A Glimpse of the Sampo Collection

The new exhibition opening at Villa Gyllenberg in October 2026 presents a rare opportunity to glimpse the impressive art collection belonging to Sampo Group. Approximately 50 works have been selected from Sampo’s collection of over 1000 works to be displayed classically. The exhibition presents 19th-century landscape paintings, works from the Golden Age of Finnish art, 20th-century abstract art, and paintings and sculptures from the 1980s and 1990s.

The Sampo insurance company was founded in 1909. The company has purposefully collected art for its business premises and offices, especially in the 1970s–1990s. The collection has acquired numerous classics of Finnish painting, as well as examples of high-quality non-representational art.

The exhibition will feature works by the following artists:

Juhana Blomstedt, Yngve Bäck, Birger Carlstedt, Alvar Cavén, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Robert Wilhelm Ekman, Saara Ekström, Carolus Enckell, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Axel Haartman, Pekka Halonen, Werner Holmberg, Kari Huhtamo, Inari Krohn, Matti Kujasalo, Lauri Laine, Berndt Lindholm, Ali Munsterhjelm, Hjalmar Munsterhjelm, Lars-Gunnar Nordström, Pirkko Nukari, Veikko Nuutinen, Paul Osipow, Tapani Raittila, Pekka Ryynänen, Tyko Sallinen, Helene Schjerfbeck, Jaakko Sievänen, Christina Snellman, Risto Suomi, Nina Terno, August Uotila, Sam Vanni, Rafael Wardi, Victor Westerholm, Ferdinand von Wright.

The exhibition is curated by Lotta Nylund, Chief Curator of Villa Gyllenberg.

Picture: Helene Schjerfbeck, Girl Crocheting, 1904, oil on canvas, 37 x 33 cm, The Sampo Art Collection. Photo: Rauno Träskelin.