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Finnish Air Lines 25 yrs

September 27, 2023 4:15 pm Published by

When Aero (here called “Finnish Air Lines”) turned 25 years in 1948 the company contacted the advertising company SEK. Why? Because they needed a poster to celebrate the anniversary, naturally enough. The poster master Jorma Suhonen was one of the founding members of SEK and this important assignment was given to him. Looking at the […]

Denmark by Rasmussen

April 5, 2021 6:52 pm Published by

In 1938, the Danish daily Berlingske Tidende announced a poster competition. The artist Aage Rasmussen participated and won. The year before, he had made his breakthrough as a poster artist with an effective poster for the most modern thing imaginable: an express train. Rasmussen, like many Nordic poster artists, was inspired by the Ukrainian-French poster […]

Helsinki – The sailing ship

December 7, 2018 2:26 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsingfors – The sailing ship

December 7, 2018 2:23 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsinki – Havis Amanda

December 7, 2018 2:19 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsingfors – Havis Amanda

December 7, 2018 2:16 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsingfors – The seagull

December 7, 2018 2:13 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsinki – The seagull

December 7, 2018 2:09 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsinki – The shipwrecked

December 7, 2018 2:06 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Helsingfors – The shipwrecked

December 7, 2018 1:52 pm Published by

This poster belong to the series of four original art works that the poster hunters from Come to Finland found in 2013. They were made by Gunnar Forsström for the Helsinki 450-year celebration in 1950, but were never published. So this is true unique poster art. We are therefore proud to bring you these high […]

Poster of woman standing by the map of Finland

The Maiden of Finland in Koli

December 7, 2018 1:44 pm Published by

The heights of Koli is one of the most classic travel destinations Finland can offer adventurous travelers. Considering that it’s only natural that they wanted to fit both the national romantic Koli AND the Finnish Maiden in the same poster.

The Map

December 7, 2018 12:11 pm Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like all the efforts to market Finland as such. A funny map always works, doesn’t it? The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. We continuously seek more information about all images […]

Aero Stewardess

December 7, 2018 12:08 pm Published by

This poster is extremely rare, it might not even have been used, since it was printed in 1940 when Europe was in flames.

Vanha Vaasa

December 7, 2018 11:49 am Published by

Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the city of Vaasa (this one is for the old part of the city). The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. We continuously seek more information about all images in […]

For winter sports

December 7, 2018 11:39 am Published by

For all we know this must be the first poster marketing the Finnish winter and Lapland after the war. 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. […]

Olympics 1940 (JAP)

December 7, 2018 11:22 am Published by

Ilmari Sysimetsä’s Olympics poster featuring Paavo Nurmi – the Flying Finn – is most likely the most famous Finnish poster ever. The poster is also a great example of recycling. For the Olympic Games which were to take place in 1940 a big travel poster contest was held. The price was shared by three contestants, […]

Finland: Winter-summer

December 3, 2018 2:23 pm Published by

After the war, the tourism industry became a big challenge for Finland. Vyborg (Viipuri/Viborg) was lost – the paradise island in the Gulf of Finland, Hogland (Suursaari) was lost, the arctic passage to the Arctic Ocean was lost – and large parts of Lappland’s infrastructure had been burnt down or been obliterated by bombs. However, […]