Opening of the 2026–2027 academic year
Welcome to celebrate the start of the new academic year at the Sörnäinen campus in the Academy of Fine Arts’ main building, Mylly, on 10 September starting at 15.00!
The opening festivities will take place in the 2nd-floor lobby in the Mylly building on the Sörnäinen campus, and afterwards, attendees are welcome to visit the BFA exhibition in the Kuva/Tila gallery.
Events of the opening day
11:00–14:30
X Market at Tori in Kookos on the Sörnäinen Campus
The opening day programme brings X Market to the Tori courtyard in the Kookos building to showcase various aspects of university life. What kinds of things are happening in the Uniarts Helsinki community and in its wider networks? What activities are possible here, how can we influence matters, and where do we get help and support? Drop in between 11:00 and 14:30 to find some answers to the previous questions and meet fellow community members in a casual setting.
13:30
Procession from Töölö to Sörnäinen
Participants should gather at the Sibelius Academy entrance of Musiikkitalo on the Töölönlahti Park side of the building at 13:20. The procession will depart from the Töölö Campus at 13:30.
Join the procession from Musiikkitalo to Sörnäinen! The procession will end at the Sörnäinen Campus, where the opening festivities to celebrate the new academic year will start at 15:00. The goal is not to just move from point A to point B but to make people on the streets of Sörnäinen and Töölö and in between see and hear the Uniarts Helsinki community. We will spread good vibes through music and singing. Please bring your own weatherproof instrument if you want to join in the jam!
We especially hope for new members of the Uniarts Helsinki community to walk in the procession, but all students and staff members are more than welcome to join. Let’s make our way to the opening ceremony together so nobody needs to go alone! The walk will last about an hour.
15:00
Opening ceremony in the 2nd-floor lobby in Mylly
Presenters:
Noora Hägg, Fabian Silén and Sandra Marins
Programme
Speech by the rector
Kaarlo Hildén
First Stasimon: Ode to Man and Third Stasimon: Ode to Love, from Antigone
Directing by Minna Harjuniemi, text by Sophocles, Finnish translation by Kirsti Simonsuuri, composition by Emma Raunio
Original production of the Helsinki City Theatre and Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy
Performers: Olavi Angervo, Abdirahman Bile, Eeli Jurvelin, Clara Kinnunen, Elisa Mattila, Adela Ogunbor, Venla Pulkkinen, Mawlawi Rahem, Alberto Rama, Pyry Rautiainen, Pyry Räty, Miriam Shange, Freddie Sukura
Announcement of the Alumni of the Year
Speech by the Student Union
Chair Mikko Aaltio
Jazz performance
Oona Mattsson, alto saxophone
Pauli Blomstedt, piano
Tuomo Purhonen, bass
Kasper Halttunen, drums
Speech by the curator of the BFA Exhibition
Lecturer Marika Orenius
16:00
Refreshments
Attendees are treated to something sweet to eat and bubbly to drink.
17:00–19:00
BFA exhibition opening at the Kuva/Tila gallery on the Sörnäinen Campus. Read more about the BFA Exhibition.
18:00–20:00
Event for alumni in Room K-218 at Mylly on the Sörnäinen Campus.
Programme for the alumni event
Music
Eemeli Pruiksma
Petteri Wiander
Ella Harju
Aapo Nieminen
Welcome address
Academy of Fine Arts Dean Leevi Haapala
What does the Open Campus have to offer for alumni? With focus on the Open University, continuous learning and business incubator Uniarts HUB
Lecturer in Working Life Studies Riitta Huttunen
Project Manager Jyri Partanen
Director of the Open Campus Kirsti Rasehorn
Call quadrille
Eemeli Pruiksma
Petteri Wiander
Ella Harju
Aapo Nieminen
Refreshments and good company
The opening festivities will take place in the 2nd-floor lobby in the Mylly building on the Sörnäinen campus, and afterwards, attendees are welcome to visit the BFA exhibition in the Kuva/Tila gallery.
Events of the opening day
11:00–14:30
X Market at Tori in Kookos on the Sörnäinen Campus
The opening day programme brings X Market to the Tori courtyard in the Kookos building to showcase various aspects of university life. What kinds of things are happening in the Uniarts Helsinki community and in its wider networks? What activities are possible here, how can we influence matters, and where do we get help and support? Drop in between 11:00 and 14:30 to find some answers to the previous questions and meet fellow community members in a casual setting.
13:30
Procession from Töölö to Sörnäinen
Participants should gather at the Sibelius Academy entrance of Musiikkitalo on the Töölönlahti Park side of the building at 13:20. The procession will depart from the Töölö Campus at 13:30.
Join the procession from Musiikkitalo to Sörnäinen! The procession will end at the Sörnäinen Campus, where the opening festivities to celebrate the new academic year will start at 15:00. The goal is not to just move from point A to point B but to make people on the streets of Sörnäinen and Töölö and in between see and hear the Uniarts Helsinki community. We will spread good vibes through music and singing. Please bring your own weatherproof instrument if you want to join in the jam!
We especially hope for new members of the Uniarts Helsinki community to walk in the procession, but all students and staff members are more than welcome to join. Let’s make our way to the opening ceremony together so nobody needs to go alone! The walk will last about an hour.
15:00
Opening ceremony in the 2nd-floor lobby in Mylly
Presenters:
Noora Hägg, Fabian Silén and Sandra Marins
Programme
Speech by the rector
Kaarlo Hildén
First Stasimon: Ode to Man and Third Stasimon: Ode to Love, from Antigone
Directing by Minna Harjuniemi, text by Sophocles, Finnish translation by Kirsti Simonsuuri, composition by Emma Raunio
Original production of the Helsinki City Theatre and Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy
Performers: Olavi Angervo, Abdirahman Bile, Eeli Jurvelin, Clara Kinnunen, Elisa Mattila, Adela Ogunbor, Venla Pulkkinen, Mawlawi Rahem, Alberto Rama, Pyry Rautiainen, Pyry Räty, Miriam Shange, Freddie Sukura
Announcement of the Alumni of the Year
Speech by the Student Union
Chair Mikko Aaltio
Jazz performance
Oona Mattsson, alto saxophone
Pauli Blomstedt, piano
Tuomo Purhonen, bass
Kasper Halttunen, drums
Speech by the curator of the BFA Exhibition
Lecturer Marika Orenius
16:00
Refreshments
Attendees are treated to something sweet to eat and bubbly to drink.
17:00–19:00
BFA exhibition opening at the Kuva/Tila gallery on the Sörnäinen Campus. Read more about the BFA Exhibition.
18:00–20:00
Event for alumni in Room K-218 at Mylly on the Sörnäinen Campus.
Programme for the alumni event
Music
Eemeli Pruiksma
Petteri Wiander
Ella Harju
Aapo Nieminen
Welcome address
Academy of Fine Arts Dean Leevi Haapala
What does the Open Campus have to offer for alumni? With focus on the Open University, continuous learning and business incubator Uniarts HUB
Lecturer in Working Life Studies Riitta Huttunen
Project Manager Jyri Partanen
Director of the Open Campus Kirsti Rasehorn
Call quadrille
Eemeli Pruiksma
Petteri Wiander
Ella Harju
Aapo Nieminen