Culture kids
The National Museum of Finland offers free events for the Culture kids twice a year. The sponsored Culture kids of the National Museum are children from Helsinki born in 2023.
As part of the Culture kids project, The National Museum of Finland is a cultural sponsor for children born in 2023 and living in Helsinki. The museum offers free cultural events for the Culture Kids of 2023 twice a year. Register your child here: kummilapset.hel.fi/en/home
Since 2020, the City of Helsinki's Culture kids project has offered each child in Helsinki their own cultural sponsor. The culture sponsor offers the child two free events every year. The events are planned to suit the child's level of development, and they support the well-being of the whole family. Events are held for children for seven years, from the year of birth to the school start year.
If the child lives in Helsinki and was born in 2020 or later, you can register them to Culture kids program at kummilapset.hel.fi/en/home. The culture sponsor is determined by the year of birth of the child. Those born in different years have their own cultural actors as sponsors.
The Culture kids service is managed by the City of Helsinki's Culture and Leisure Division and is supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.
The Story of the Tree - Adventure Art Workshop in Seurasaari
In the Adventure Art Workshop, children can explore and learn about trees and forest animals through stories, music and art together with their own adult.
The musical and fun adventure art workshop starts with a live illustrated story about trees and forest animals. The story is enlivened by the sound of a violin and traditional instrument jouhikko. What kind of melody does the forest play?
Through the story and music, the child can be inspired by the nature of Seurasaari and create their own charcoal painting. In the workshop, you will learn to make a forest-themed and non-toxic charcoal paint, which is used to create your own artwork. From the workshop, you will take home a self-made artwork and a musical memento of Seurasaari.
The workshop will be led and music played by Verna Kuntsi, a Karelian visual arts teacher from the Seikkailutaidekoulu.
The Adventure Art Worksops 15.8.-6.9.2025 from Fiday to Sunday.
The workshop is designed for children born in 2023, so the art-making, storytelling and music will be age-appropriate. The stories and guidance are in Finnish, but the participants do not need to speak Finnish.
The Adventure Art Workshop will take place outdoors in a natural environment. Therefore, choose clothes that are suitable for the weather and dirt-repellent for both adults and children.
The workshop lasts about 40 minutes, including time for transitions.
The event is aimed for children born in 2023 and living in Helsinki. Sessions will be held in August and early September. You can register for the Nature Baths sessions in June via the Culture Kids system: https://kummilapset.hel.fi/en/
Meeting point is on the main path of Seurasaari, Seurasaarentie, at the crossroads of Ivars farmhouse. From there we will walk together to the location of the workshop. The crossing is about 500 m / 10 min walk from the start of the Seurasaari bridge. Please be there on time!
The route is accessible and suitable for strollers. The pram park is right next to the venue. Facilities for childcare and toilets are located in the Iisalmi Priesthood building of the Seurasaari outdoor museum, where there is also a museum shop. It is about a 5 min walk from the location of the workshop.
Please note that bicycles are not allowed on Seurasaari island. The parking of bikes and cars plus the terminus for HSL bus 24 are located on the mainland near the Seurasaari bridge.
More information about the events of the National Museum of Finland for Culture kids born in 2023: kansallismuseo@kansallismuseo.fi
More information about Culture kids:
kummilapset.hel.fi/en/home
kulttuurin.kummilapset@hel.fi