22.9. – 8.10.2026 

Opening 17.9.2026 17.00 – 19.00
Address: Nordic Culture Point, Kaisaniemenkatu 9
Language: English

Free admission.

Welcome to the opening of Mythbústers, a Nordic-Baltic Comics Exhibition. The opening event includes comics readings by Nordic and Baltic artists.

When you think of the Nordic and Baltic regions, your first associations might be trolls and Vikings, the midnight sun and polar nights, saunas and ice swimming, hygge and fika, Nokia and IKEA. Maybe you have also heard about their excellent school systems and strong social welfare models.

But what is behind these myths? 16 comic artists from across the Nordics and Baltics created works that reflect their unique perspectives on life in the region.

Featured artists at the exhibition:

Akvile Magicdusté (Lithuania), Cecilia Vårhed (Sweden), Clara Jetsmark (Denmark), Disa Wallander (Sweden), Elín Elísabet (Iceland), Emmi Valve (Finland), Ida Neverdahl (Norway), Joonas Sildre (Estonia), Jurijs Tatarkins (Latvia), Laura Ķeniņš (Canada), Liisa Kruusmägi (Estonia), Mari Ahokoivu (Finland), Ona Kvašytė (Lithuania), Søren Glosimodt Mosdal (Denmark), Tim Ng Tvedt (Norway), Tommi Musturi (Finland)

Curator: David Schilter

Along with the exhibition comes the publication Baltic Comics Magazine š! #57 ‘Mythbústers,’ which collects these stories and gets distributed worldwide.

Organised by Kuš! in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia, Helsinki Comics Festival, and Nordisk kulturkontakt

Supported by the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation, the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia, the Danish Cultural Institute, the Embassy of Sweden in Riga, and Nordic Culture Point.