Uncertainty – The Tales of Emeric is an emotional and energetic performance that will draw the audience into the world of a warrior named Emeric and deep into the shadows of the human mind.

Drawing on swordplay and the movement language of martial arts, the dance-based performance reflects questions that concern us all: How well do we know ourselves? Are we really in control of ourselves? Can we overcome the darkness in our souls and find our inner light?

Uncertainty – The Tales of Emeric is a work of fiction written by Emil Nordman based on his own experiences. Nordman himself also appears in the work. The creation of the performance was made possible when Nordman was selected in 2024 as an artist in the OAF Academy art programme supported by the Kone Foundation. The OAF Academy, led by the Outsider Art Festival, aims to create new job opportunities and build high-quality working conditions for outsider artists working in Finland.

Emil Nordman has been a performing artist at DuvTeatern since 2016. He has previously performed in Sense of Hope (2022), a dance performance co-produced by DuvTeatern and Carl Knif Company. Sense of Hope won the Kiss my Turku Award at the 2023 Finfringe Festival. Nordman has also participated in the dance production Tässä tanssissa minä vien (2019) produced by Mad House Helsinki and directed by Tellervo Kalleinen.

The director of the work and Nordman’s artistic mentor is director Antti Silvennoinen, who has studied theatre and martial arts in China and has worked for years in physical theatre and as a fight choreographer at various theatres. Silvennoinen recently graduated as a Master of Theatre Arts from Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy and is known as the director of the Wusheng Company, which has brought Peking opera to Finland.

The other performer in the production is actor and stuntman Ville Seivo. Antero Kemppi is responsible for lighting and sound design and Erika Turunen for costume design.

The work has been produced as part of the OAF Academy in collaboration with DuvTeatern. The production of the work has been supported by the Kone Foundation and Svenska Kulturfonden. The debut performances of the work are part of Caisa’s autumn season programme.

Language of the performance: English
Content note: The performance includes battle scenes, bright lights and loud sounds. The performance is not recommended for young children.

Directed by: Antti Silvennoinen
Script & concept: Emil Nordman
Performers: Emil Nordman, Ville Seivo
Sound and light design: Antero Kemppi
Costume design: Erika Turunen
Production: Outsider Art Festival and DuvTeatern

October 10, 2025, 5:00–7:30 PM, Kiasma Theatre, free entry

WSOY X Outsider Art Festival (OAF) presents: Otherness in the Literary Field – Panel Discussion and OAF Literary Program Poetry Stage

The discussion on equality in artistic agency features OAF’s Executive Director Heini Merkkiniemi, literary program mentors Sanni Purhonen and Aleksis Salusjärvi, as well as Helsinki Book Fair’s Program Director Ville Blåfield. The moderator is Jenni Haukio, Director of Corporate Responsibility at WSOY.

Artists from OAF’s literary program will present their texts.

Language: Finnish

Organized by WSOY and OAF in collaboration with Kiasma and Helsinki Book Fair.

Read more about the Helsinki Book Fair here.

25.10. TUTU, Tomi Olavi

TUTU:n  Polku -album release concert at Pertin Valinta.

18.30 Doors
19.00 Tomi Olavi
20.00 TUTU

tickets 5 €

preview tickets: https://pertinvalinta.fi/products/tutu-tomi-olavi-paasylippu

Pertin Valinta serves coffee and sympathy for all dropping in and out on Friday, September 12, from 4–7 PM. The coffee break is part of Helsinki Design Week’s (HDW) Open Studios programme. You are warmly welcome to visit us!

Pertin Valinta – Pertti’s Choice – is a production house for Outsider Arts featuring a shop, gallery, showroom and event space, working studio for artists and Outsider Art Festival OAF.

HDW describes Open Studios concept: "Open Studios reflects the heart of Helsinki Design Week: a glimpse into the daily lives of creative professionals and a peek at just how compelling Helsinki is as a creative city. Over two Fridays, the public can visit some of the city’s most interesting studios and workshops, and hear about the projects and phenomena they’re working on right now."

