Poland Pavilion now open – Poland at the centre of global innovation at Expo 2025 in Osaka
On 13 April 2025, Poland Pavilion was officially opened at the Osaka World Expo 2025. Over the coming months, it will be a venue for cultures, technologies and ideas that will change the future of our planet. Already an hour before the official opening, a queue of visitors lined up in front of Poland Pavilion, several dozen metres long. The programme to promote Poland at EXPO includes more than 100 events organised in the impressive building of Poland Pavilion.
The World Expo 2025 will be visited by 28 million people over six months, 3.5 million of whom will be international visitors. The event will feature 170 participants, including 161 countries and regions and nine international organisations. World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai is being held on Yumeshima Island, located in the waters of Osaka Bay. The event will run until 13 October 2025. The organisers of Expo 2025 emphasise that the event is open to everyone – from students to professionals to families looking for inspiration and new experiences. Expo 2025 will become a place where innovation will meet tradition and intercultural dialogue will enable people to build bridges between nations.
Polish goals for Expo 2025
Poland’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai is aimed at strengthening the recognisability of the Polish Economy Brand and promoting the innovation of indigenous companies and products on non-European markets, with particular focus on cooperation with Japan. Poland presents itself in Japan as an attractive economic partner, tourist destination and source of inspiring culture, offering modern technologies, secure investment conditions and a rich heritage.
– In every square metre of Poland Pavilion we will tell the story of our country – its heritage, values and potential. We show Poland open to the world, ready for cooperation and attractive as a space for investment and modern business. This place will inspire and build bridges – between cultures, people and ideas,’ said Krzysztof Paszyk, Minister of Development and Technology, during the opening ceremony. – We want this story to be as complete as possible, to reflect the essence and character of Poland and Poles. We are starting from a foundation that is beautifully contained in the watchword of our presence at Expo 2025 – Heritage that fuels the future – the minister added.
Poland Pavilion at Expo in Osaka
For the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Poland has prepared a national pavilion of nearly 1,000 m². Its unique architecture spirals from a central point where the concert hall is located. The organic form of the building, based on curves and arches, leads visitors intuitively along a spiral path to the heart of Poland Pavilion.
‘We are proud to present Poland as a country deeply rooted in tradition, yet dynamically developing and ready to face the challenges of the future. Poland Pavilion at Expo 2025 is more than just a building – it is a thoughtful architectural concept where our values, heritage and creative energy meet. At its heart resounds the music of Frederic Chopin, and the façade refers to the craftsmanship of Japanese craft, symbolically linking our cultures. We have created an open, innovative and friendly space to inspire and invite collaboration. Poland wants to be perceived as a reliable partner – both in the sphere of culture and business,‘ emphasised Jacek Tomczak, Commissioner General of the Polish Section of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, during the opening ceremony of the Pavilion.
The distinctive wooden façade of Poland Pavilion is inspired by the traditional Kigumi Koho wood joining technique. It is a nod to the heritage of both Japanese and Polish building crafts. The interior of the Pavilion is filled with modern, interactive art installations that reflect the dynamic spirit of the Polish innovators, without forgetting the deep roots in tradition. The Polish-Spanish duo Alicja Kubicka and Borja Martínez are responsible for developing the architectural concept.
Poland Pavilion’s tour path
The tour path of Poland Pavilion shows how nature and technology can be harmoniously combined. The exhibitions inspire a critical appraisal of mankind’s attitude towards nature and confront the question of what the future we are striving for together will look like.
‘Visitors to Poland Pavilion embark on an extraordinary journey that connects nature with technology and history with the future. Each element of the pathway – from an animated herbarium to a digital orchestra to a space that inspires reflection on ideas – has been designed to engage the senses and emotions. We want the experience of visiting to be not only aesthetically pleasing, but also educational and stimulating. Our aim was to create a place that stays in the memory, moves you and makes you rediscover Poland – as a creative, open and technologically advanced country,‘ said Magdalena Skarżyńska, Vice President of the Management Board of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency.
‘Poland Pavilion was designed as a space that inspires, engages and remains in the memory long after the visit. From the beginning, our aim was to create a place that tells the story of Poland – its heritage, creativity and technological potential – in a modern way. By combining art, science and emotion, we invite visitors to rediscover Poland as a country that is open, innovative and ready for international cooperation. We believe that such an experience fosters lasting relationships – both on a cultural and economic level,’ concluded Eliza Klonowska-Siwak, Deputy Commissioner General of the Polish Section of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Expo 2025: new perspectives
The Polish Investment and Trade Agency, together with its partners, has prepared a number of business initiatives that will enable Polish companies to enter the Japanese market during the world’s largest promotional and economic event.
One of the most important economic events accompanying Poland’s presence at the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, will be the bilateral Poland-Japan Export Forum to be taking place on 20 May 2025 at the Hilton Osaka Hotel. In turn, the Poland-Japan Investment Forum is planned for 30 September.
Thanks to the cooperation with the Ministries of Culture and National Heritage, Science and Higher Education, Education and Science and Sport and Tourism, as well as 11 Marshal Offices, promotion programmes have been prepared to ensure a comprehensive presentation of our country’s achievements.
In the diplomatic field, high-level representatives of diplomatic circles and public administration – including embassies, institutes and ministries from various areas – are involved in promotional activities. Cooperation covers both bilateral relations, including official visits between Poland and Japan, as well as multilateral relations, among EU countries – especially in the context of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council.
The execution of the economic programme at Expo 2025 is particularly focused on industries that have been defined as those with the greatest export potential to Asian markets and the highest priority for trade relations with Japan. These include the medical and pharmaceutical sector, the cosmetics sector, the IT/Fintech sector, the green technology sector (including the hydrogen industry), the agri-food sector (including AgriTech), and the gaming sector.
