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Pekka Halonen in Paris and Halosenniemi

A large exhibition of works by painter Pekka Halonen is currently on display at the Petit Palais art museum in Paris and will continue to the Netherlands and Denmark next year. At Halosenniemi, the artist's home on the shores of Lake Tuusula, you can enjoy the authentic atmosphere and the exhibition celebrating the 160th anniversary of Pekka Halonen's birth.

A photograph of an art exhibition, with works of art and museum objects displayed on log walls. In the centre is a photograph of a large window overlooking a winter landscape and a lake.
In Paris, Pekka Halonen, the Hymni Suomelle exhibition showcases the atmosphere of Halosenniemi.

Paris: Pekka Halonen, Hymn to Finland exhibition

Pekka Halonen, Hymni Suomelle (Hymn to Finland) exhibition will be on display at the Petit Palais art museum in Paris from 4 November 2025 to 22 February 2026. The exhibition presents Pekka Halonen as a Finnish painter who was able to depict Nordic nature better than anyone else. Halonen is particularly known for his depictions of snow and winter landscapes. The Paris exhibition will later move to the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede, the Netherlands, and the Ordrupgaard Museum in Charlottenlund, Denmark, in 2026.

Interior view of Halosenniemi in 2025, showing the studio window
The window of Halosenniemi’s studio offers a view of Lake Tuusulanjärvi. Photo: Vesa Mäkinen

Halosenniemi: Far away from the city – in the painter’s landscapes

The exhibition “Far Away from the Land – In the Painter’s Landscapes” will be on display from 24 September 2025 to 25 January 2026 in Halosenniemi, Tuusula. The exhibition celebrates the life and career of Pekka Halonen. It features paintings from Halonen’s home region of Lapinlahti, from his travels in Finland and from the surroundings of his studio home in Halosenniemi. Known as a portrayer of the Finnish people and nature, Halonen focused in Tuusula particularly on depicting the immediate surroundings of his own home. The paintings convey the changing seasons and weather conditions.

Halosenniemi photographed from the outside
The studio window at Halosenniemi provides light from the north. Photo: Vesa Mäkinen

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