BFA exhibition 2025
The BFA exhibition spreads across the first floor of the Academy of Fine Arts’ main building Mylly from 12 September to 5 October 2025.
The 2025 BFA exhibition features works by 26 graduating Bachelor’s Fine Arts students, who dare to approach sensitive subjects in distinctive ways. Through the works, the world is revealed as self-reflection, observation of one’s surroundings, and delicate perception. Some of the works also faithfully engage with classical themes.
The exhibition spaces present a rich selection of paintings, prints, sound, words, sculptures, moving and still images, as well as objects. The diversity of the artworks and the well-considered installation are the exhibition’s strengths, allowing the works to engage in dialogue with one another. Performances will also take place during the exhibition.
The annual bachelors’ degree exhibition presents the work of students from all subject areas at the Academy of Fine Arts of Uniarts Helsinki: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Time and Space Arts. There is no shared theme to the exhibition – each participant is allowed to produce and present the artistic component of their bachelor’s thesis freely.
Artists
- Aino Peltola
- Alva Strang
- Anetta Lukjanova
- Cecilia Ebbe Belinskij
- Daniel Niittymäki
- Eero Kalervo
- Eeva-Liisa Anttila
- Ella Rahkonen
- Fati Sarsaniia
- Felix Siivonen
- Henna Grönroos
- Ilmari Pylvänäinen
- Jaakko Pennanen
- Kati Silo
- Mahmood Salim
- Nóra Somos
- Oskar Partanen
- Perttu Mäkelä
- Raisa Raudas
- Rong-Ci Zhang
- Saga Suni
- Sandra Lola Dada
- Sofie Carlson
- Vertti Turunen
- Viljamaria Raittila
- Vita Edvards
Publication
The publication Observations on transitory and everlasting assemblages – where do artworks come from? (in Finnish) brings together texts written by students of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Contemporary Art History and Theory at the Academy of Fine Arts, which have emerged from discussions with the artists of the BFA exhibition in Spring 2025.
Events
Opening
The exhibition opening is on Thursday 11 September from 5 to 7 pm. At 5:30 pm, Lecturer Marika Orenius’ welcome speech and Mahmood Salim’s opening performance.
Guided tour
The curator and coordinating teacher of the BFA Exhibition Marika Orenius hosts a guided tour in Finnish in the exhibition on Wednesday 24 September from 4 to 5 pm. No registration required.
RÄKÄlicious
The punk duo RÄKÄlicious, formed by Sandra Lola Dada and Mai Pesonen, performs at the BFA exhibition on Saturday, 27 September, at 3 pm. The duo’s songs draw on themes of feminist rage and lesbian identity. The performance features loud noise and shouting, and lasts about 20 minutes. Check out RÄKÄlicious on Instagram.
Art Walk
The BFA exhibition 2025 is part of the Art Walk Kalasatama tour on Sunday, 5 October, which also includes visits to other galleries in the area. The tour will be conducted in English. Read more on the Art Walk Kalasatama Facebook event.
The 2025 BFA exhibition features works by 26 graduating Bachelor’s Fine Arts students, who dare to approach sensitive subjects in distinctive ways. Through the works, the world is revealed as self-reflection, observation of one’s surroundings, and delicate perception. Some of the works also faithfully engage with classical themes.
The exhibition spaces present a rich selection of paintings, prints, sound, words, sculptures, moving and still images, as well as objects. The diversity of the artworks and the well-considered installation are the exhibition’s strengths, allowing the works to engage in dialogue with one another. Performances will also take place during the exhibition.
The annual bachelors’ degree exhibition presents the work of students from all subject areas at the Academy of Fine Arts of Uniarts Helsinki: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Time and Space Arts. There is no shared theme to the exhibition – each participant is allowed to produce and present the artistic component of their bachelor’s thesis freely.
Artists
- Aino Peltola
- Alva Strang
- Anetta Lukjanova
- Cecilia Ebbe Belinskij
- Daniel Niittymäki
- Eero Kalervo
- Eeva-Liisa Anttila
- Ella Rahkonen
- Fati Sarsaniia
- Felix Siivonen
- Henna Grönroos
- Ilmari Pylvänäinen
- Jaakko Pennanen
- Kati Silo
- Mahmood Salim
- Nóra Somos
- Oskar Partanen
- Perttu Mäkelä
- Raisa Raudas
- Rong-Ci Zhang
- Saga Suni
- Sandra Lola Dada
- Sofie Carlson
- Vertti Turunen
- Viljamaria Raittila
- Vita Edvards
Publication
The publication Observations on transitory and everlasting assemblages – where do artworks come from? (in Finnish) brings together texts written by students of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Contemporary Art History and Theory at the Academy of Fine Arts, which have emerged from discussions with the artists of the BFA exhibition in Spring 2025.
Events
Opening
The exhibition opening is on Thursday 11 September from 5 to 7 pm. At 5:30 pm, Lecturer Marika Orenius’ welcome speech and Mahmood Salim’s opening performance.
Guided tour
The curator and coordinating teacher of the BFA Exhibition Marika Orenius hosts a guided tour in Finnish in the exhibition on Wednesday 24 September from 4 to 5 pm. No registration required.
RÄKÄlicious
The punk duo RÄKÄlicious, formed by Sandra Lola Dada and Mai Pesonen, performs at the BFA exhibition on Saturday, 27 September, at 3 pm. The duo’s songs draw on themes of feminist rage and lesbian identity. The performance features loud noise and shouting, and lasts about 20 minutes. Check out RÄKÄlicious on Instagram.
Art Walk
The BFA exhibition 2025 is part of the Art Walk Kalasatama tour on Sunday, 5 October, which also includes visits to other galleries in the area. The tour will be conducted in English. Read more on the Art Walk Kalasatama Facebook event.