The Mänttä Art Festival (est. 1993) is one of Finland’s leading summer exhibitions of contemporary art. Every year, a new curator brings a fresh perspective to the exhibition. Pekilo, a former factory building near the Mänttä mill chimneystack, has been the main exhibition venue for over a decade. The first Mänttä Art Festival was organised on 1993. Since then, the festival has risen to become Finland’s largest survey of contemporary Finnish art and awarded with the Finnish National Prize. Read more about the history of the Mänttä Art Festival.
XXIX Mänttä Art Festival
The summer 2025 exhibition of Mänttä Art Festival will be observed through the word “no”. Subjects such as locality, childhood and parenthood, the human environment, traditions and the mind and body are examined through the NO lens. The XXIX Mänttä Art Festival will also look at art curation from different perspectives. The Exhibition Curator Krister Gråhn has invited co-curators, who are experts of different roles in the art field, to participate. Gråhn has invited 37 artists and 33 more were added to the list by co-curators, adding up to 70 artists/artist groups.
Opening hours
XXIX Mänttä Art Festival takes place from 15 June to 31 August 2025 in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland. The exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (including Midsummer day).
Location
Pekilo Exhibition Centre, Tehtaankatu 21 FI-35800, Mänttä Finland. See map.
See the detailed travel information for people travelling from different parts of Finland.
Tickets
- Adults: €18
- Children (0-16 years): free admission
- Discount tickets (pensioners, students, those in military or civilian service and the unemployed): €12
- Group tickets (min. 8 persons) €12
- Season tickets €22
- Art Town Card €28
- Free entrance for personal care assistants of festival guests
- The Mänttä Art Festival is not part of the Finnish Museum Card system.
Methods of Payment: We accept debit cards, Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Maestro, Edenred and both Smartum vouchers and cards.
Contact
Mänttä Art Festival
Pekilo, Tehtaankatu 21
FI-35800 Mänttä, Finland
+358 (0)50 300 9583
Customer service during the exhibition's opening hours: +358 (0)44 981 3115
info@kuvataideviikot.fi
Executive director
Sampsa Virkajärvi
+358 (0)50 300 9583
toiminnanjohtaja@kuvataideviikot.fi
History
The Mänttä Art Festival has been organized by its founding association the Mäntän kuvataiteen ystävät (Mänttä Art Lovers) since 1993. A biennial event during the early years, the festival has been arranged annually since 1999. It is one of Finland’s leading summer reviews of contemporary art and every year, a new curator brings a fresh perspective to the exhibition. Pekilo, a former factory building near the Mänttä mill chimneystack, has been the main exhibition venue for over a decade. Read more about the history of the Mänttä Art Festival.
- The list of all the artists who have participated in Mänttä Art Festival 1993 - 2024
- The list of the curators 1993-2024
Accessibility
Pekilo is a former industrial building which has undergone extensive alterations and renovations to make the facilities as audience-friendly as possible. We continually strive to to further improve and increase accessibility. Read more!
