Galleria Vaaga

The corridor gallery of the Free Art School, Galleria Vaaga, is freely available for student use and is managed by the student union. The gallery also hosts the students’ annual Christmas and spring sales events. Galleria Vaaga is located adjacent to the school’s facilities on the 4th floor of the Cable Factory.

Ongoing

Spring Salon 28 May–14 June
First-year students’ spring exhibition, opening on 28 May

Upcoming

2026

Sanna Pöysä 24 Aug–13 Sep

Kaisla Kujanpää 14 Sep–4 Oct

Aino Kalliosaari 5 Oct–25 Oct

Emma Grönqvist 26 Oct–15 Nov

Emilia Lehikoinen 16 Nov–6 Dec

Katja Matikainen 14 Dec–10 Jan 2027

2027

Milla Palmu 11 Jan–31 Jan

Eero Koistinen 12 Feb–4 Mar

Julia Lehto & Susanna Holm 15 Mar–4 Apr

Tiia-Leena Haataja & Anna-Sofia Micklin 5 Apr–25 Apr

Eleonoora Lehvonen 26 Apr–16 May

Group Exhibitions

2026

Night of the Arts 17 Aug–23 Aug

Christmas Sale Exhibition 7 Dec–13 Dec

2027

Third-Year Course Exhibition 1 Feb–11 Feb

Sales Exhibition 5 Mar–14 Mar

Spring Salon 17 May–6 Jun
First-Year Spring Exhibition

Visit Galleria Vaaga

Opening hours

Mon–Sun, 9:00–20:00

Address

Cable Factory
Tallberginkatu 1, Staircase E, 4th floor
Entrance via Staircases E and D

Free admission

About Vaaga

Galleria Vaaga, the Free Art School’s corridor gallery, is freely available to students and operates without curatorial oversight. No commission is taken on artwork sales. For many students, the school’s in-house gallery provides their first opportunity to organize an exhibition — making it a valuable space for hands-on learning.

Students plan and install their exhibitions independently, gaining practical experience not only in mounting artworks, but also in exhibition communication, marketing, writing artwork descriptions, pricing, and organizing opening events — all before their final year.