Basking in the Flame – afternoon sessions for students

Would you enjoy meeting new people while engaging in a calm and pleasant activity? Would you like to find a place where you are welcomed without having to perform or commit to anything?

Helsinki University Museum Flame provides University of Helsinki students with open, free-of-charge afternoon sessions entitled ‘Basking in the Flame’. We offer a friendly and comfortable meeting place for all students, regardless of their personal circumstances. You can join us on your own or with a companion, or find someone to talk to while taking part. 

Registration is required for each session, and you can attend one or more. We will meet in the Helsinki University Museum Flame’s exhibition centre in the University’s Main Building (address: Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki). The meetings will be led by museum staff. The sessions comply with the principles for safer spaces, and photographing participants is prohibited. 

We look forward to seeing you! 
Basking in the Flame afternoon sessions in autumn 2025

Wed 8 October at 16.15-18: Art room – Faces

We will together complete light, fun and interesting drawing exercises, focusing on our own faces and those of others. We will discuss the emotions we can reflect on or convey through self-portraits. 

The drawing will be supervised by visual artist Vappu Rossi, the University’s current drawing master. The discussion will be led by the Helsinki University Museum Flame staff. The languages of the session will be Finnish and English in parallel.

We will meet in the Helsinki University Museum Flame’s exhibition centre in the University’s Main Building (Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki).

Please register in the Lyyti system by 7 October: https://www.lyyti.in/Liekin_lammossa_3253/en 

 

Wed 5 November at 16.15-18: Coffee and friends

Drop by or stay longer! Informal interaction, light programming and refreshments at Helsinki University Museum Flame (Fabianinkatu 33). The session takes place flexibly in several languages (Finnish and English) under the supervision of the museum staff. 

Please register in the Lyyti system by 4 November: https://www.lyyti.in/Liekin_lammossa_1849/en 

 

Wed 10 December at 16.15-18: Coffee and friends

Drop by or stay longer! Informal interaction, light programming and refreshments at Helsinki University Museum Flame (Fabianinkatu 33). The session takes place flexibly in several languages (Finnish and English) under the supervision of the museum staff. 

Please register in the Lyyti system by 9 December: https://www.lyyti.in/Liekin_lammossa_4987/en