Agenda is Nordrom Kunst’s regularly updated selection of contemporary art events and opportunities across the Nordic Arctic.
It brings together exhibitions, openings, talks, performances, festivals, screenings, open calls and residencies across Northern Norway, Northern Sweden, Northern Finland and Sápmi.
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SEPTEMBER 2026
Northern Norway / Svalbard
TIFF Junior 2026
Aurora kino Fokus & Kulturhuset, Tromsø · 2 – 6 September 2026
TIFF Junior returns to Tromsø with a programme dedicated to children and young audiences, presenting films from around the world alongside workshops, activities and participatory events. The 2026 programme includes nearly 40 films from more than 20 countries, including Norwegian premieres, classics and special festival activities. Organised by Tromsø International Film Festival and Aurora kino Fokus.
Website: https://www.tiffjunior.no/
Nordnorsken 2026
Terminal B / Pikene på Broen, Kirkenes · Opening: 3 September 2026
Nordnorsken arrives in Kirkenes, extending the regional exhibition toward the Barents borderland and one of Northern Norway’s most politically charged cultural geographies.
Website: https://www.nnks.no/en/programme/nordnorsken-2026-en
Maritea Dæhlin: A-FI-SA. But it might not be tomorrow
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum – Bodø branch · 3 September 2026 – 31 January 2027
Commissioned by NNKM and touring from Tromsø, this solo exhibition explores transgenerational memory, ritual, place and identity through bodies, rituals and landscapes.
Website: https://nnkm.no/en/utstillingsprogramet-for-2026-er-klart
Workshop: Tactical Media Literacy
Kurant Visningsrom, Tromsø · 3 – 4 September 2026
Workshop led by Aaron Moulton, presented as part of Kurant Visningsrom’s programme.
Website: https://kurantvisningsrom.no/
Stafett for livet Tromsø
Charlottenlund, Tromsø · 5 September 2026
A major public community event supporting everyone affected by cancer, bringing people together across Tromsø for a 24-hour gathering of solidarity and care.
Website: https://pamelding.stafettforlivet.no/stafett/tromso/
Open Out Festival 2026: Dreaming in the Dark
Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø · 5 – 12 September 2026
Tromsø’s queer art festival returns for its 2026 edition, Dreaming in the Dark, bringing together 18 international artists across exhibitions, performance, workshops, excursions, music, conversations, and collective and social activities. Confirmed participating artists include Emilia Anundi & Lo Leskelä, Miroslawa Danuta Næss, Anna Dossmann, Sonia Killmann & Simone Seales, Melisa Yağmur Saydı, Prokhor Gusev, Lucile Munarriz, Ada Adu Rączka, Loïsà Gatto, Al Anders, Kai Feldhammer, Natthapong Samakkaew, Kaeto Sweeney, Laira Rocha Tenca, Cajsa Godée, Karin & Josse and AM sin. The full day-by-day programme has not yet been officially published.
Website: https://www.tromsokunstforening.no/en/exhibitions/open-out-2026-dreaming-in-the-dark
Klangen av Nord
Tromsø Kulturhus, Hovedscenen, Tromsø · 9 September 2026, 19:00
Sesongåpning med Arktisk Filharmoni og Lapplands Kammerorkester. Arktisk Filharmoni opens the season together with Lapplands Kammerorkester, bringing together two of the world’s northernmost orchestras. The programme includes works by David Monrad Johansen, Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen, conducted by John Storgårds, with Johan Dalene as violin soloist.
Website: https://arktiskfilharmoni.no/arrangement/klangen-av-nord/
Open House & Free Entry · Kulturverndagene 2026
Perspektivet Museum, Storgata 95, Tromsø · 12 September 2026, 11:00–17:00 · Free admission
Open house and free admission to the exhibitions as part of Kulturverndagene 2026. Curator Mari Hildung will be present in the exhibition Time Travel Tromsø to meet visitors and discuss the historical photographs on display.
Website: https://perspektivet.no/en/whats-happening/open-house-free-entry/
Lofoten Art Open 2026
Lofoten, Nordland, Norway · 12 – 13 September 2026, 11:00–18:00 · Free admission
Annual open weekend across Lofoten, from Reine to Svolvær, with galleries, exhibition venues, artists and craftspeople opening their studios and doors to the public.
Website: https://lofotenartgalleries.no/lofoten-art-open-2026
En verden verdt å leve i
Storgata 73–92, Tromsø · 16 – 27 September 2026
Interactive outdoor exhibition exploring young people’s perspectives on living, learning, being and participating in the Arctic, presented in Norwegian, English and Northern Sámi with QR codes inviting visitor contributions. Organised by Arctic Youth, ArcHum, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and True North 2026.
