Open to life.
Ready to
defend it.
Touring fair where Ukrainian defence technology meets contemporary Ukrainian culture
Flamingo Horugva
Valerii Puzik, Alex Zakletsky
Deeds of Gardariki
Mykhailo Skop
Heavenly Host
Yurii Myrko
Pink Dot
Ruslan Tremba
Art by Ukraine’s defenders
Every artist you will meet here is a soldier first of all, and an artist beyond that
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Ukrainian Autonomous Systems
Frontline-proven defence tech
Up to ten Ukrainian manufacturers show technology developed and tested in real conditions
Partners
The sound of Ukraine
Live music in the evening, from electric bandura to dark cabaret, with a different line-up in every city
Dakh Daughters
Ivan Tkalenko
NAZVA
Orchestra 59
Vasyl Slipak Ensemble
Literature from
the front
Books, poems and a wall of names from Ukrainian writers at war
Books from the front
Poems from the trenches
The Unwritten
Books by Artem Chekh, Yaryna Chornohuz, Artur Dron and other writers who now defend Ukraine sit in ammunition boxes. Open one, scan its QR code and get the author’s story in English.
Put on the headphones. Soldiers read their own poems, filmed in the combat zone, with English subtitles.
A wall for the writers this war has killed, Victoria Amelina among them. Every name is a book that will never be finished. Add one.
Learn how to protect your mind
Every crisis starts in the mind. Before any threat becomes physical, someone tries to change how we think and decide.
Debunking fakes is no longer enough. Ukraine now builds AI-based tools to protect societies from hostile influence
Programme & visit
Oslo
Oct 30–31
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Fri 30 Oct
Skur 13 · Filipstadveien 3, 0250 Oslo
Doors 12:00 · Exhibition until 21:00 · Drone simulator 12:00–18:00 · local time
12:00
Art exhibition
Press preview and curator-led tour with Alex Zakletsky (exhibition curator, photographer and serving member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine).
13:00
After Captivity
[Talk] Juan Alberto Leiva García, Tom Syring
What happens to a person, and to a society, after someone comes home from captivity. Ukrainian defenders and a local guest on return, recovery and the long way back.
Moderator: Valery Shyrokov
14:10
The War You Don't See
[Talk] Oleksandr Komarov, Vakhtang Kebuladze
Hybrid war, the information space and the fight over how reality is perceived. How attacks that never hit a building work, and how Ukraine has learned to counter them.
Moderator: Andrii Martynenko
16:10
Russia and Ukraine Through a Norwegian Journalist’s Eyes
[Lecture] Øystein Bogen
Stories and reflections from 30 years of reporting.
17:00
Lessons from Ukrainian Informational Resilience
[Stand-up lectures] TBA
19:30
Ivan Tkalenko · Dakh Daughters
[Concert]
Sat 31 Oct
Skur 13 · Filipstadveien 3, 0250 Oslo
Doors 12:00 · Exhibition until 21:00 · Drone simulator 12:00–18:00 · local time
12:00
Art exhibition
Press preview and curator-led tour with Alex Zakletsky (exhibition curator, photographer and serving member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine).
13:30
Ukraine and the Nordic Countries: A Forgotten Connection
[Talk] Vakhtang Kipiani
The historical and present-day ties between Ukraine and the Nordic countries: the paths they have shared, and the ones they took apart.
Moderator: Kyrylo Lukashov
14:30
The Words of War
[Talk] Ihor Mitrov, Alina Sarnatska, Henrik Hovland
How war renames reality, what happens to universal ideas and values in wartime, and why "Hemingway knows nothing".
Moderator: Kyrylo Lukashov
15:45
Historical Ties Between Norway and Kyivan Rus' in the 9th–12th Centuries
[Lecture] Halvor Tjønn
18:30
Vasyl Slipak Ensemble · Orchestra 59 · NAZVA · ZIFERBLAT
[Concert]
Where
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stockholm
6–7 nov
Fri 6 Nov
Ukrainian Institute in Sweden · Strömsborgsbron 1, Stockholm
Limited seating: 70 places. Registration recommended.
15:00
Ukraine and the Nordic Countries: A Forgotten Connection
[Talk] Vakhtang Kipiani, Nataliia Kryvda, Mykhailo Skop
The historical and present-day ties between Ukraine and the Nordic countries: the paths they have shared, and the ones they took apart.
Moderator: Kyrylo Lukashov
16:00
The War You Don't See
[Talk] Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Oleksandr Komarov, Vakhtang Kebuladze
Hybrid war, the information space and the fight over how reality is perceived. How attacks that never hit a building work, and how Ukraine has learned to counter them.
