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Uudet ajat – Raittiit tavat

June 9, 2020 11:53 am Published by

You know we love travel posters with our whole hearts, but did you know that the poster hunter also keeps other treasures, such as propaganda posters, in his archives? Since the prohibition period, efforts have been made to work for sobriety with the help of posters. The dangers of liquor have traditionally been warned by […]

The Bath by Jani Pesonen

April 7, 2020 12:19 pm Published by

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 […]

Letters of Helsinki by Natali Kit

March 10, 2020 5:17 pm Published by

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 […]

Helsinki – Heartbeat by Mareike Mosch

March 10, 2020 4:40 pm Published by

The artist presents her artwork: I was working on this poster in November 2019 for the “My Finland poster 2020” contest. I had a lot of ideas on the topic “Helsinki” but was kind of stuck with all of them when suddenly the Finnish National Football Team qualified for the European Championship 2020. I am […]

best pieces Helsinki

The best pieces by Anna Sailamaa

March 3, 2020 1:00 pm Published by

Finnish Travel Poster of the year 2020, 5th place! The artist presents her artwork: The poster is drawn digitally in Photoshop. I used the colors of Helsinki’s coat of arms; blue, yellow (gold), white (silver) and ruby red. Blue + yellow was used to color the birch leaf, red + yellow was used for the […]

Delicious place Helsinki by Natsuki Nakamura

March 3, 2020 1:00 pm Published by

Finnish Travel Poster of the year 2020, 4th place! I designed this poster with Photoshop. When I’ve visited Helsinki for a few times, an attractive building always grab my attention when I walk by. The days of Helsinki were always very fulfilling and delicious. In my poster I wanted to include some humour. So I […]

Light in the Night by Joonas Kavasto

March 3, 2020 1:00 pm Published by

Travel Poster of the year, 2020. Runner-up! The artist presents his artwork: I drew my inspiration from the old days. I love the styles, textures, and use of colours from the 20’s to 60’s. Other big inspirations while creating this poster were Captain Haddock, Tove Jansson, 1940’s in general, and of course one of my […]

Temppeliaukio Church by Omar Escalante

November 6, 2019 9:15 am Published by

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 […]

Saimaa is calling you by Yuta Ikeya

March 19, 2019 12:26 pm Published by

Finalist in the travel poster contest My Finland Poster 2019 The artist presents his artwork: The poster is largely inspired by my experience on a lake behind a student dormitory during my student life in Stockholm. Winter in Scandinavian countries may be regarded as a cold and dark season which is not very appreciated generally, […]

Poster of bird flying over Saimaa

The beauty of Saimaa by Pekka Kurki

March 19, 2019 11:39 am Published by

4th place, Finnish travel poster of the year, 2019! The artist presents his artwork: I remember being in Saimaa once or twice when I was a kid. Otherwise my connection to Saimaa is pretty shallow. When I started creating ideas for my poster I knew that I wanted to make it simple but beautiful. To […]

Poster of lake Saimaa

Pommi by Annika Mannström

March 19, 2019 10:59 am Published by

5th place, Finnish travel poster of the year, 2019! The artist presents her artwork: My poster is inspired by a bike ride from Mikkeli to Savonlinna. I made the trip with a friend of mine, and the day was so warm and beautiful so we just had to stop in Sulkava for a refreshing dip. […]

Västnyland

December 7, 2018 3:37 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the regon of Västnyland (Länsiuusimaa in Finnish) in west of Helsinki has done here. The region is very bilingual (Swedish & Finnish). The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. The […]

Oulu by Sakari Sirola

December 7, 2018 3:35 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the harbour city of Oulu in northern Ostrobothnia 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, […]

Pargas

December 7, 2018 3:32 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the archipelago city of Pargas (Parainen in Finnish) in south western Finland has done here. The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. We continuously seek more information about all images […]

Turku Cathedral by the Traveler

December 7, 2018 3:31 pm Published by

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, […]

Lappeenranta

December 7, 2018 3:30 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the city of Lappeenranta in eastern Finland 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, so […]

Tampere by Urpo Timberg

December 7, 2018 3:28 pm Published by

Poster competitions began to be popular in the 1950s and they obviously served their purpose, since many of the great works of the decade were the result precisely of a competition. In the mid-1950s the city of Tampere wished to find new visual ways of promoting the town. In other words, it was time to […]

Helsinki by Santala

December 7, 2018 3:28 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the capital city of Helsinki 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, so please write […]

Helsinki by Mykkänen

December 7, 2018 3:25 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the capital city of Helsinki 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, so please write […]

Valkeakoski by Klaus Kalima

December 7, 2018 3:24 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the industrial city of Valkeakoski 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, so please write […]