Works of art
A significant number of Finnish works of art has been deposited at the premises of the Supreme Court. Most of these works come from the collections of the Ateneum and Kiasma art museums, which are both part of the Finnish National Gallery, and the State Art Commission.
The most significant historical works of art on the premises include Pekka Halonen's paintings depicting the Finnish winter landscapes, which are characteristic of the Golden Age of Finnish Art (1880-1910).
Modern art is represented by, for example, a large, three-part (triptych) painting by Mari Rantanen from 1991. Other works of art on the premises have been created by such artists as Kari Cavén, Ulla Rantanen, Marjatta Tapiola, and Kuutti Lavonen.
In addition to visual arts, sculptures by, for example, Kimmo Pyykkö, Ukri Merikanto, Antero Toikka, and Pekka Kauhanen and ceramics by Päivi Rintaniemi and Leena Juvonen are also displayed on the premises.
Portraits of the former Presidents of the Supreme Court, comprising 13 paintings in total, are exhibited on the walls of the main plenary hall. The Supreme Court owns these paintings.
In all, more than 100 works of art from Finnish artists are exhibited on the court premises.
Mari Rantanen: Only a Matter of Time (1991)
Finnish National Gallery / Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma © Kuvasto 2020
Päivi Rintaniemi: Birth (2007)
Finnish National Gallery / State Art Deposit Collection
Photo: Marko Oja / Supreme Court © Kuvasto 2020
Antero Toikka: Octave (2015)
(detail)
Supreme Court's collections
Photo: Anton Sucksdorff © Kuvasto 2020
Sigfrid August Keinänen: In a Courtroom Waiting Room (1880)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen.
Pekka Halonen: Lumberjacks around a Campfire (1893)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Antell collections.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen.
Pekka Halonen: Rock Covered with Ice and Snow (1911)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Antell collections.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen.
Gottfrid Kallstenius: Evening over Marshland (1900)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Antell collections.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Antti Kuivalainen.
Hjalmar Munsterhjelm: Crack Willows (1897)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.
Wilho Sjöström: Rocky Landscape (1937)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Edvard Richter and Mandi Karnakoski-Richter collection.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Asko Penna.
Wilho Sjöström: Lakeside Sheds, Viitasaari (1929)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum,
Holger and Anita Spranger collection. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.
Walter Runeberg: Professor Robert Montgomery (1885)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum
Art Museum, Herman and Elisabeth Hallonblad collection.
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Henri Tuomi.
Published 21.10.2022