Leijuu — unelmia ja utopioita – Helsingin kuvataidelukio 100 vuotta / NETTIIN – 100 years of Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts

The Leijuu – unelmia ja utopioita (‘Floating – Dreams and Utopias’) exhibition will be the culmination of 2025–2026, the centenary year of Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts.

The theme of the exhibition is looking to the future, utopias and dreams. What kind of visions do young people of upper secondary school age have regarding potential future worlds?
The works, created with a variety of techniques on different courses during the centenary year, share a round shape. It is associated with eternity, continuity and unity, but also with imagery such as the view through a telescope, a crystal ball revealing the future or a portal opening into the unknown.
The exhibition features works by dozens of different art students. We are inviting visitors of all ages to come and explore young people’s experiences of this era, as well as their interpretations of the future.

A Finnish Sign Language guided tour of the exhibition will also be held on Saturday 16 May 2026 at 13.00–14.00. See you there!