Medium 50x70 cm: Posters – Vintage
42,00 €

The Archipelago Route

Artist: Tita Gestranius
Originally published: 1959
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Product Code: POD-M-86

In stock

About the artwork

This poster was designed to market the first ferry between Finland and Sweden able to take cars onboard. Viking Line started this route going from Galtby in the Finnish archipelago passing via the Åland islands and then on to a small harbour in Sweden.

Nowadays Viking Line runs from Turku, Naantali or Helsinki mainly to Stockholm (via the Åland islands).

But the trip to and from Galtby on the island of Korpo was a long one, there were no bridges at that time. That’s why Viking Line at this stage marketed the Archipelago-route to Galtby as the big adventure, not the ferry to Sweden.

Today the Archipelago Route (Saaristotie-Skärgårdsvägen) is a very popular travel destination for cyclists and motor tourists. And the archipelago is just perfect for kayaking and sailing. For Finns this is a very popular area to have that red-painted summer cottage.

The area is traditionally Swedish-speaking, that’s why all the signs are bilingual, with Swedish still mostly being the majority language.

About the product

This poster of the Turku Archipelago route belongs to our Custom Print series. That means we will print it individually for you!

We use the latest printing technique, and that’s why we can guarantee that the luminosity and fullness of the colour scheme are outstanding. As a result, the colors will last for generations. And we only print on high-quality FSC-certified matte paper.

We will deliver the poster to you in our stylish Come to Finland poster tube.