Beer and fish, that’s the obvious gourmet combo, isn’t it? At least according to this Finnish vintage poster. The poster highlights the rich variety of different types of fish in the Finnish lakes and in the sea. And then, to everybody’s surprise, it’s promoting Finnish beer (the label on the beer glass translates as “Finnish, […]
Finalist in the contest My Finland Poster 2023. The theme was SAUNA. The artist presents his artwork: I came up with several ideas because sauna is such an inspiring topic. However this one idea of a sauna bucket – ”kiulu” – being a small pond kept showing up in my imagination again and again. Kiulu […]
Denmark is sooo much. Also in German! When the Danish artist Laus Lauesen wanted to create a poster for Denmark, he made a collage – in a quirky way. The figures look sure like they are thoroughly enjoying whatever they are doing in Denmark. The poster hunters at Come to Sweden have found a twin […]
In this French-language poster for Norway, the (unknown) artist with the signature ”Schenk” has used the sky to illustrate the smallness of the tourist and woman & man. Thru the poster we reverently admire the mighty mountain world. The slogan in the poster reinforces the message: Norway is a true natural wonder!
Finnish Travel Poster of the year 2020: FINALIST The artist presents his artwork: My poster The Bath is digitally made. I wanted to create a travel poster that reflects the traditions but at the same time highlights Helsinki’s architecture and the diverse sauna culture. The main focus of the poster is the world’s most beautiful […]
The artist presents her artwork: Helsinki is full of surprises for tourists and offers inspiration for locals. I gathered some symbols that are hard to miss in the city.. The granite sculptures at the Central Railway Station greet everyone who come to Helsinki by train, parks with blooming Rhododendrons and cherry trees are popular backdrops […]
Finnish Travel Poster of the year, 2020, 3rd place! The artist presents her artwork: My poster was inspired by autumn walks on the seashores of the Töölö neighborhood where the amazing Sibelius monument is located. The poster combines vector illustrations with vintage paper textures. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? […]
The year is 1931 and an architectural competition is announced: Finally, that church on the Temple square (Temppeliaukio in Finnish) in central Helsinki will be built! But the jury is not happy with the proposals: no winner is chosen. Five years later, a new competition is arranged – but still no winner chosen. But the […]
Runner-up: Finnish travel poster of the year, 2019 The artist presents his poster: The poster illustrates a lovely autumn scenery of Saimaa lake. It is inspired by the enjoyable journey that I had from Lappeenranta to Taipalsaari by cycling. Throughout the journey, I was impressed by the vast lake, the maze of islands, the colourful […]
3rd place, Finnish travel poster of the year, 2019! The artist presents her artwork: My poster was drawn in Adobe Illustrator. I find a lot of inspiration through nature and Scandinavian aesthetics, and the shape of Lake Saimaa itself served as the vision for my poster. The natural bays, sounds and capes formed over thousands […]
Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the famous cathedral in the city of Turku has done here. The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. We continuously seek more information about all images in our product range, […]
This poster advertises the medieval castle of Turku (Åbo in Swedish), one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland.
As Päivi Hovi demonstrates in her excellent book MainoskuvaSuomessa (The Advertising Image in Finland), the artist was clearly inspired in this classic and much-loved Furuhjelm poster by his stay in Munich in 1905 and the style of the satirical magazine Simplicissimus.
During the 1930´s the local and national Tourist Associations worked hard to promote Rovaniemi and Finnish Lapland as an exotic destination for the adventureous traveller. Small hotels were built, among others the proud ”Fell-hotel” at Pallas. During the winter of 1944–1945, after the wars, everyone in Finland was already aware of the bitter truth when […]
Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the classic and popular destination Koli in eastern Finland. The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. We continuously seek more information about all images in our product range, so please […]
Three brothers. A hen house. A motorcycle engine. A few decades later, an airline, a factory and a whole community. The brothers Niilo, Valto, and Uuno Karhumäki were certainly not your common idle fellows. At first they built kites, then model planes and later on real airplanes: Karhu I, Karhu II and Karhu III. Not […]
When the poster artist Erik Bruun (born 1926) was given the job to attract passengers to the ferry traffic between Stockholm and Helsinki/Turku he put on his thinking cap. What about the trip is so appealing? He soon realizes the answer: A day of luxury. And what could be more luxurious that the smorgasbord? Salmon […]
When the poster artist Erik Bruun (born 1926) was given the job to attract passengers to the ferry traffic between Stockholm and Helsinki/Turku he put on his thinking cap. What about the trip is so appealing? He soon realizes the answer: A day of luxury. And what could be more luxurious that the smorgasbord? Salmon […]
Erik Bruun (born 1926) is a merry rascal whom everyone gets along with. He is the grand old man of poster art in Finland and the question is if anyone else has done more than he has to attract travelers to Finland. In Bruun’s posters one can always sense his typical tongue in cheek attitude. […]
Erik Bruun (born 1926) is a merry rascal whom everyone gets along with. He is the grand old man of poster art in Finland and the question is if anyone else has done more than he has to attract travelers to Finland. In Bruun’s posters one can always sense his typical tongue in cheek attitude, […]