Read more: https://helsinkidesignweek.com/events/open-studios/?lang=en

Address:Hakaniemenkuja 2

Breathing Reef extends across several locations in Espoo. In the lobby of the Espoo Cultural Centre, Maima Tani presents colourful textile works inspired by the underwater world. At Länsimetro stations, a print and digital exhibition features imaginative characters from the short films of the artists sisters Satu and Maima Tani. Kino Tapiola will also host a screening of the duo’s new short film and a performance based on it.

20–24 August – Lobby of the Espoo Cultural Centre: textile works by Maima Tani, including a coral dress and multi-metre crocheted jellyfish.

14 August–15 September – Länsimetro stations Espoonlahti, Kivenlahti and Tapiola: Breathing Reef and Other Life Forms by Satu and Maima Tani, portraying marine life and the artists’ film creatures.

15–17 August – Digital exhibition on advertising screens at stations between Lauttasaari and Kivenlahti: each station displays a series of five images of the Tani sisters’ work.

19 August, 17:00–19:00 – Kino Tapiola: performance and the new short film by Maima and Satu Tani, shown as part of the Outsider Art Festival film programme in cooperation with Espoo Ciné.

The exhibitions are free of charge, though some Länsimetro sites require an HSL ticket. Tickets for the 19 August film screening are available from Espoo Ciné.

The Länsimetro exhibitions are produced in cooperation with Espoo Cultural Services and Länsimetro. The film screening is organised in cooperation with Espoo Ciné.

What does the world look like from the perspective of an outsider artist? And what could it look like? OAF’s visual arts programme will answer these questions by spreading out to Pertti’s Choice Gallery and the gallery of the Cultural Centre Caisa from 14 to 23 August 2024.

The group exhibitions will present a diverse range of outsider art. The Pertti’s Choice gallery exhibition From Senses to Sensations offers a multi-sensory experience that allows visitors to immerse themselves fully in art.

The exhibition at Pertti’s Choice Gallery includes works from the following artists: Otto Kasvio, Iida Kilpeläinen, Veronica de Mannor, Neea Haapala, Eeva-Liisa Puhakka and OAF Academy artist Ton Melnyk.

The exhibitions are curated in an inclusive way. The exhibitions are designed and implemented by the artistic team of OAF Visual Arts, including curators Johanna Konttinen and Jaana Miettinen and mentors Christine Langinauer and Jani Leinonen.

Welcome to the exhibition opening on 15 August 2025 from 3 PM to 4 PM at Pertti’s Choice Gallery! The opening programme includes speeches by the OAF working group and artist meet-and-greet sessions.

Opening hours of the art exhibition:
15.8. – 23.8.2025
Mon-Fri 12-18
Sat 11-17

Free admittance

Place: Pertti’s Choice Gallery, Hakaniemenkuja 2, 00530, Helsinki

You can find Pertti’s Choice space accessibility information and the safer space principles of OAF and Pertti’s Choice here.

The Multi-Voiced Artists collective breaks free from the stigma of madness and illness. "We hear voices, and it is a meaningful experience for us!" Voices can be a source of creativity, a way of dealing with emotions, or a personal characteristic. The artists' own experiences with voices have influenced the creation of the works in the exhibition.

Open Wed–Fri 2–6 p.m., also open with the artist present on June 7–8, June 14–15, and June 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NOTE!

Music painting workshops on June 18 and June 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Music painting is about intuitive, music-inspired painting with no rules and no previous experience required. Music painting evokes memories and different emotions. The sense of community and sharing joy and fun are also important. The workshop will be led by Henna Paasonen, an artist from the Moniääniset taiteilijat collective.
The workshop fee is €15.

Please register for the workshop by June 16 at henna.paasonen@luukku.com

moniaaniset.fi/taiteilijakollektiivi/

Artists featured in the exhibition:

Henna Paasonen, Oliver Sievänen, Kimmo Vinni, Sari Nieminen, Samuli Aalto, Anne-Marie Korkealehto, Anni Tervonen, Sami Juntunen, and Marjut Lehtinen.

The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Suomen Moniääniset ry.

All City Agency's 2025 international street art group exhibition.
Vernissage Friday 9.5. 17.00-19.00.
Pertin Valinta
Hakaniemenkuja 2
https://www.allcity.fi

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

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.

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.