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 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 […]
Koli on Lake Pielinen is one of Finland’s absolute gems that never goes out of travel fashion. For over a hundred years, tourists have flocked to this national romantic landscape. It’s not surprising. It was here that greats like writer Juhani Aho, artist Eero Järnefelt and composer Jean Sibelius found their inspiration. In the 1950s, […]
We asked photographer Kai Nordberg to tell the story behind this poster in his own words: ”In the summer of 1958, I was 22 years old then, I worked as an assistant at the photo studio Aho & Soldan. When summer was up I told photgrapher Heikki Ahtola that I’m heading for Savonlinna for a […]
Denmark put a lot of poster energy into presenting itself as a beach paradise. Which of course was and is completely true. Sven Henriksen’s poster Dänemark – Das Land des Meeres (”Denmark – Land of the Sea”) shows a country where the entire population – including the children – splash in the sea. See it […]
In this French-language poster for Norway, the (unknown) artist with the signature ”Schenk” has used the sky to illustrate the smallness of the tourist and woman & man. Thru the poster we reverently admire the mighty mountain world. The slogan in the poster reinforces the message: Norway is a true natural wonder!
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: 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 […]
Most of the regions, cities and travel companies in Finland created posters and images of their own, just like the industrial city of Rauma has done here. The idea was naturally to lure travels from near and afar to Finland. We continuously seek more information about all images in our product range, so please write […]
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 […]
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: 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: 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: 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! […]
Honorary award, Finnish travel poster of the year, 2021! In the words of the artist: The idea for my poster was provided by Hanko’s geographical position. I wanted to convey the city’s openness to the sea and to the sky the colors of which are intentionally merged to show the open space around the city. […]
Finnish travel poster of the year, 2021! The artist presents her artwork: This poster took its inspiration from the seaside and summertime. That’s actually what Hanko mostly means for me, based on my experiences. As the southernmost and sunniest city of Finland, Hanko inspired me to use a happy colour palette. The bright clean style […]
