drawing meetups in helsinki
HOW TO FIND US
OUTDOORS ☀️🌻
We meet every Sunday at 15:00 in the Töölönlahti Park, opposite the entrance to Pikku-Finlandia. If you’re walking from Oodi, pass the playground with the big swings and the volleyball court. On the left, you’ll find us in the area with benches, hammocks, and yellow chairs.
INDOORS ⛈️ 🥶
When it’s cold or rainy we move to the top floor of the Oodi Library, on the stairs opposite the children’s area.
It’s a good idea to keep your sketchbook visible so others can easily recognize that you’re there for the sketching meetup.
And if you’re a regular participant, making it clear that you’re part of the sketching group can be very helpful for newcomers!
HOW IT WORKS
At each meetup, attendees take turns being the model for a quick 10-minute sketch session.
One person poses, everyone else sketches, then we rotate.
No fees, no pressure.
The only thing we ask is that everyone takes a turn posing for the group.
You can sit however you feel comfortable – the 10 minutes go by quickly!
Draw as much as you like, skip a round if you’re tired or just want to chat, and leave whenever it suits you.
The event continues as long as there’s interest.
Attendance varies considerably from week to week.
Some Sundays attract a larger group, while on others only a handful of people may attend.
Occasionally, nobody may show up at all.
The organizer is currently not based in Helsinki and does not attend the meetups, so the gathering is entirely community-driven.
For this reason, we encourage everyone to participate with an open mind and flexible expectations.
Whether you spend the afternoon sketching with many people, just a few, or simply enjoying some focused drawing time on your own, we hope you’ll embrace the experience as it is.
WHAT TO BRING
Pencils and paper (or any sketching tools you like).
It’s encouraged to bring any props to make drawings more varied and playful! 👘👒💐🍍🫖🏸🤿🎭🎺🔮🧸📣
STAYING CONNECTED
Anyone who has attended at least one meetup is welcome to join our WhatsApp group.
If you’d like to be added, just ask around at the meetup – several community members can approve new participants,
and there’s usually at least one of them present.
SOCIAL MEDIA
If you’d like to share your drawings from the meetup, you can send them on WhatsApp group or use the Instagram collab function.
We encourage everyone to share their work and be part of our international sketching gallery, featuring artists from all the cities where Sketchy Collective meetups take place.
PHOTO CONSENT
Photos may be taken during the meetup and shared on our social media. If you don’t want to appear in photos, just let the photographer know.
If you’re taking photos, please make sure people know about it and can choose whether they want to be included or not.
If you share a group photo in our WhatsApp group, we’ll assume you’ve already checked that everyone in the photo is happy to be photographed and has agreed that the photo may be shared on our social media.