Art from the Soul of the Northern Nature.
KAARNA brings together artists from the Eastern Finland – and you. Choose a unique artwork and bring into your home or collection the serenity of forests and lakes.
KAARNA Art Management, based in North Karelia, is a nature-centric event and management agency where art meets the power of nature. We curate and mediate one-of-a-kind works – from paintings to poetry, from fine crafts to sculptures – and organize art events, concerts, and exhibitions.
Explore Our Art Gallery.
Support Eastern Finnish art and bring KAARNA collective’s works into your home, space, or collection – art that touches, empowers, and inspires.
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Fine Art
Art from the North – born of nature, earth and air, the wisdom of the old folk, and the strength of deep roots.
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Sculptures
“The sculptures combine the physical knowledge of craftsmanship and listening to the material. Wood is not just a tool, but a world. Every knot, crack and cause acts as part of the form – not as a coincidence, but as a path. The work is often done slowly and alone, without ready-made sketches. The sculpture grows when the time is right.” Hannes Aleksi
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Ceramics
Sculptures from clay, the shapes of the earth, the world of nature spirits, in the colors of nature.
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Music and Sound Art
Music and sound journeys from the soul of northern nature. Folk music and traditional lullabies. Book a concert experience for your event, festival or concert venue from North Karelia, Finland.
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Poetry
Flowing and powerful words from the North. Performances, multidisciplinary productions, poetry books and nature poems on plywood boards.
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Magical Art
Tunes from deep within the nature of North Savo to open up worlds. Shaman drums made by artisan craftmaker from North Karelia. Nature and elven power.
Order a concert or music by Niina Annika
Do you want a unique musical experience for your event, celebration or project? Order a concert by Niina Annika or a musical piece tailored just for your occasion.
This is for you, who would like to connect also with the folk music and traditional lullabies from North Karelia, Finland. Listen to the new music video by Niina Annika below.
Contact: info@kaarnaart.com / tel. +358405148788
Photograpger: Karoliina Gavrilov
I turn into the forest and meet myself. --For it is not the voices shouted loud that weave my cells anew, but the ones spoken softly.
The Forest's call leads me to pause at the cradle-heritage of the old folk. It beckons me to dive into the timeless layers of bark and moss, to hear the whispers of the forest, it's ancient lullaby.
The track is the single release from Niina Annika's upcoming November 2025 album, Unten alisilla.
Artist / Producer / Vocals / Art Director / Editor: Niina Annika
Recorder & Mixing engineer: Joonas Myller
Mastering engineer: Alho Audio
Mastering Camera Operator, Location Scout: Karoliina Gavrilov
I have become part of the landscape
I feel the breath of the trees
The stories of the flowing water
And I don't know
if there will be
anymore return to what was
— poet Ari Jäntti
The Spell Drums of Koli
Art Exhibition
3.9.–31.10.2025
Nature Center Ukko, Koli National Park, Finland
“KAARNA Art Management was born out of a love for, and wonder at, Eastern Finnish and nature-centered art. Furthermore, this world needs nature-centered art and artists now more than ever.”
Helena Karhu
Welcome to the world, where the art carries alive the power of the Northern forests, waters, winds and mother earth. We arrange curated exhibitions, concerts, and offer pieces to private and public collections.
Hannes Aleksi is a Finnish sculptor whose works are born from the material of wood and the unspoken language.
He does not seek to present or explain, but rather lets the creatures emerge: forest figures, sleeping faces, animal heads and charred silences.
The sculptures combine the physical knowledge of craftsmanship and listening to the material. Wood is not just a tool, but a world. Every knot, crack and reason acts as part of the form – not as a coincidence, but as a path. The work is often done slowly and alone, without ready-made sketches. The sculpture grows when the time is right.
Follow our journey.
info@kaarnaart.com
www.instagram.com/kaarna_gallery
Tel. +358405148788 / Helena Karhu