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On Thursday 25 September, the Tornionlaakso Museum will open a new temporary exhibition All Points North – The Barracks Villages of the Continuation War from Vaakunakylä to Hirsikankaanmäki. The exhibition is based on the results of the research project ” A contemporary archaeological perspective on the inequalities of welfare society: the Vaakunakylä village of Oulu and its communities from 1947 to 2025 “. The research focuses on the communities of the Vaakunakylä in Oulu Hietasaari in the post-war period. The exhibition brings a local perspective to the research on the German veterinary centre in Kaakamo Hirsikankaanmäki in Alatornio.
The exhibition combines archaeological research, memory, archival material and contemporary art, with visual artist Ari Björn using art to interpret the project’s findings, history, stories and excavation finds. Björn has been working as a visual artist since 2007 and has organised several solo exhibitions in Finland and participated in group exhibitions abroad.
The Tornionlaakso Museum’s website will also host an online exhibition on the same theme: ‘ War Victims in the Tornio area – plants from the German troops’. Archaeologist Annemari Tranberg’s research is accompanied by charming illustrations by Miila Kankaanranta from Lapin Kansa.
The exhibition opens on the Tornion Valley Museum website on 26 September 2025.
The opening of the All Points North exhibition will take place on Thursday 25 September at 18.00 and is open to the public. In the opening programme, researchers Marika Hyttinen and Tuuli Matila will talk about the research project behind the exhibition, and Aine Art Museum Director Virpi Kanniainen will interview the exhibition’s artist Ari Björn.
The exhibition is open to the public at the Tornionlaakso Museum from 26 September to 26 October 2025.
For more information and contact:
Titta Kallio-Seppä, Museum Director, Tornionlaakson museum – Tornedalens museum, +35850 5971557, titta.kallio-seppa@tornio.fi
Ari Björn, Visual Artist, Art & Process, +35840 5415173, Ari.Bjorn@oulu.fi
Researcher Marika Hyttinen, University of Oulu, Marika.Hyttinen@oulu.fi