Outsider Art Festival OAF takes over G Livelab Helsinki on Wednesday 9.4.2025!

OAF offers a unique package of experiences, created by a diverse group of cultural outsiders and insiders. The inclusive event production highlights marginalised cultural practitioners and inspiring collaborative projects.

The event is produced by Pertti's Choice, an outsider art production house founded by the punk band PKN, in cooperation with OAF, G Livelab Tampere, Kyrö Distillery Company, WSOY, Kone Foundation, media students of the Luovi Vocational College and Radio Helsinki's Pertin Valinnat program.

Timetable:

18:30 OAF X Kyrö Distillery - outsider art literature and whiskey tasting

20.30-21.30 Salonen-Gustavson-Gröhn concert

Buy tickets and read more from G Livelab website here.

Whose rider had whiskey, hot dogs and marmalade in it? What methods did Pertti Kurikka use to create cover art? What kind of fan mail did the band, known from the Eurovision Song Contest and the films Kovasikajuttu and Tokasikajuttu, receive?

"Jälkeenjääneet arkistot" exhibition revives the story of Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) - the band that did over 300 gigs and almost as many records and cassettes.

"We wanted to make this exhibition as a thank you to our fans. Now everyone can see what kind of work playing in the band was really like, because for us it was precisely work," says PKN bassist Sami Helle.

The exhition offers a unique video journey into the world of Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät through a Virtual Player made by Antti Kuivalainen. The Virtual Player allows the audience to explore the bands archives from unprecedented home videos to concert recordings.

There's also a wealth of stuff dug out from the band members' private collections: photos from the rugged touring career, album cover originals shedding light on the creative process, instruments familiar from TV, correspondence, setlists, festival passes - a backlog of archives literally from floor to ceiling.

The driving force behind PKN's run from 2008 to 2016 was a do-it-yourself attitude. Singer Kari Aalto, guitarist Pertti Kurikka, bassist Sami Helle and drummer Toni Välitalo bulldozed their way to play gigs in 16 different countries and all the way to the Eurovision Song Contest. The exhibition, which takes you back to years gone by, was also born out of their own initiative.

"It's been so long since we stopped that many of those who heard about us have never seen us play live. With this exhibition share our journey with the younger generations and everyone else. Especially we want to encourage others to do what they love," says Helle.

The curation and the visual identity of the exhibition has been made by Kulttuurituotanto Creat osk
in collaboration with Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät band and Pertti's Choice.

Jussi P Niinku Pekka & Vähäsähkö

Jussi P Niinku Pekka (guitar, singing) plays experimental Finnish folk music. The genre is "brain folk". Vähäsähkö plays self-made electronic instruments to accompany the guitar on singing with noise, ambient and rhythmical elements. Jussi P Niinku Pekka will release his new album Lellikkikantarellit on vinyl in April, published by his own label Aivofolk Levyt. The gig is the album launch concert for Lellikkikantarellit.

Spotify artist page:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lj5PMYywuWdUxmafwISWl?si=O8BOqx3fRHSPQRBrjb1-Jw

Erikoisaspiriinii music video:
https://youtu.be/zind0YmXur4?si=iAfnIRa0sOm3gbEn

Puiset heilat

Puiset heilat is an avantrock band that combines eclectic pop and marginal curiosities. The band has been active for 20 years and their songs are poetic stories of forests, human nature, ghosts and peculiar incidents.

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5K1MzdClLss6pD5zNUeuZ2?si=b_2YfkHsS6yD1x9_AqlrUA
Suu & Silmä music video:
https://youtu.be/0vXe5-V4njU?si=YIci_MZQQXLktdYT

Oh Ah Nainen

Oh Ah Nainen has it's roots in Eastern Helsinki. The music is dark, sinewy, laconic and sly. Oh ah Nainen combines Finnish rap, spoken word and singing with minimalistic and experimental sounds. The music is made by Mireneor (Jari-Matti Nurminen) and the lyrics and adaptation by the dance artist Hanna Heino.

Kaatuvatko linnut EP at bandcamp:
https://ohahnainen.bandcamp.com/album/kaatuvatko-linnut

All City Agency's 2025 international street art group exhibition.
Vernissage 8.5.
Pertin Valinta
Hakaniemenkuja 2
https://www.allcity.fi/

Moniääniset taiteilijat (Multivoice artists) collective breaks out of the stigmas of madness and illness. "We hear voices and it is a meaningful experience for us!" Sounds can be a source of creativity, a way of dealing with emotions or a personal characteristic. The artists' own experience of sound has influenced the creation of the works in the exhibition.

The artists of the exhibition: Henna Paasonen, Oliver Sievänen, Kimmo Vinni, Sari Nieminen, Samuli Aalto, Anne-Marie Korkealehto, Anni Tervonen, Sami Juntunen and Marjut Lehtinen.

Read more about the collective: moniaaniset.fi/taiteilijakollektiivi/

Outsider Art Festival OAF takes over G Livelab on Valentine's Day! In honour of Valentine's Day, one ticket allows you to bring a friend to the concert.

OAF offers a unique package of experiences, created by a diverse group of cultural outsiders and insiders. The inclusive event production highlights marginalised cultural practitioners and inspiring collaborative projects.

The event is produced by Pertti's Choice, an outsider art production house founded by the punk band PKN, in cooperation with OAF, G Livelab Tampere, Kyrö Distillery Company, WSOY, Kone Foundation, media students of the Luovi Vocational College and Radio Helsinki's Pertin Valinnat program.

In honour of Valentine's Day, you can bring two people to the concert with one ticket. See you at G Livelab!

Timetable:

18:00: After work pre-party with the University of Tampere on the topic of social sustainability and accessibility.

19:00 OAF X Kyrö Distillery - outsider art literature and whiskey tasting

20.30-21.30 Salonen-Gustavson-Gröhn concert

Buy tickets and read more from G Livelab website here.