Finnish Travel Poster of the Year 2017 – Runner up! In the words of the artist duo: Travel posters are about simplifying and enlarging, so we chose an aspect which is very important for us: nature is always near in Finland. In the poster we wanted to show the long peaceful summer nights, to enjoy […]
3rd place: Finnish Travel Poster of the Year 2017! The artist presents her poster: When we lived in Finland some years ago, my daughter told a story about a girl, whose hair is so long that she can reach from Finland to Mexico. Her tale inspired me to draw this daydreaming girl, with a little […]
4th place: Finnish Travel Poster of the Year 2017! The artist presents her art work: I learnt about Sisu before I ever set foot into Finland and it kind of stuck with me. (I’ve been to Finland a couple of times by now, don’t worry). Although I find it impossible to put Sisu into one […]
5th place: Finnish Travel Poster of the Year 2017! The artist presents his artwork: When I designed the poster I wanted to create a set of shapes and colors that represent different contrasts that you can find in Finland. Blue triangles representing the water, green triangles representing the forests, white triangles representing the snow and […]
In the words of the artist: My original plan for this poster was to show the best things from my neighbourhood Munkkiniemi in Helsinki. Before my eyes I saw an illustration of the old Cadet school at dusk or youngsters having a party at the beach. But one autumn day when I was walking around […]
In the words of the artists: VombatCombat joined the project with a pleasure. Poster art entails the right to think big and bold. We love it! With the poster we wish to show that Finnish women are strong and independent, full of sisu, that is perseverance. We ignore the xenophobia that has recently spread in […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the words of the artist: A good paddling tour is so much more than paddling: napping on warm cliffs on the beach, eating your packed lunch on beach cobbles, reading a good book while you wait for the wind to calm down, camping, swimming, sauna bathing… My poster is about the Finnish lakes, rivers, […]
In the words of the artist: The spring always comes after a cold winter. The nature awakens simmering with life. I thought about a poster of a northern country of which two thirds are covered with forest. The forest is magical just its people are, full of strange stories and peculiar histories. A traveler gets […]
In the words of the artist: The four seasons makes Finland very special for me. Thus my posters depicts spring and autumn (the other one will be published at a later date) when trees and bushes are naked and build graphic patterns in black and grey. I made a series of ”Odd Birds” among other […]
The artist presents her art work: 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 […]
In the words of the artist: I became fascinated by the hand-painted typographies of the older posters when skimming the excellent Come to Finland -book. My starting point for the poster was working as the long gone artists did, by hand and without Photoshop. It was somewhat exciting to make everything look just as I […]
Katja painted her Come to Finland poster with nostalgic memories of girl guides and boy scouts, forests and maps. So, 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 […]
The artist presents his art work: I draw by hand. That way I get the right atmosphere and human touch in the illustration. When I draw forms they tend to become round shaped. My lines are strict. My favourite drawing tool is the brush, I like it for the versatility it provides. The brush is […]
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 […]
In the words of the artist: Finland is still quite young as a country. A teenager when compared with other countries. This is the Maiden of Finland having a pause to think and ponder. The autumn has arrived and surrounded her. Her richness is: a tiny piece of land and great responsibility to carry. She […]
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 […]
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 […]
