In 2025, the Aine Art Museum will highlight art related to space, architecture in its exhibitions. Expect textiles, northern perspectives, and spatial drawings to take center stage!
In April 2025 the beloved sculptor Kaarina Kaikkonen will present her exhibition, running throughout the summer until August 3rd. In Autumn 2025 the museum will showcase northern contemporary art with the group exhibition Lumipalloefekti 5: Pohjoinen katse (The Snowball Effect 5: Northern Gaze), featuring ten artists. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Kemi Art Museum.
On April 25th, 2025, an exhibition by the beloved sculptor and internationally renowned creator of spatial textile works, Kaarina Kaikkonen, will open. The exhibition will run throughout the summer until August 3. In the fall, the Aine Art Museum is delighted to present northern contemporary art with the group exhibition Snowball Effect 5: Northern Gaze, which brings together ten contemporary artists. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Kemi Art Museum.
The final exhibition of the year is a solo exhibition by visual artist Edith Hammar, who works in Gothenburg. The exhibition will be on display at the Aine Art Museum from November 27, 2025, to February 28, 2026. This marks the first solo museum exhibition for the artist, who is known for spatial drawings and comic albums.
The Aine Art Museum’s collection exhibitions in 2025 will focus on space, architecture, and shared environments. . On February 14, 2025—Valentine’s Day—the exhibition Talo taiteelle I A House for Art will open. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Rajakartano building, designed by architect Matti Porkka.
Additionally, various events and public programs will highlight the museum’s anniversary theme throughout the year. Stay tuned for updates—see you at the Aine Art Museum!
The Artist Selections for Snowball Effect 5 Exhibition Announced– Twenty Contemporary Artists at Aine Art Museum and Kemi Art Museum, August 23–November 16, 2025
Snowball Effect 5 – Northern Gaze explores life in the North with its unique phenomena. The exhibition’s works address timely themes, ranging from the relationship between nature and humanity to traditions, bullying, religion, and challenging childhood experiences. The world’s attention is also turning northward: geopolitically, the importance of the Arctic region continues to grow.
The artists for the exhibition were chosen through an open call held in 2024, which attracted a record 262 applicants. The initial selection and final artist choices were made by Lumipalloefekti curator Merja Briñón, along with the exhibition teams of Aine and Kemi Art Museums.
The Artists
Aine Art Museum: Jaakko Autio, John Court, Johannes Heikkilä, Savu Korteniemi, Markku Laakso, Pia Männikkö, Tommi Pasanen, Harriina Räinä, Saku Soukka, Meri Toivanen
Kemi Art Museum: Pekka Homanen, Maria Huhmarniemi, Rosa Kansala, Jonas Karén, Elina Länsman, Mayumi Niiranen-Hisatomi, Milla-Kariina Oja, Juha Allan Ekholm & Jussi Valtakari, Tommi Yläjoki
Snowball Effect 5 – Northern Gaze 23.8.–16.11.2025 at the Aine Art Museum and Kemi Art Museum
For more information:
Aine Art Museum
Virpi Kanniainen, museum director, 0505971197, virpi.kanniainen@tornio.fi
Kemi Art Museum
Tanja Kavasvuo, museum director, 040 357 6991 tanja.kavasvuo@kemi.fi