Unknown Territories is a three-year artistic initiative that embarks on spiritual and geographical journeys across forests in 2025, seas in 2026, and archipelagos in 2027. It centers on the concept of geographic exploration as a pathway to uncover hidden cultural terrains, from forgotten histories and Indigenous knowledge to practices, rituals, and memories entangled with nature.
In 2025, Unknown Territories: Forests confronts the devastating impacts of extractivism, capitalism, and urban expansion on forests, which are interwoven with cultural myths, Indigenous knowledge and biodiversity. In a time of ecological crisis, it envisions these living landscapes as spaces of resilience and radical imagination, opening pathways toward planetary futures where human and more-than-human coexist.
Drifts is a nomadic art platform that organizes transcultural art festivals annually in various regions of Helsinki, Finland. The Drifts Festival aims to contribute to cultural plurality by engaging with diverse neighborhoods and communities. It fosters a fluid space that transcends cultural, geographical, and disciplinary boundaries, seeking dynamic social engagements and critical dialogues through performative, audiovisual, and discursive practices.
Find the festival programme here (link opens in a new window).
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Nordic Culture Point has been granted the EcoCompass environmental certificate. We’re making every endeavour to reduce our carbon footprint, which is why all travel within the organisation is carefully planned. Use public transport when you visit us, and you’ll contribute to a greener cultural scene, too!
Nordic Culture Point strives to organise accessible events where everyone can equally participate. In the following link, you will find information about the accessibility of our facilities. Please inform us in advance if you have any specific accessibility requirements. We will do our best to accommodate them.
