The night of the arts in Helsinki, Finland - Main contents
| date | August 26, 2011 16:30 |
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| city | Europe House, Malminkatu 16, Finland |
| location | Europe House i  |
| attending | (Sirpa) Pietikäinen i, (Liisa) Jaakonsaari i, (Sampo) Terho i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Europe House will open its doors in the new premises to the general public from 4.30 to 10 pm to mark 'The Night of the Arts'. Visitors are invited to meet Finnish author Kjell Westö, enjoy a light installation by Ekku Peltomäki and see a photographic exhibition from the Polish embassy "At the other end of the Baltic Sea- Polish patterns".
MEPs Liisa Jaakonsaari, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Sampo Terho will be present during the evening. Free EU-material will be distributed.
The background:
The Night of the Arts is one of the principal events of the Helsinki Festival.
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HAUTALA Marjatta
Related Links
The Nights of the Arts program
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