Guests of Honour – Celebrating 40 Years of the Rovaniemi Art Museum

Guests of Honour celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Rovaniemi Art Museum.

The exhibition presents favourites selected by both the public and the museum staff from Rovaniemi’s own Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection. It brings together works from the museum’s very first exhibition and the most recent acquisitions by leading figures of the Finnish art scene.

The exhibition is a tribute to the artists who have been part of the museum’s story over the decades. Equally, the guests of honour are the works themselves – and the audience who have fallen in love with them over all these years.

The exhibition is presented in two parts, on the museum’s upper and lower floors. An opening reception open to all will be held on May 7.

You are warmly invited to celebrate with us as our guests of honour!

Museum upper floor | from March 27, 2026

Albrecht Maija, Arminen Tuija, Cavén Kari, Eskelinen Petri, Heikkilä Markku, Helle Emma, Hirvimäki Veikko, Holma Marjatta, Hurtig Eliina, Juuti Lasse, Juvonen Jari, Kannisto Sanna, Kansala Rosa, Karintaus Liisa, Kauhanen Pekka, Kiuru Kaija, Koch Ari, Koivisto Kaisu, Kylänpää Hannele, Lehtinen Tuula, Lipiäinen Leila, Lucander Robert, Luostarinen Leena, Löppönen Ville, Marila Heikki, Mäkelä Marika, Nisonen Pertti, Nukari Pirkko, Oikarinen Mari, Ojansivu Juha, Peltokangas Matti, Pohjola Gunnar, Rantanen Silja, Rautiainen Taneli, Retulainen Anna, Roos Nina, Ryhänen Heli, Schroderus Noora, Sirén Päivi, Stereo Maria, Suomi Risto, Tapper Kain, Toija Tommi ja Vionoja Veikko

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The story of the Rovaniemi Art Museum began on October 17, 1986, when the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation donated its art collection to the city of Rovaniemi. Over the years, the Wihuri Foundation Collection has grown from around 500 works to nearly 4,000, and it is now one of the most significant collections of Finnish contemporary art.

Raekallio Raisa, del val Misha: The Ball, 2021. Photo: Tatu Kantomaa.