Moderator: Valery Shyrokov
17:00
Vasyl Slipak Ensemble
[Concert]
Sat 7 Nov
Nalen, Stora Salen · Regeringsgatan 74, Stockholm
Exhibition: hours TBC
18:00
Art exhibition
Curated tours for guests and press
19:00
Ivan Tkalenko · Dakh Daughters
[Concert]
Where
Fri, 6 NOV: Ukrainian Institute in Sweden · Strömsborgsbron 1, Stockholm (by invitation)
Sat, 7 NOV: Stora Salen at Nalen
Regeringsgatan 74, 111 39 Stockholm
HElsinki
nov 13–14
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Fri 13 Nov
Finlandia Hall · Mannerheimintie 13 e, 00100 Helsinki
Doors 14:00 · Exhibition until 21:00 · local time
14:00
Exhibitions
Contemporary Ukrainian art and multimedia stands from 10+ Ukrainian defence-tech manufacturers. Includes a press preview and a tour with curator Alex Zakletsky, photographer and serving soldier.
16:00
The Words of War
[Talk] Alina Sarnatska, Vakhtang Kebuladze, Ihor Mitrov
How war renames reality, what happens to universal ideas and values in wartime, and why "Hemingway knows nothing". A veteran and human rights defender, a philosopher and Kyiv University professor, and a poet in uniform.
Moderator: Andrii Martynenko
18:00
Vasyl Slipak Ensemble · Ivan Tkalenko · Dakh Daughters
[Concert]
Musicians, soloists and conductors from Ukrainian theatres who joined the army after the full-scale invasion. Then army veteran Ivan Tkalenko on an electric bandura he designed himself, and Dakh Daughters with live music, theatre and dark cabaret.
Sat 14 Nov
Finlandia Hall · Mannerheimintie 13 e, 00100 Helsinki
Doors 14:00 · Exhibition until 21:00 · local time
14:00
Exhibitions
Contemporary Ukrainian art and multimedia stands from 10+ Ukrainian defence-tech manufacturers. Includes a tour with curator Alex Zakletsky.
14:30
Ukraine and the Nordic Countries: A Forgotten Connection
[Talk] Vakhtang Kipiani, Mykhailo Skop, Mikka Pekka
The historical and present-day ties between Ukraine and the Nordic countries: the paths they have shared, and the ones they took apart. With historian and journalist Vakhtang Kipiani, now serving in the army, and iconographer Mykhailo Skop.
Moderator: Kyrylo Lukashov
16:00
After Captivity
[Talk] Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Juan Alberto Leiva García + local speaker
What happens to a person, and to a society, after someone comes home from captivity. Two former prisoners of war and a local guest on return, recovery and the long way back.
Moderator: Valery Shyrokov
18:00
Orchestra 59 · NAZVA · ZIFERBLAT
[Concert]
A band born as the orchestra of the 59th Brigade, now part of Cultural Forces. Then NAZVA with their “alternative ethno-art chaos” from Galicia and the Donbas, and ZIFERBLAT, the indie art-rock band that represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2025.
Where
Finlandia Hall · Mannerheimintie 13 e, 00100 Helsinki
tallinn
nov 19–20
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Thu 19 Nov
Cruise Terminal Hall · Sadama 25, 15051 Tallinn
Thu from 17:00 · local time
17:00
After Captivity
[Talk] Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, Juan Alberto Leiva García + local speaker
What happens to people, and to society, after they return from captivity. Two former prisoners of war and a local guest on coming home and the long way back.
Moderator: Valery Shyrokov
19:30
Ivan Tkalenko · Dakh Daughters
[Concert]
Ivan Tkalenko is an army veteran who plays an electric bandura he designed himself. Dakh Daughters combine music, theatre and cabaret in a live performance like no other.
Fri 20 Nov
Cruise Terminal Hall · Sadama 25, 15051 Tallinn
Fri 14:00–21:00 · local time
14:00
Art exhibition
Contemporary Ukrainian art, with curated tours for visitors.
15:00
The War You Don't See
[Talk] Vakhtang Kebuladze, Oleksandr Komarov, Vakhtang Kipiani + local speaker
Hybrid war, the information space and the fight over how reality is perceived. Two Ukrainian philosophers and a historian now serving in the army on attacks that never hit a building, and how Ukraine has learned to counter them.
Moderator: Andrii Martynenko
16:10
The Words of War
[Talk] Ihor Mitrov, Alina Sarnatska + local speaker
How war renames reality, what happens to shared ideas and values in wartime, and why “Hemingway knows nothing”. A poet in uniform, and a veteran and human rights defender.
Moderator: Andrii Martynenko
18:30
Vasyl Slipak Ensemble · Orchestra 59 · NAZVA · ZIFERBLAT
[Concert]
Professional musicians who joined the army after the full-scale invasion, and a band born in the 59th Brigade. Then NAZVA with their “alternative ethno-art chaos” from Galicia and the Donbas, and ZIFERBLAT, the indie art-rock band that represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2025.
Where
Cruise Terminal Hall · Sadama 25, 15051 Tallinn
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