Runner-up, Come to Ostrobothnia poster contest, 2016! In the words of the artist: When designing the poster I wanted to visualize the Ostobothnian (and Finnish) summer night in a new way. Instead of focusing only on the pastel colored sky I worked with the contrast between darkness and light. I often work with the intergration […]
Finalist in the ”Come to Ostrobothnia” poster contest, 2016! 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 is a true rarity. It is a poster for the Finnish shipping company Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolags and their route to Germany. The original dates back to around 1890 and as far as we know there is only one copy saved to the afterworld. And we have that very one! This should by the […]
We believe this little fellow is the most travelled boy in the world. In the shop we already have a winter version of the same poster, but here he is about to conquer the world with his umbrella (better safe than sorry, aye?). And of course he chooses to travel by train, the best way […]
Finnish travel poster of the year in 2017! 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 […]
The artist presents her poster: My father was originally from the Kainuu region and as a child I spent a large part of my vacations there, swimming and snowboarding and hanging out with my cousins. I’ve also done two bike trips in the area and thoroughly enjoyed cycling up and down the steep hills that […]
The artist presents her poster: Working with posters was a new adventure to me! The inspiration for the two posters designed for Come to Finland came from daily walks in Helsinki and walking trips to nature. The special colours of Finland always amazes me. Let it be summer with the bright lights or winter with […]
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 […]
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). This is the Swedish language version of the poster. Jorma Suhonen is one of Finland’s greatest poster masters and a legend in the Finnish advertisement industry. He was one […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
