Category: Finnish art

Porthania

Photos of the interior of Porthania, one of the main buildings of Helsinki University and home of the largest university … More

Pekka Halonen

Pekka Halonen was a part of the blossoming of the Finnish arts at the end of the 19th century. Halonen’s … More

Albert Edelfelt

Albert Edelfelt was one of the leading painters of what is known as the Golden Age of Finnish art, in … More

Illustrator Sanna Annukka

Sanna Annukka is a Finnish-British illustrator whose images combine the curviness and nature images of art nouveau with the precise … More

Children walking in a snowy forest

Illustrator Rudolf Koivu

Rudolf Koivu was a popular Finnish children’s illustrator whose work still appears on Christmas cards and calendars every year. I … More

Gallen-Kallela’s Kalevala

I’ve posted before about Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s ornaments and illustrations for the 1878 edition of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. … More

Klaus Haapaniemi

I’ve recently written a sample translation for a new picture book with text by Rosa Liksom and pictures by Klaus … More

Helene Schjerfbeck

The history of Finnish art is somewhat unusual. Since the 19th century, there have been more women who have made … More

Moomins

Tove Jansson‘s Moomin books are rare classics of children’s literature that combine really thoughtful and touching stories with beautiful illustrations. … More

Kaj Stenvall

Kaj Stenvall is a Helsinki artist who paints ducks. His work is somewhat reminiscent of Michael Sowa’s paintings, but his … More

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Symbolist painter and all-around craftsperson Akseli Gallen-Kallela is perhaps the most beloved of all Finnish artists. His work is particularly … More

Helsinki Cathedral

The days are getting longer and brighter in Helsinki. On a sunny day last week, I took a few minutes … More

Hugo Simberg

Hugo Simberg was a Finnish symbolist painter and printmaker who was active at the turn of the century, a time … More