Uniarts Helsinki’s opening ceremony of the academic year at the R building on Thursday 11 September 2025

Welcome to celebrate the new academic year in the in the Concert Hall of the R Building on the Töölö campus on 11 September starting at 15:00!

After the opening ceremony, attendees are welcome to make their way to the Sörnäinen campus to celebrate the opening of the BFA exhibition at the Kuva/Tila gallery. A free bus ride has been arranged from the R Building to the BFA exhibition opening. 

Procession from Sörnäinen to Töölö at 14:00 sharp

Join the procession from the Sörnäinen campus to the R Building in Töölö! Gathering at the Tori courtyard in Kookos at 13:45 so that the procession can leave at 14:00 sharp 

The goal is not to just go from point A to point B but to make people on the streets of Sörnäinen and Töölö and in between see and hear the Uniarts Helsinki community. Music by Ritimanta Sikurikuna will provide a rhythmical backdrop for the procession. The walk will take about 50 minutes.  

Program at 15–16.10

The programme includes art, speeches, announcement of the Alumni of the Year. Attendees are treated to something sweet to eat and bubbly to drink.