Website: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/936739/utstilling_en_verden_verdt_a_leve_i
Evening Programme · Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum
Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum, Tromsø · 16 September 2026
Extended evening opening with a creative workshop (17:00–20:00), the opening of an outdoor exhibition (18:00), and VIN&VITEN (19:00–20:30), presented as part of Forskningsdagene.
Website: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/930977/kveldsapent_museum_med_kafe_og_arrangementer_e
Litteraten | Bilder av aldring i norsk skjønnlitteratur
Perspektivet Museum, Storgata 95, Tromsø · 16 September 2026, 19:00 · Free admission
Henning Howlid Wærp, professor of Nordic literature and a scholar of Cora Sandel, gives a lecture in Norwegian exploring representations of ageing in Norwegian literature. The event takes place in connection with the exhibition “Sara og friheten” and is organised in collaboration with Norsk Forfattersentrum.
Website: https://perspektivet.no/hva-skjer/
Snow26 – Fra volum til verdi
Clarion Hotel The Edge, Tromsø · 21 – 22 September 2026
Northern Norway’s major tourism conference gathers tourism leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, politicians and development actors to discuss value, growth and regional futures.
Website: https://snow26.no/
Mestermøter: Mozart, Grieg og Tsjajkovskij
Tromsø Kulturhus, Hovedscenen, Tromsø · 24 September 2026, 19:00
Arktisk Filharmoni’s chamber orchestra presents music by Mozart, Grieg and Tchaikovsky with cellist Andreas Brantelid and pianist Christian Ihle Hadland. The programme includes Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 8 and Grieg’s String Quartet in G minor arranged for string orchestra.
Website: https://arktiskfilharmoni.no/arrangement/master-meetings/
Space for Creativity – Pop-Up Exhibition
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø · 26 – 28 September 2026
A short pop-up exhibition showcasing creative practices, part of NNKM’s public programme.
Website: https://www.nnkm.no/en/whats-happening-in-northern-norway
FRø
Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum, Tromsø · 27 September 2026, 14:00–16:00 · Free admission
Free film screening of FRø, followed by a conversation with director Isabelle Denaro, presented as part of Forskningsdagene.
Website: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/935921/fro_gratis_filmvisning_og_samtale_med_regissor
Northern Sweden
Special Tour with Photographer Hans-Olof Utsi
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna · 3 September 2026
A guided tour with photographer Hans-Olof Utsi, connected to Kin Museum’s photographic programme and northern image histories.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/kommande
Following an Encounter: Emilie Demant Hatt and Eva la Cour
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna · 3 September 2026, 17:00
A guided tour tracing Emilie Demant Hatt’s legacy through the work of contemporary artist Eva la Cour.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/i-sparen-av-ett-mote-emilie-demant-hatt-genom-eva-lacour
On the Ugly and the Beautiful: Johan Turi, Outi Pieski and Johanna Minde
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna · 5 September 2026 – 17 April 2027
A major exhibition bringing together Johan Turi’s drawings with works by Outi Pieski and Johanna Minde, opening new perspectives on Sámi visual culture.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/kommande
Kvinnliga fotografer i Norrbotten
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna · 17 September 2026
A lecture by Karin Tjernström from Norrbottens museum focusing on women photographers in Norrbotten and the region’s photographic histories.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/kommande
The Use of Photography: Borg Mesch, Hans-Olof Utsi, Mikhail Tolmachev
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna · Until 18 October 2026
Sixty photographs curated by Niclas Östlind depicting Kiruna’s earliest decades, the railway construction, the northern landscape and the Sámi population, alongside contemporary responses on the use of photography.
Website: https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/6785561/programme-2026
Konstpunkten / Art Point
Havremagasinet Länskonsthall, Boden · September 2026
A youth-focused creative programme with sessions dedicated to visual storytelling, drawing and experimentation.
Website: https://havremagasinet.se/en/event/konstpunkten/
AI and the Paradox of Agency
Bildmuseet, Umeå · 2026 – 17 January 2027
A contemporary art exhibition examining artificial intelligence, power, agency and the politics of automated systems.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/exhibitions/
Swedish Picture Book of the Year – Where’s My Egg?
Bildmuseet, Umeå · On view, closing 18 October 2026
The annual Swedish Picture Book of the Year exhibition at Bildmuseet, presenting original illustrations from the wordless picture book Where’s My Egg?.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/exhibitions/2026/swedish-picture-book-of-the-year/
Northern Finland
Chamber Symphony Concert I: Early Classicism – A Master at Work
Korundi House of Culture, Rovaniemi · 24 September 2026
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra opens its autumn season at Korundi with a programme of early classicism, including Boccherini, C. P. E. Bach, Haydn and Gluck.
