The Photographic centre Nykyaika provides events of
various kinds, meetings, workshops, public lectures, in
addition to which it sees to contacts between photo-
graphers. Documentary photography and its overall
development stands out as focal point.

The Photographic Centre guides students, schoolchildren,
amateur photographers and many others in issues
pertaining to the art. Another form of local contacts is
collaboration with photographic and cultural organizations.
The centre´s facilites include a library with photographic
books as well as finnish and international magazines and
other publications for visitors to study. In conjunction with
the institution there is also a video gallery presenting Finnish
video art; the gallery also keeps recordings of the various
lectures, meetings and exhibitions that have been produced
by the centre.