the following creators:
Alpo Ahokas
Ville Aakula
Saija Halko
Antrei Hartikainen
Linda Laitinen
Nathalie Lautenbacher
Laura Pehkonen
Milla Vaahtera
Julia Töyrylä
Lapuan Kankurit
Explore: Lokal Events
A Prima Vista | 3 Days of Design
Gammel Strand, Copenhagen 10.–12.6.2026
Lokal Gallery’s participation at 3 Days of Design, produced together with The Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark
Lokal Bazar 2025
This December, as a sequel to last year’s Bazar, Annankatu 9 becomes the number one address for some of the most magical and thoughtful gifts. Lokal Bazar brings together a selection of artists’ works on paper, paintings, sculptures, wall reliefs, textile works and photographs; a hybrid of a market and an exhibition of accessible art, with all pieces priced under 500 euros.
Institut finlandais: Roots (Racines)
Lokal x Roots (Racines) at Institut finlandais in Paris 7.11.2025 – 21.2.2026
In dialogue with the exhibition Pekka Halonen, an Ode to Finland presented at the Petit Palais Museum, Institut finlandais has invited artists and creatives from different fields to create together an ambitious programme, for an exceptional season exploring the themes of the emblematic painter’s work. Roots, an exhibition by renowned Finnish visual artist Kustaa Saksi, is runs in the main gallery at Institut finlandais, Lokal having curated the adjacent exhibition in the boutique space.
Lokal Gallery at USVA House
08–09/2025, Kontiolahti
Lokal’s curator Katja and interior architect Hanni were commissioned by Ulla-Maari Koivula in the spring of this year to conjure up even more harmony, beauty and art in the Usva house in Kontiolahti | Arni Aromaa, Jaea Chang, Sasha Huber, Pasi Eerik Karjula, Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen, Linda Linko, Outi Martikainen, Henna Nuutinen, Carlo Raymann, Anna Rikkinen & Milla Vaahtera.