Newsroom
News and current perspectives about and around Uniarts Helsinki.
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Fine Arts student: I’ve taken full advantage of the opportunities that Uniarts Helsinki offers for international mobility
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Katalin Trencsényi believes in dramaturgy’s power to change society – and we need it now more than ever
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75 years of higher education in church music
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How is artistic research supervised in a changing world?
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Online course teaches sustainable practicing for musicians to support long-term wellbeing
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Multidisciplinary artist Yuko Mohri: “I am an engine and I am always moving”
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Oo Condit explores the position of the actor and embodied agency within theatrical structures
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Different approaches to dramaturgy and performance studies
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Fine arts student: As long as something draws breath, there is art
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Susanna Mälkki: Art matters more than ever
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Tom Ackers traces the hidden material life of art and environment
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Meet the artist: Yuto Obata
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Uniarts Helsinki admitted 380 new students in spring 2026
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What does the Finnish theatre offer a multilingual audience? “Subtitles alone are not enough”
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Music Business lecturer Pekka Saarikorpi: Future professionals combine cultural and market-driven expertise
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Art historian Mikhel Proulx seeks to preserve endangered media art
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The online course opened new perspectives on the physical and mental wellbeing of musicians
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Dean Kaisa Rönkkö believes in the power of curiosity and responsible freedom
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Ukrainian voices resonate in the Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra
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Nitin Sawhney: “AI is just a tool – what’s important is to focus on what we actually want to achieve”
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Krister Gråhn: Fellow students form an important support network
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Learning from the best in the field – a donation to the Theatre Academy made a special masterclass possible
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Curator Nina Liebenberg creates spaces where science meets poetry
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“We are at a turning point”: IN.TUNE alliance highlights the future of European arts research
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Arts management student: I want to help shape the future of the arts
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A man of many talents: for accordionist Janne Valkeajoki, musical versatility is part of his identity
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Keval Shah: With technical prowess comes liberation
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Breaking down silos: diverse voices shaped the IN.TUNE university alliance’s first research event
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Keval Shah: True respect and knowledge of the tradition is a gateway to the future of the genre
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A mirror from The Hague – building collaboration in music education
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Keval Shah: With creative freedom, you aren’t bound by the score
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Alum of the Year Noora Dadu: “Art is always inherently political in some way”
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Alum of the Year Jimmy López: “The Sibelius Academy gave me some of the most formative years of my life”
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Alum of the Year Iiu Susiraja started pursuing photography for fun – “Things just blew up overnight”
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”Improvisation is a way of finding meaning in the world”, says sound artist Tarek Atoui
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Doctoral researcher Aizhan Sultan: A journey through music, identity and inclusion
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The Open University offers inspiring studies in Music Technology and Sound Art & Sonic Arts
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“Artistic research builds up, it doesn’t tear down” – Anu Lampela believes in the power of art to change the world
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Wind orchestra conducting student: “I wish the role of military bands as musical national defence was more widely recognised”
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Lauri Suurpää reveals how music is constructed beneath the surface through theory and analysis
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Curator Nina Liebenberg made artists embrace collaborative work methods in Kuvan Kevät
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The European university alliance’s Artist as Teacher course inspires teachers to reflect on musicianship, learning and pedagogy
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Lecturer Petri Komulainen: “I encourage all professional musicians to know the basics of orchestral or ensemble conducting”
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Sonya Lindfors: Diversity is integral to making high-quality art
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Violinist Tuulia Hero: A silent dialogue unfolds between the music, the musicians and the audience
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Visiting professor Natasha Loges: Producing new knowledge is my way of changing the musical world
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Meet the artist: Accordionist Veli Kujala hopes that the joy of playing and making music could be preserved during studies
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Meet the visiting lecturer: Pianist, chamber musician and Colburn professor Fabio Bidini
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Olga Heikkilä: Teaching is a journey into the living instrument
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Opening up new global perspectives – Christina L. Saarinen’s bequest will support fine arts students’ international activities
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Future actors need to be adaptable, curious and committed to continuous learning
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Adam Woodward: Playing together is special
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International students take over the stage in spring 2025
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Singing encourages speaking in Finnish
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Doctoral researcher Libero Mureddu is a spokesperson for improvisation
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Vice Dean of the Sibelius Academy Tuuli Talvitie: Smoother research journeys through community discussions
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Student Services Coordinator: Student Ambassadors share honest experience-based knowledge with students applying to and recently accepted to Uniarts Helsinki
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Meeting the Other – on being a queer refugee and on facing anger with compassion
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Adjunct professor Alex Arteaga: Changing the world for the better is an essential goal of artistic research
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Live art and performance studies alum: I am now better able to navigate the field as a freelancer
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Dance performance alum: I enjoy learning and growing in supported group processes
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Student of comparative dramaturgy and performance research: My previous studies in international relations and side projects in theatre both proved to be very relevant
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Doctoral researcher Niran Baibulat: Walking produces a visual narrative
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Master’s Programme in Music Business drives Finnish music to the world
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Meet the artist: Ralf Gothóni
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My Day: “I stay inspired by immersing myself in diverse events and meeting new people”
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Choreography alum: Vast production resources encouraged us students to think bigger
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Student of Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research: I don’t just have classmates in Helsinki, but in five locations around Europe
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Conducting student: Mental and personal growth has been just as important as the technical training
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Fine arts student: “One of my favorite things here is the flexibility of the studying structure”
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Academy of Fine Arts Dean Leevi Haapala: “We will reinforce joint planning and the impact of exhibition activities”
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“You have to make your legacy now,” says extreme body artist Ron Athey
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Alum Diego Bruno in conversation with artist Stan Douglas: “History is not over yet”
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Livsfarligt på allvar is a murder mystery and comedy that creates a new aesthetic of accessibility
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Becoming a master: Diana Luganski and Marjaana Kella
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Doctoral researcher Noora Karjalainen wants to put the deaf experience at centre of theatre
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New Vice Rector for Education Tapio Kujala wants to promote student mobility and increase joint studies
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Alum of the Year Jakob Höglund: Trailblazer in Musical Theatre
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Alum of the Year Maija Kauhanen: One-Woman Orchestra