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 her artwork: When I was little my family and I used to go to this place we called “bastuön”. It was a cozy, beautiful island close to Helsinki with a small sauna on it. I have a vivid memory of […]
This is one of Aero’s very first posters. The artist is the legendary Oscar Furuhjelm and the year is 1925. The newly founded Aero Oy (later Finnair) can already boast an impressive flight schedule with its Junkers aircraft. The ”airfield” is located on the water at Katajanokka in the center of Helsinki. The telephone number […]
Finalist in the contest My Finland Poster 2023. The theme was SAUNA. The artist presents his artwork: Well, this is for me all the feeling and the mood when I´m in sauna. Finnish summer from window in the silence. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in […]
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 put a lot of poster energy into presenting itself as a beach paradise. Which of course was and is completely true. Sven Henriksen’s poster Dänemark – Das Land des Meeres (”Denmark – Land of the Sea”) shows a country where the entire population – including the children – splash in the sea. See it […]
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!
FINALIST in the My Norden Poster poster contest 2022! In the words of the artist: The main inspiration behind my poster were my journeys in the North. I had the privilege to travel to some Nordic countries and sometimes the most memorable moments are not the action packed adventures, but the small, quiet moments, like […]
3rd place in the My Norden Poster poster contest 2022! In the words of the artist: I came by the idea by while waiting at the bus stop writing down different creative ways one could travel around specifically in the Nordics. I chose northern lights as a motif since they can be seen in more […]
3rd place, Finnish travel poster of the year, 2021! In the words of the artist: I got the idea for my poster from Hanko’s beautiful villas and the beach. I have actually never visited Hanko, but I feel like I got to know the city when I was searching for inspiration for my poster. In […]
