HILJAISET HISSUKAT RY
Hiljaiset Hissukat ry is a Finnish association founded in 2016. Its aim is to promote art and to broaden people’s understanding of art and culture in Finland and internationally. The association brings together professional artists to work on shared artistic projects and takes Finnish contemporary circus to international stages. It organises cultural events and happenings, makes initiatives that support the arts and provides work for artists, technicians and producers.
Hiljaiset Hissukat ry is committed to safer space principles.
UNDER THE HILJAISET HISSUKAT UMBRELLA
At the end of 2025, three groups work under the Hiljaiset Hissukat umbrella:
Sisus is a Finnish contemporary circus company founded in 2014. The founding members are childhood friends who share a particular sense of humour and a love for circus art. The founding members are Iida Sipilä, Inka Pehkonen, Milla Lahtinen, Rosa Tyyskä and Sofia Defour. The company’s first show, “Mosh Split”, premiered in 2016 and has toured in more than 15 European countries. Sisus has become an important Finnish contemporary circus company internationally and has produced several other contemporary circus works and projects, including short films and a mentoring project.
Muovipussi is a performative electro punk band formed by Milla Lahtinen, Niklas Blomberg and Heidi Finnberg. With their show “Noise Juice” and live concerts, they tour across Europe and have been praised for their energy and originality.
Based on Kimberly is a Berlin based contemporary circus collective that joined the association in 2025 to strengthen, especially its international activities. The founding members are Inka Pehkonen and Imogen Huzel, who first met in 2021 while working on the Sisus production “Memoirs of Mud”.
MISSION
Hiljaiset Hissukat addresses various topics relevant to contemporary society through different working groups, their initiatives and projects, and stage productions, where there is still much to learn and change. We believe that through our work, we can offer new perspectives and ways of thinking to our audience and thus contribute to building a more accepting, equal, and diverse future and society.
building a more accepting, equal, and diverse future and society. Today, we need more understanding, cooperation, and support for those in vulnerable positions, and less confrontation and discrimination.
Hiljaiset Hissukat ry is committed to safer space principles.
UNDER THE HILJAISET HISSUKAT UMBRELLA
At the end of 2025, three groups work under the Hiljaiset Hissukat umbrella:
Sisus is a Finnish contemporary circus company founded in 2014. The founding members are childhood friends who share a particular sense of humour and a love for circus art. The founding members are Iida Sipilä, Inka Pehkonen, Milla Lahtinen, Rosa Tyyskä and Sofia Defour. The company’s first show, “Mosh Split”, premiered in 2016 and has toured in more than 15 European countries. Sisus has become an important Finnish contemporary circus company internationally and has produced several other contemporary circus works and projects, including short films and a mentoring project.
Muovipussi is a performative electro punk band formed by Milla Lahtinen, Niklas Blomberg and Heidi Finnberg. With their show “Noise Juice” and live concerts, they tour across Europe and have been praised for their energy and originality.
Based on Kimberly is a Berlin based contemporary circus collective that joined the association in 2025 to strengthen, especially its international activities. The founding members are Inka Pehkonen and Imogen Huzel, who first met in 2021 while working on the Sisus production “Memoirs of Mud”.
MISSION
Hiljaiset Hissukat addresses various topics relevant to contemporary society through different working groups, their initiatives and projects, and stage productions, where there is still much to learn and change. We believe that through our work, we can offer new perspectives and ways of thinking to our audience and thus contribute to building a more accepting, equal, and diverse future and society.
building a more accepting, equal, and diverse future and society. Today, we need more understanding, cooperation, and support for those in vulnerable positions, and less confrontation and discrimination.