Website: https://korundi.fi/en/visit/event-calendar/chamber-symphony-concert-i-early-classicism-a-master-at-work
Art Path
Oulu2026 / Oulu region · Until 30 September 2026
Final month to experience the Oulu2026 public art route, connecting contemporary art, urban space and northern landscapes.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/events/
Oulu2026 Cultural Atlas
Oulu and Northern Finland · September 2026
A digital cultural map connecting places, stories and local cultural routes across Oulu and its 39 partner municipalities.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/events/
Oulu2026 Visual Arts Programme
Oulu and Northern Finland · September 2026
The European Capital of Culture programme continues with exhibitions, public art, cultural routes and multidisciplinary projects across Northern Finland.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/events/
The Kuutar Garden – Jakob Kudsk Steensen
Kivisydän, Oulu · 18 September – 30 November 2026
An immersive installation by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen, transforming the underground Kivisydän space into a virtual botanical ecosystem inspired by more than four years of ecological fieldwork in Northern Finland. Live simulation and spatialised sound.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/programme/culture-programme/the-kuutar-garden/
Siida Summer Season
Sámi Museum Siida, Inari · Until 27 September 2026
Siida’s summer season remains open daily, including the museum, open-air museum and exhibitions dedicated to Sámi culture and Northern Lapland.
Website: https://siida.fi/en/visitors/
OCTOBER 2026
Northern Norway / Svalbard
Gimme Shelter: Home and protection
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø
Opening: 8 October 2026
A thematic group exhibition drawing on NNKM’s collection and new commissions, exploring home, shelter and protection as architectural, social and psychological concepts.
Website: https://nnkm.no/en/utstillingsprogramet-for-2026-er-klart
Northern Sweden
Special Tour with Photographer Hans-Olof Utsi
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna
8 October 2026
A second guided tour with photographer Hans-Olof Utsi, connected to Kin Museum’s photographic programme and northern image histories.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/special-tour-with-photographer-hans-olof-utsi-8-oktober
Specialvisning med Mikael Svonni
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna
8 October 2026, 17:00
Guided tour with Mikael Svonni, part of Kin Museum’s autumn programme.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/specialvisning-med-mikael-svonni
Sitkeä: Allmogemåleri med Gunnel Tjäder
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna
10 October 2026
A folk-painting workshop with Gunnel Tjäder, part of Kin Museum’s Sitkeä programme.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/sitkea-allmogemaleri-med-gunnel-tjader
Nina Mangalanayagam – Blank Pages
Bildmuseet, Umeå
9 October 2026 – 4 April 2027
New exhibition by Nina Mangalanayagam exploring traces of the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy through archival fragments and absences, examining Sweden’s colonial history and its relevance today.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/exhibitions/2026/nina-mangalanayagam–blank-pages/
Anneli Furmark
Bildmuseet, Umeå
9 October 2026 – 4 April 2027
New exhibition by Swedish artist Anneli Furmark at Bildmuseet.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/exhibitions/2026/anneli-furmark/
Northern Finland
We Who Remain – selected works at Siida
Sámi Museum Siida, Inari
October 2026
A joint Kiasma and Siida production bringing a curated selection of contemporary Sámi art and duodji to Inari, following the main exhibition at Kiasma.
Website: https://siida.fi/en/about-us/releases/
Time Is Not On Our Side: Towards Possible Futures
Oulu Museum of Art
Opening: 16 October 2026
A group exhibition reflecting on future scenarios, part of the Oulu Art Museum’s 2026 programme celebrating collaboration.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/the-oulu-art-museums-2026-exhibition-programme-will-celebrate-collaboration/
Out of Time
Oulu Museum of Art
Opening: 30 October 2026
A thematic group exhibition curated by Selina Väliheikki, bringing together contemporary artists around the idea of time as an accumulation of parallel and overlapping events.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/the-oulu-art-museums-2026-exhibition-programme-will-celebrate-collaboration/
Master Painter Einari Junttila 125 Years
Korundi House of Culture, Rovaniemi
9 October 2026 – 4 April 2027
An exhibition examining the work and legacy of Lapland artist Einari Junttila alongside artists who influenced him and contemporary Lapland-based artists influenced by his practice.
