Newsletter Discover our renewed library and check out the newest additions to our collection Autumn 2025!
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Le livre des sœurs
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Classroom Project Grant – €1,500
Are you a French teacher in Finland? Apply for our €1,500 grant, offered to support 5 classroom projects focused on French language and culture! Deadline: October 31.
Embark on a flavourful journey into the world of French cheeses, guided by the passionate experts of Rolling Cheese!
As part of European Film Weeks, dive into the touching journey of a Guinean bike courier in Paris.
What kind of relationship exists between different generations of French designers? Cyrienne Buffet, curator of the exhibition “Dialogue in Design: From Gobelins to Aalto,” shares her insights.
Discover the work of French scientists in Finland during this French-speaking festival!
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Live Comic Illustration Night with Melek Zertal
Thursday the 18th of September, 2025 17:00-19:00
One line, one emotion – step into the world of an illustrator whose drawings speak to the soul, where words fall short.
Discover the French Institute at Tehtaankatu 27-29D, meet the French author Olivier Norek, and enjoy the music by DJ Poupée!
Dive into the analysis of Jacaranda that earned Moona Hartman, a student at the University of Jyväskylä, a trip to Paris.
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Exhibition: Reimagining our future with the Baltic Sea
September the 4th - October the 24th, 2025
Through poetic, practical, and regenerative art and design
Workshops, booths, conferences… Explore the FrancoPro program and get ready for a day full of connection, discovery, and new opportunities for your francophone future!
How to get there, events to come, library services and more — your guide to life at the new Institute!
The Institute’s petanque evening is back!
As part of Helsinki Design Week, discover this unique exhibition that builds a bridge between iconic and emerging figures in Finnish and French design.
Join us once again for another DJ night dedicated to French music!
Let yourself be carried away by this dialogue between a saxophone and a clarinet!
Abdennour Belalit, from the Alexandra N’Possee company, invites you to discover hip-hop dance — a blend of technique, self-expression, and the joy of movement!
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Voices of the Baltic Sea: Science, Art and Action
Tuesday the 2nd of September, 2025 17.00-20.00
Conference: Scientists, artists, and policymakers join forces to turn the challenges of the Baltic Sea into drivers of action.
Get ready to explore French and Finnish design through a mix of tradition and innovation — featuring standout pieces like Jaana Reinikainen’s “Trésor” rug, once displayed at the Élysée Palace.
Interested in carrying out a mobility and research project between France and Finland? Apply for the Maupertuis Program by September 22, 2025!
French Film Summer Series at Cinema Orion
From higher education institutions to companies, discover all the exhibitors at FrancoPro on this web page !
The novel captivated the jury with the power of its storytelling, the richness of its imagination, and its evocative, fable-like narrative style.
rom furniture to books and decorative items, come find great deals at low prices!
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Sol Invictus: A Dance Performance at the Heart of the Kuopio Dance Festival
June the 11th - 12th, 2025 19:00
Come and experience the performance by Compagnie Hervé Koubi!
Come practice your French – or learn your first words – over a drink at Manneken Peace bar!
Come and (re)discover gems of French cinema.
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Webinar: A Departure Guide for Students Heading to France!
Tuesday the 3rd of June, 2025 16:00
Are you heading to France for your studies this autumn? Join our online info session on Tuesday, June 3rd at 4:00 PM (Finnish time)!
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Borrow books for the whole summer!
The library will be closed from June 7 to August 14 due to the relocation of the French Institute. Books borrowed before the closing of the library can be returned in August, at our new location!
The Night of Ideas is back in Helsinki – with a Nordic twist!
The French Institutes of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have awarded the French Institute Nordic Award on the theme of the oceans.
Starting from August 15, meet us at Tehtaankatu 27-29 D, Helsinki!
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Conference: Scientific Expeditions – The Polar Regions and Climate Change
Tuesday the 20th of May, 2025 17:30 - 19:00
Through the voices of three field experts, discover how polar expeditions—true sentinels of the planet—are rapidly revealing the impacts of climate change.
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The Ostrich Complex: Guided Tour and Acrobatic Performance
Thursday the 15th of May, 2025 16:30-17:00 18:00-19:10
Step behind the scenes of the Finnish House of Dance and let yourself be swept away by a circus performance that turns the world upside down!
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Spring Reading Suggestions
In the mood for a touching novel, an inspiring cookbook, or maybe something in between? Discover our media library’s spring selections here!
Discover pottery at Studio M Keramik — in French!
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Reception in honor of the France Alumni of Finland at the French Embassy
Tuesday the 3rd of June, 2025 18:00
Alumni France are invited to a reception at the French Embassy in the presence of Her Excellency the Ambassador, Raja Rabia.
Get prepared for another “Pardon my French!” night at the Monsieur K bar!
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Septentrionales Residency 2025
Laureate announcement – Congratulations to Madalena Valencia!
Discover three moving French short films centered around the theme of disability.