Goethe-Institut, Finland

The Goethe-Institut is a promoter of German culture abroad. We seek to promote interaction. Our projects bring together everyday conventions and ideas in the myriad fields of art, science and social life as examples of cultural coexistence in our societies.

While planning our events, we want to bring to light subject matters that receive too little attention, to question the prevailing status quo and to take into account different viewpoints. We focus on current hot topics in society, media and science.

Our staff value communal approaches in implementing our projects. We engage in mutual dialogue throughout the process: from the original idea to discussions on different event types, the choice of artists, performers and speakers, funding, organization and publicity.

Goethe-Institut Finnland is a part of Helsinki Art Institution for Equality and adheres to the goals set out in Agenda 2030.

Our events are in German, Finnish or English either at the Goethe-Institut or at our collaborator’s premises, depending on the target audience, form of collaboration and subject matter.