Website: https://korundi.fi/en/visit/event-calendar/master-painter-einari-junttila-125-years
NOVEMBER 2026
Northern Norway / Svalbard
Britta Marakatt-Labba – Historjá
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø
12 November 2026
Through thousands of small stitches, Britta Marakatt-Labba depicts Sámi history, religion and everyday life from an Indigenous perspective. Historjá is a monumental 24-metre embroidery and one of the key works of Marakatt-Labba’s practice.
Website: https://nnkm.no/historja-2
Tanya Busse – Solo Exhibition
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Tromsø
19 November 2026 – 11 April 2027
Tromsø-based Canadian artist Tanya Busse works primarily with print and installation, exploring visibility, deep time, invisible architectures and larger systems of power.
Website: https://nnkm.no/en/utstillingsprogramet-for-2026-er-klart
NKM Annual Exhibition 2026
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Bodø
19 November 2026 – 14 March 2027
The Annual Exhibition presents 57 works by 52 artists selected from 1,163 submissions and reflects contemporary Norwegian craft practices.
Website: https://nnkm.no/en/arsutstillingen-2026
Arctic Moving Image & Film Festival (AMIFF)
Harstad, Northern Norway
19–22 November 2026
AMIFF is an annual festival held in Harstad dedicated to moving image and film, bringing together cinema and contemporary moving-image practices from across the Arctic and beyond.
Website: https://www.amiff.no/
Northern Sweden
Specialvisning med Britta Marakatt-Labba
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna
7 November 2026, 12:00
Guided tour focused on Britta Marakatt-Labba’s work, presented by Kin Museum.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/specialvisning-med-britta-marakatt-labba
Guest-Led Tour: AI and the Paradox of Agency
Bildmuseet, Umeå
8 November 2026, 14:00–15:00
Guest-led tour with Elin Manker, Senior Lecturer in Art History at Umeå University, focusing on art and technological transformations.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/program/evenemang/tidigare-evenemang/evenemang-2026/
It Happened in Orusjohka: Nils-Johan Labba
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna
12 November 2026, 18:00
Exhibition presented by Kin Museum, focused on the work of Nils-Johan Labba.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/det-hande-i-orusjohka-nils-johan-labba
Bada i konsthistoria: konsträffar på Kin och online
Kin Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna
14 November 2026 – 5 April 2027
A lecture series on art history, held both at Kin Museum and online.
Website: https://kinmuseum.se/en/events/bada-i-konsthistoria-konsttraffar-pa-kin-och-online
Artist Talk with Nina Mangalanayagam
Bildmuseet, Umeå
22 November 2026, 14:00–15:00
Artist Nina Mangalanayagam in conversation with historian Fredrik Thomasson and curator Cecilia Andersson about the Swedish colony of Saint-Barthélemy and Sweden’s colonial history.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/programme/calendar/
Umeå Film Festival at Bildmuseet
Bildmuseet, Umeå
28 – 29 November 2026
Free film programmes presented at Bildmuseet in collaboration with Umeå Film Festival.
Website: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/programme/calendar/
Northern Finland
Guests of Honour – Celebrating 40 Years of the Rovaniemi Art Museum
Rovaniemi Art Museum / Korundi
On view, closing 14 February 2027
The Rovaniemi Art Museum’s 40th anniversary exhibition presents approximately 190 works by 95 artists from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection, one of Finland’s significant collections of contemporary art.
Website: https://korundi.fi/en/visit/event-calendar/guests-of-honour-celebrating-40-years-of-the-rovaniemi-art-museum
LUMO Art & Tech
Oulu, European Capital of Culture 2026
13 – 22 November 2026
A ten-day international festival exploring encounters between art and technology across multiple Oulu venues, including light art, sound art, digital art and media art.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/programme/culture-programme/lumo-art-tech/
The Logos – Andrew Melchior
Oulu Cathedral
On view, part of the November Lumo Art & Tech programme
A spatial sound installation transforming more than 4,000 cosmic signals into immersive audio inside Oulu Cathedral.
Website: https://oulu2026.eu/en/programme/culture-programme/the-logos/
LUMO Light Festival 2026: The Other Side
Oulu – Ainola Park, Oulu Art Museum, Tiima Museum and Science Centre, the river delta islands and Pikisaari
19 – 22 November 2026, 16:00–22:00 daily
The 2026 edition presents 23 artworks by artists from 13 countries, with the art trail extending from Oulu city centre through Ainola Park, Oulu Art Museum, Tiima Museum and Science Centre, the river delta islands and Pikisaari.
Website: https://lumo.ouka.fi/en/news/the-lumo-light-festival-shines-brighter-than-ever-during-the-capital-of-culture-year/