The autumn opening of Jyväskylä Art Street is being celebrated for the fourth time! The program once again has a diverse offering for all ages, from babies to grandparents. Get to know artists and art spaces, learn new things about our cultural environment on guided tours, experience film, dance, word art and do it yourself. The autumn opening of Art Street is being implemented by a large number of free art field actors and individual artists, as well as the City of Jyväskylä and the University of Jyväskylä.
Jyväskylä's Art Street runs from Kirkkopuisto to the Aalto2 Museum Centre for about 1.2 km, a few blocks wide. You will find almost a hundred different art and cultural attractions on Art Street. At www.jyvaskylantaidekatu.fi i.e. on the homepage of this site you will find a map service that allows you to explore destinations by theme, which are architecture, art & design, with a dog, with the whole family, Finnish Athens, eat & drink and events.
The program will be completed by the end of August.
FRIDAY 28.8.
12-17 Exhibition Center Soihtu (Seminaarinmäki, S-building): Time travel to the past - self-paced workshop
Jump back in time 150 years to the Jyväskylä Seminary Model School, or training school! The whole family workshop will guide you to various task stations located around the Soihtu Exhibition Centre exhibition. At the task stations, you can, for example, build with Fröbel blocks, practice the alphabet on a flipchart and find out the contents of Uno Cygnaeus' suitcase. The workshop is self-paced, and you can participate at your own pace. Children accompanied by an adult! Free admission.
organized by the University of Jyväskylä Science Museum
12-17 Exhibition Centre Soihtu (Seminaarinmäki, S-building): Exhibition: Not for white-collar workers, but for all city dwellers. The disappearing Mattilanniemi campus of the University of Jyväskylä 1980-2026
The exhibition presenting the decommissioned Mattilanniemi campus of the University of Jyväskylä sheds light on the development of the area from an old wasteland to a city landfill and still a vibrant and green university campus. The exhibition features extensive material about the architecture and valuable park area of the area, including miniature models, photographs and presentations of plant collections. Welcome to explore this endangered urban environment through the archive materials of the University of Jyväskylä Science Museum! Free admission.
https://www.jyu.fi/fi/tiedemuseo/nayttelykeskus-soihtu
organized by the University of Jyväskylä Science Museum
18-19.15 Seminaarinmäki song walk
The Seminaarinmäki Song Walk is a mobile theatre performance by Teatterikone that takes participants through Jyväskylä's Seminaarinmäki. The cleverly constructed ensemble highlights interesting people from the history of the seminary. Songs, stories and funny characters accompany participants from the founding of Jyväskylä to the present day. The roles will feature Aaro Vuotila, whose new compositions will also be heard, along with a few classics composed by PJ Hannikainen.
Departure from the courtyard of the Villa Rana cultural center. The route is not accessible.
Tickets €25 at Teatterikone ticket office only in advance.
20-22 Standard pressure: Electric club.
Organized by Central Finland Writers. Free admission.
23.58 Villa Rana Cultural Center, Blomstedt Hall: Midnight Kaitafilm Surprise, 16 mm film
organized by Kaita Film Festival. Free admission.
SATURDAY 29.8.
12-12.25 Villa Rana Cultural Center, Loiskis practice room: Loiskis training open doors and performance 1/2
Organized by Loiskis Children's Music Orchestra. Free admission.
12-15 Villa Rana Cultural Center, garden: Villa Rana Blanket Flea Market
An open, free blanket flea market will be held in the yard and garden of Villa Rana. The event is weather-dependent. Welcome to sell and buy; no reservations are needed, as there is enough space for everyone. Please note that there are no parking spaces for sellers or buyers in our yard, and this is not a trailer flea market; we recommend bringing as much stuff as you can carry yourself, or of course you can bring several friends to carry it!
12-15 Museum of Central Finland, Aalto2 Museum Centre: Workshop on Life in the Past in Central Finland
Welcome to the workshop to see, experience and try out life in the past in Central Finland. How were houses built and where did they get food? How was laundry washed and ironed before modern household appliances? How did people move around and what toys did they play with? These and many other fascinating things will be revealed in the workshop at the Museum of Central Finland.
You can participate in the workshop at your own pace and according to your own schedule. The workshop is part of the European Cultural Environment Days and the Aalto2 Museum Centre's Worthy of Preserving event.
Saturday 29 August, admission to the entire Aalto2 Museum Centre is free. Organised by the Museum of Central Finland.
