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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2021! In the words of the artist: To find inspiration for the poster I was travelling virtually on the streets of Hanko. It didn’t take too much time until I was at the seashore. I loved the combination of soft sand, sun warmed rocks and chilly waves and could almost […]
Honorary award in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2021! In the words of the artist: In Hanko I found a balanced combination of artificial and natural. In the poster, I portrayed not the most popular but yet beautiful season in Hanko. Thin and gentle blocks of ice make way for the visitor to reach the inviting town […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2021! In the words of the artist: I have always liked Finland. Kalevala, independent comic shops and Lapland. I chose a vivid image of a modern young man in my poster. It is precisely the orientation towards modernity that is lacking in most urban spaces around the world. The font […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2021! In the words of the artist: The inspiration for my Hanko poster came from the beach, the well-known elements in the city and the atmosphere of the old posters. I’ve never been to Hanko, but after a few twists and turns, I found my idea in the water tower […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2021! In the words of the artist: I have visited Hanko as a child. I remember the sandy beaches and the sunny ambience. With the help of Google I made a virtual sightseeing trip in the scenery of Hanko. The peculiar shape and the looks of the water tower really […]
Finalist in the MyFinlandPoster contest 2021! In the words of the artist: Last summer we went for a daytrip to Hanko. It was the first time as an adult. I liked the city with the old, beautiful treehouses, but it was the nature that really caught my eye. There was so much sand and pines! […]
