Scandinavian Culture Calendar: June 2023
By Hanna Heiskanen
Tom of Finland: Untitled, 1977. Private collection, Courtesy Galerie Judin, Berlin. Photo: Tom of Finland Foundation
Where to go, what to see? It’s all happening here!
Stockholm film festival: Drive-In-Bio (14 to 18 June)
The largest drive-in cinema in the Nordics can be found in Stockholm this summer. Over five days, you’ll have the opportunity to see beloved classics, from The Shining to Casablanca, and modern favourites, such as the recent Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Dark Knight. Bring your own snacks or buy them on location.
Solvalla, Stockholm
Oslo Pride (23 June to 1 July)
No summer without Pride! You can find one in every Nordic country, but this year we recommend checking out the one in Oslo. In addition to the colourful parade, there will be cinema, theatre, picnics, roller skating, and even a business event focused on promoting inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.
Venues around Oslo
No summer without Pride! Photo: Kari Helena Kvandal / Oslo Pride
Oslo Pride (23 June to 1 July)
No summer without Pride! You can find one in every Nordic country, but this year we recommend checking out the one in Oslo. In addition to the colourful parade, there will be cinema, theatre, picnics, roller skating, and even a business event focused on promoting inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.
Venues around Oslo
Rauha Mäkilä: Momo (until 17 September)
Can oil and acrylic paintings have street cred? If you ask Rauha Mäkilä, the answer will be a resounding yes. Born in 1981, Mäkilä is one of Finland’s best known young artists, depicting scenes of urban life and friendships in colourful works. While there, check out Aboa Vetus/Ars Nova’s other exhibitions, including one on medieval life in Turku.
Itäinen Rantakatu 4–6, Turku
Rauha Mäkilä: It Is What It Is, 2020. Photo: Jussi Tiainen
Tom of Finland: Bold Journey (until 29 October)
Most of our recommendations are appropriate for the whole family, but this one makes an exception. Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991), better known as Tom of Finland, made his career in advertising but is today remembered for his homoerotic drawings. The exhibition maps his six-decade career, which went on to inspire Robert Mapplethorpe and others.
Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki
Tom of Finland: Bold Journey in Kiasma. Photo: National Gallery / Petri Virtanen
Zero City (until 31 December)
What does an emission-free city of the future look like? How will people and goods be moved around sustainably? Some answers to this question can be found in the interactive exhibition at Stockholm’s Museum of Technology, which will make for a fun day out for both the young and the old. You will get to try out loading a container as efficiently as possible and discover what happens in a city’s sewers.
Museivägen 7, Stockholm
Zero City. Photo: Anna Gerdén / Tekniska Museet
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