Art for Homes Malmi
Helsinki City Theatre’s audience outreach is organising Art in Homes events as part of the Malmi in the Main Role project in the 2025–2027 season. Art for Homes is a concept in which ordinary homes and home environments are transformed into stages and venues for art events.
ART FOR HOMES – PERFORMANCES IN LIVING ROOMS
Helsinki City Theatre’s audience outreach is organising Art in Homes events as part of the Malmi in the Main Role project in the 2025–2027 season.
Art for Homes is a concept in which ordinary homes and home environments are transformed into stages and venues for art events. The content of the events has been planned on a case-by-case basis based on the wishes and ideas of the resident of the home. The artists of the Malmi in the Main Role project are responsible for the planning and implementation. In the final events, people who do not know each other meet, as the events are open to everyone.
The Art for Homes events bring art and culture to people in a very concrete way, as part of everyday life and life. The goal is to bring people together and strengthen the community spirit in the area through art, through joint activities and experiences.
The Art in Homes events are implemented by Malmi’s project artists Laura Ikonen, Jenny Jumppanen, Janne Puustinen and Aleksi Kinnunen. Depending on the content of the events, other professionals in the field of art have also been invited to participate in the implementation.
THE ART FOR HOMES PHOTO EXHIBITION IS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY AT MALMI SHIPPING COMPANY!
The photo exhibition presents the atmospheres, homes and encounters of the Art for Homes events held in the 2025–2026 season. The exhibition also offers an opportunity to take a peek at home performances for those who were unable to attend intimate performances in person.
Photographs: Sonja Tolonen
Exhibition dramaturgy: Laura Ikonen, Janne Puustinen
Production of the exhibition: Eveliina Pöyhönen
Artistic design of the Art for Homes concept: Laura Ikonen, Jenny Jumppanen, Aleksi Kinnunen, Janne Puustinen
More information about the Art for Homes events and the Malmi in the Main Role project: paaroolissamalmi@hkt.fi/ 0504758701 (Laura Ikonen
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Helsinki City Theatre’s audience education and outreach will organize Art at Home events as part of the Pääroolissa Malmi project during the 2025–2027 season.
Art at Home is a concept where ordinary homes and home environments become stages and venues for art events. The content of the events is planned based on the wishes and ideas of the home’s residents. Artists from the Main Role Malmi project help with the planning and are responsible for the execution. In the final events, strangers meet each other, as the events are open to everyone.
Art at Home events bring art and culture to people in a very tangible way, making it part of everyday life. The goal is to bring people together and strengthen the community in the area through art, shared activities, and experiences.
The events are organized by the Malmi project artists Laura Ikonen, Jenny Jumppanen, Janne Puustinen, and Aleksi Kinnunen. Depending on the content of the events, other art professionals are also invited to participate.
ART AT HOMES – PHOTO EXHIBITION AT THE MALMI NOVA SHOPPING CENTRE FROM 17 APRIL TO 16 JUNE 2026. THE EXHIBITION IS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE SHOPPING CENTRE, OPPOSITE ESPRESSO HOUSE.
The exhibition offers a glimpse into five home performances created during the 2025–2026 season, highlighting homes, encounters, and community. In these events, ordinary Malmi homes were transformed into artistic stages through collaboration between residents and artists.
Photos: Sonja Tolonen
Exhibition dramaturgy: Laura Ikonen & Janne Puustinen
Production: Eveliina Pöyhönen
Artistic concept: Laura Ikonen, Jenny Jumppanen, Aleksi Kinnunen & Janne Puustinen
More information about Art at Home events and the Pääroolissa Malmi project: paaroolissamalmi@hkt.fi / 0504758701 (Laura Ikonen)
Read more about the Pääroolissa Malmi project.
Instagram and Facebook: @paaroolissamalmi
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PAST ART AT HOME EVENTS
14.4.2025 Ramy Essam – a living room concert
An apartment in PihlajamäkiAn acoustic folk rock performance in a warm and vibrant living room.
23.4.2025 Cello and detective storiesApartment in MalmiIn the intimate living room, the audience was able to enjoy the intense atmosphere of cello playing and detective stories, as the performers interpreted Agatha Christie’s work.
29.4.2025 In process
Apartment in Malmi
In this event, the home was transformed into a stage for the artistic process, and the audience was able to follow the theatre artists’ work on the different aspects of the performance in real time and influence the content of the performance at the end of the evening.13.6.2025 From old to newSemi-detached house in Malmi
The spacious and homely living room became a creative space for doing things together, where stories and handicrafts were combined.
6.9.2025 Art for Homes – Performances in the Stairwell
The series of home events of the autumn season was opened by a series of performances in the stairwell of the Heka buildings in Malmi, which was aimed at the residents of the apartment building in question. The event consisted of four different performances, each of which was seen on a different floor of the stairwell. 23.9.2025 I may not want to know meets Agatha Christie
Detached house in Pihlajamäki
What happened when the live version of Jarno and Pinja’s truecrime gossip podcast “I May Not Want to Know” and Agatha Christie’s detective classic “Mousetrap” were brought under the same roof?9.10.2025 Home Sleep
Detached house in Tapanila
The atmospheric old wooden house was transformed into a comprehensive work of art in which music, video art and contemporary circus merged to create a dreamlike world. Implemented by the Recover Laboratory multi-art collective.4.11.2025 Traditional sauna
Detached house in Malmi
A communal ritual sauna with spells and songs led by a traditional sauna bather living in the home in the spirit of the most important annual festival of the old people, kekri.15.1.2026 Topi Korhonen Living Room Concert
Detached house in Pukinmäki
The magnificent wooden house in Pukinmäki serves both as a residential building and as the Art House in Säveltäjänpuisto. The audience who arrived in the living room of the house got to experience a concert by Helsinki-based musician and songwriter Topi Korhonen, whose laid-back swinging songs shake hands with folk and world music influences with the more narrative side of Finnish rock.