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Skiing in Moonlight by Heli Hyppönen

March 18, 2025 2:09 pm Published by

Finalist, MyFinlandPoster contest 2025! The artist presents her poster: My poster depicts a scene in Lapland, where someone is skiing in the moonlight and northern lights are glowing in the sky. The simple scene and harmonious color palette brings peace and relaxation to the viewer. With the bold typography I wanted to bring a hint […]

Loungers by Taina Meriläinen

March 17, 2025 7:08 pm Published by

Finalist in the travel poster contest My Finland Poster 2025 The artist presents her artwork: My poster is made with ink and brush and then finalized digitally. The illustration is based on my own experience. My friend and I were lying in the snow. The sky was infinite and we felt like we were floating […]

Ski Under Auroras by Titta Hinkkanen

March 17, 2025 6:51 pm Published by

Finalist in the travel poster contest My Finland Poster 2025 The artist presents her artwork: In the poster I created, there is a winter landscape with a ski trail and snow-covered trees. The northern lights shine in the sky above the ski trail. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely […]

Dip into the Northern Magic by Milla Kumpulainen

March 17, 2025 6:34 pm Published by

Finalist in the travel poster contest My Finland Poster 2025 The artist presents her artwork: My poster depicts one of my favorite things to do in the winter – dipping into a hole in the ice in a lake or the sea. It would truly be magical to see the northern light reflecting from the […]

Northern Magic by Natali Kit

March 13, 2025 4:26 pm Published by

Finnish Travel Poster of the year, 2025, 3rd place! The artist presents her artwork: This poster captures the enchanting beauty of the Northern Lights, known in Finnish folklore as ‘fox fires’. A serene Arctic valley with glowing igloos is illuminated by the vibrant aurora, while a lone fox watches the magical display from a snowy […]

Following the footsteps of a fox by Niina Rohm

February 27, 2025 6:59 am Published by

Runner-up, MyFinlandPoster 2025 (theme: Northern Lights) In the words of the artist: My poster is inspired by a snowy landscape nearby a small eastern Finnish town I grew up in. Wondering foxes and especially their footsteps can often be seen during the winter. And if you are lucky, northern lights are illuminating the scenery. I […]

Northern Lights Over the Cottage by Tiina Jatkola

February 26, 2025 5:39 pm Published by

Winner, My Finland Poster 2025! In my poster I wanted to capture the northern lights above a small cottage in the middle of the woods. Northern lights are hard to see in the city, but in the quiet countryside you can enjoy their mesmerising dance. Even the rabbits wonder at them while they eat the […]

Sauna island by Jeanice Brander

October 5, 2023 11:04 am Published by

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 […]

Sauna in Summer by Christina Hägerfors

September 20, 2023 3:24 pm Published by

Finalist in the contest My Finland Poster 2023. The theme was SAUNA. The artist presents her art work: I wanted the poster to be joyful, fresh, positive and with loads of detail. I have, amongst other colors, used white and blue, representing Finland. My inspiration comes from Finland in the summer, and all the water […]

Lakeside Sauna by Nadia Tolstoy

September 13, 2023 10:00 am Published by

Finalist in the contest My Finland Poster 2023. The theme was SAUNA. The artist presents her artwork: Coming from Sweden, I´m both familiar with and passionate about the sauna experience. My favourite kind of sauna is when it has access to an icy cold lake. And my favourite time of the day for a sauna […]

Sauna view by Jenni Saukkonen

September 13, 2023 10:00 am Published by

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 […]

The Dip by Pekka Kurki

September 13, 2023 10:00 am Published by

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 […]

Winter Lake by Katinka Reinke

September 13, 2023 10:00 am Published by

Finalist in the contest My Finland Poster 2023. The theme was SAUNA. The artist presents his artwork: I associate Finland with tranquillity, beauty, closeness to nature and a longing for seclusion. All this inspired me to create my motif. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in […]

Rolling in the snow by Greta Cappellini

September 13, 2023 10:00 am Published by

Finalist in the contest My Finland Poster 2023. The theme was SAUNA. The artist presents his artwork: Sometimes we think that the sauna is just being in a hyper-heated wooden room. But for me the most exciting part is rolling around in the snow laughing out loud with your friends until you run back inside […]

Norden on ice by Lotta-Li Alftberg

March 22, 2023 9:59 am Published by

In the words of the artist: This illustration was born out of my love for ice skating and is a tribute to nordic outdoors culture. There is something magical about being out on a frozen lake on a sunny winter day. I have spent much time in Dalarna and Hälsingland and love the mountainous landscape […]

Late Summer Evening by Christina Hägerfors

March 10, 2022 7:34 pm Published by

WINNER in the My Norden Poster poster contest 2022! In the words of the artist: My poster was inspired by Scandinavian mid-century graphic design and Nordic nature. I was hoping to capture the special light and feeling of a very light summer evening in the Nordics. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from […]

Come to Norden as you are by Vesa-Matti Juutilainen

March 10, 2022 7:34 pm Published by

FINALIST in the My Norden Poster poster contest 2022! In the words of the artist: I wanted the poster to represent things and values that unite the Nordic countries. I chose not to highlight individual sights, because what the Nordic region can offer its visitors, still today, is a unique nature that is always close […]

Morning Coffee by Sabine Stromer

March 10, 2022 7:34 pm Published by

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 […]

Cloudberries by the River by Lily Liljefors

March 10, 2022 7:34 pm Published by

Runner-up in the My Norden Poster poster contest 2022! In the words of the artist: I find a lot of inspiration from nature. In my poster I decided to portray what I find interesting and unique about the nordic landscape and nature. The mountains, our vegetation, our rivers and the sea. Before globalization the sea […]

Night Train by Vilma Iivonen

March 10, 2022 7:34 pm Published by

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 […]