3rd place, Finnish travel poster of the year, 2018! Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in a completely visual world where the picture is stronger than ever. That’s why the following question hit us: How would contemporary artists depict Finland of today? We could not let […]
This poster was created for the Olympic games that were supposed to be held in 1940 (due to the war the games were postponed until 1952). Jorma Suhonen is one of Finland’s greatest poster masters and a legend in the Finnish advertising industry. He was one of the men behind the influential ad agency SEK. […]
Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in a completely visual world where the picture is stronger than ever. That’s why the following question hit us: How would contemporary artists depict Finland of today? We could not let that thought go, so since 2016 we continuously arrange […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2018! Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in a completely visual world where the picture is stronger than ever. That’s why the following question hit us: How would contemporary artists depict Finland of today? We could not let that thought go, […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2018! In the words of the artist: Since I’m from Lapland myself I just had to take part in the contest. I tried to capture the joy of skating from my childhood: the skating field with big lights hanging above and a blanket of snow all around me. The illustration […]
Oh, the glamor! This is exactly what Finland and Hanko (Hangö in Swedish) is all about – every day! Unfortunately the artist remains unknown. We only know it was created by the advertising agency Ilmo (no longer in business). But the poster deserves r-e-s-p-e-c-t! It communicates such a trendy image of Hanko that the French […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2018! The artist presents her art work: Through my Lapland-themed poster I wanted to illustrate how the rough beauty of Lapland catches you and you can feel strong and free. Mystical northern lights, moonlight shimmering on a snowbed and the ecstasy of a reindeer ride take you to a fairytale-like world. I […]
The poster was commissioned by the Finnish State Railways. Artist Osmo K. Oksanen asked his daughter to pose in front of the family house drive way. There she was given Ms Oksanen’s make-up bag to hold and suddenly a little boy with a suitcase was created. Note the labels on the suitcase: Inari, Kuopio, Ivalo […]
Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in a completely visual world where the picture is stronger than ever. That’s why the following question hit us: How would contemporary artists depict Finland of today? We could not let that thought go, so since 2016 we continuously arrange […]
Participant in the MyFinlandPoster contest in 2017! In the words of the artist: In the Netherlands I wasn’t taught a lot about Finland. However, being married to an Estonian with Finnish roots, I have learned a lot more about Finland in the last couple of years. And one of the things is that Santa Claus […]
