Basking in the Flame – afternoon sessions for students starting on March 25th at 4:15 PM. Check out the spring program!

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! You can find more events on the Well-being events page.

Afternoon sessions in spring 2025:

Coffee and friends

Tuesday, 25 March, 16.15–18.00

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, Swedish and English) under the supervision of the museum staff.
Please register in the Lyyti system by 24 February

Coffee and friends

Wednesday, 23 April, 16.15–18.00

Art room – Faces

Wednesday, 14 May, 16.15–18.00  

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 solution-focused brief therapist Emmi Kyyhkynen and the Helsinki University Museum Flame staff. The languages of the session will be Finnish and English in parallel.
Please register in the Lyyti system by 13 May