12-16 Exhibition Center Soihtu (Seminaarinmäki, S-building): Time Travel to the Past - self-paced workshop
Jump back in time 150 years to the Jyväskylä Seminary Model School, or training school! The whole family workshop will guide you to various task stations located around the Soihtu Exhibition Centre exhibition. At the task stations, you can, for example, build with Fröbel blocks, practice the alphabet on a flipchart and find out the contents of Uno Cygnaeus' suitcase. The workshop is self-paced, and you can participate at your own pace. Children accompanied by an adult! Free admission.
organized by the University of Jyväskylä Science Museum
12-16 Exhibition Center Soihtu (Seminaarinmäki, S-building): Exhibition: Not for white-collar workers, but for all city dwellers. The disappearing Mattilanniemi campus of the University of Jyväskylä 1980-2026
The exhibition presenting the decommissioned Mattilanniemi campus of the University of Jyväskylä sheds light on the development of the area from an old wasteland to a city landfill and still a vibrant and green university campus. The exhibition features extensive material about the architecture and valuable park area of the area, including miniature models, photographs and presentations of plant collections. Welcome to explore this endangered urban environment through the archive materials of the University of Jyväskylä Science Museum! Free admission.
https://www.jyu.fi/fi/tiedemuseo/nayttelykeskus-soihtu
organized by the University of Jyväskylä Science Museum
13-13.40 Villa Rana Cultural Center, Paulaharju Hall: Lessons from Uno C.
127 years of standing still is enough. When the statue of Uno Cygnaeus standing in a park in Jyväskylä begins to hear disturbing sounds from the modern school, something unexpected happens: the father of elementary school comes to life. A journey through Finnish history begins. A journey that will encounter misbehaving students, big dreams and human mistakes, friendship, music, the joy of learning and a question that is still relevant today: Why is school really needed?
Uno C's Lessons is a musical monologue for the whole family that combines history, humor, songs and touching stories into a unique theatrical experience. Come along on a journey through time to meet the man who believed that every child deserves a chance to learn. On stage is Aaro Vuotila. Free admission
Organised by Theatre Machine.
14-15.15 Rana cultural walks: Yrjö Blomstedt
Rana Cultural Walks are artist-led guided walks departing from the Villa Rana Cultural Centre (Seminaarinkatu 13, Jyväskylä). In the summer of 2026, walks in the footsteps of Yrjö Blomstedt will be organised with Mamselli Suonperä, as well as two family-friendly tours of Villa Rana and the garden with the Wivilöö ghost. Tickets €12 / €8 From Villa Rana's website.
organized by Villa Rana Cultural Center
14-16 Cultural Center Villa Rana, Paulaharju Hall: Vegetarian brunch with dancing
Performers Lotta Rautakorpi and Laura Koistinen. Ticket price €32 includes food and performance. Tickets From Villa Rana's website.
organized by Restaurant Villa Rana and Central Finland Dance Center
14-16 Becker Gallery: Riitta Lähdesmäki-Puttonen; artist meeting
organized by Jyväskylä Artists' Association
14-16 Alvar Aalto Museum, Aalto2 Museum Centre: Are we building paradises? Discussion on architecture, society and literature
The exhibition 13 Stories of Humane Design presents 13 architectural sites by Alvar Aalto, which are now nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List. For the exhibition, author Sanna Puutonen has written 13 fictional stories from the perspectives of the users and experiencers of the buildings.
At the event, writer Sanna Puutonen and Director of Urban Planning and Land Use Leena Rossi will discuss architecture and literature: how both art forms create spaces and atmospheres for people to experience. They will consider what building design and architecture aim for, and how these Aalto buildings reflect their time. They will also look at what kind of thoughts and visions a city can have - even dreams of creating paradises (in Aalto's words) for people to experience and inhabit. And how Jyväskylä's architecture reflects different times in society. The discussion event is part of the European Cultural Environment Days event and admission to the Aalto2 Museum Centre is free all day. Organised by Alvar Aalto Museum
15.30-15.55 Villa Rana Cultural Center, Loiskis practice room: Loiskis training open doors and performance 2/2
Organized by Loiskis Children's Music Orchestra. Free admission.
SUNDAY 30.8.
14-14.40 Villa Rana Cultural Centre: Ranakierros for the whole family with the Wivilöö ghost
Did you know that our well-known architect from Jyväskylä, Wivi Lönn, currently appears as a charming, mischievous ghost living in the attic of the Villa Rana Cultural Center, pondering deep philosophical questions! From Villa Rana, she can easily see her former home, the city's peaceful atmosphere, and even slip into the university's botanical garden to whisper with the inhabitants and plants of the soil. What else has Wivi started doing in her old age? Come along and find out!
A Wivi Lönn-inspired dance performance with speech and storytelling on Saturday 22 August at 2 pm and Sunday 30 August at 2 pm for the whole family, starting at the restaurant entrance. The walk takes place inside Villa Rana and in the garden and is not barrier-free. Suitable for all ages and ends with an participatory workshop for children in the garden, where older children can participate without their parents and children under school age with a parent. Performer Laura Koistinen. Tickets €5 From Villa Rana's website