Exhibitions

Over the past ten years I have mostly photographed people on the streets of Helsinki. During the dark season, I mostly take dark images like the ones on display right now, where people appear as anonymous passersby, blurred figures. Meet the artist at the gallery on the last day of the exhibition on January 24th 2026 from 1-3 p.m.

The boat has sunk, only the structures of the house remain, the sauna roof has collapsed and the stove has disappeared. The Finnish countryside has undergone major changes in recent decades. In search of work, people have moved to towns, big cities and abroad, and many small villages that were once vibrant have withered. In his staged photographs, Johan Eichhorn brings to life times gone by, while showing that these times are over and will never return. Meet the artist at the gallery on the last day of the exhibition on January 24th 2026 from 1-3 p.m.

A memorial exhibition for Marko Hellman, who passed away in November 2025, will be presented at Laterna Magica in early December. The opening reception of the exhibition on Tuesday, December 2, from 5-7 p.m.

Tapio Heikkilä's scenic documentation of Fårö island off Gotland presents the island in three acts. Exhibition opens with a reception on Tuesday Dec 2nd from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Warm welcome.

The Wet Language is a constantly growing series of photographic collage images around questions of language, the body, identity, alienation and belonging: the Dadaist who meets his twin brother. Many of the images have autobiographical undertones.

Ismo Hölttö, known for his perceptive black-and-white portraits of the 1960s depicting the everyday lives of city folks and country people, unexpectedly returned to photography in the spring of 2023, and his new subject was something completely different. When walking around the city, Hölttö's gaze was now fixed on electrical cabinets, drainpipes and the surfaces of lamp posts instead of people.

Helena Marja Teräväinen is an architect, Doctor of Technology, currently a freelance researcher and photographer.‍ Her exhibition wants to highlight the importance of permanence in architecture – instead of the madness of demolition.

The exhibition Fragile Threads of Time consists of tannin-patinated cyanotype prints printed on watercolor paper. The images were taken in empty building interiors and courtyards in my home region of Satakunta. They are details of the passage of time and forgetting.

My pictures depict moments, feelings and boundaries. Through them I want to share a story – about the reality or unreality of one woman. About the voices, imaginations and visions of the mind. Meet the artist at the gallery on the last day of the exhibition, Sat October 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Warm welcome!

Kasperi Kropsu's first solo exhibition in Laterna Magica is like a nostalgic window into the past. Meet the artist at the gallery on the last day of the exhibition, Sat October 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Warm welcome!

Dimensions of Being is an exhibition consisting of textiles and works on paper by Marja Leena Eerola that will be seen in Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar Galleries in September. The opening of the exhibition on Tuesday September 9th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Warm Welcome!

The photography exhibition “The Soul’s Journey Through Time and Eternity” is a visual and spiritual exploration of the reality after death. Exhibition opening on Tuesday September 9th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Warm Welcome!

Eija Pokkinen's ink, charcoal and pastel drawings and Timo Pyhälä's stone sculptures, elves and earthlings, engage in a dialogue at the Laterna Magica Book Gallery.

Film director Risto Jarva (1934-1977) made two trips to Europe with his schoolmate Juhani Jauhiainen on a 125cc Vespa: in 1954 via France to Italy and in 1955 to Spain and Portugal. The third trip was made in a dilapidated Renault in 1959 via Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. These trips resulted in hundreds of photographs, from which the Risto Jarva Society has compiled an exhibition in the Tile and Cellar galleries of Laterna Magica.

Laterna Magica's summer exhibition features photographs by several photographers who have photographed Helsinki. The exhibition includes works by the following photographers: Jorma Hinkka, Martti Jämsä, Jaakko Kilpiäinen, Johnny Korkman, Antti Närhi, Sanni Seppo, Antero Takala, Tuomo-Juhani Vuorenmaa and Tapio Wilska.