Ville Salonen
Ville Salonen (b. 1978) is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Hämeenlinna. He has studied fine arts at Art School MAA in Helsinki and graphic design at Lahti Institute of Design (2000-2005). Ville has over 10 years of experience as a freelancer designer and illustrator and has also worked as a graphic designer for […]
Sofia Pusa
Sofia Pusa’s award-winning illustrations elevate everyday moments into luxurious, dreamlike visuals, merging surreal imagination with a refined, painterly aesthetic. Her work layers rich textures, vivid color, and emotive detail to create worlds that feel both familiar and enchantingly unexpected. Drawing inspiration from Finnish forests, fleeting memories and moments suspended between reality and imagination, Sofia transforms […]
Mikko Saarainen
Mikko Saarainen (b. 1983) is a Lahti-based illustrator and comic artist. He studied graphic design at theKymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, graduating in 2009. With a reduced line, Mikko draws distinctive characters that contain abundant details and that are humorous and strongly styled. His works speak to even the most challenging target groups from teenage […]
Sanni Wessman
Sanni Wessman is a Helsinki-based illustrator and graphic designer who aspired to bring more color and joy to the world through her work. She holds a Master of Arts degree from Aalto University and completed part of her studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Sanni’s illustration style is characterized by vibrant […]
Jenni Saarenkylä
Jenni Saarenkylä (s.1985) is an award-winning, multidisciplinary illustrator. Currently Jenni is based in Bournemouth, UK but being originally from Parikkala, Finland. She graduated with an illustration degree in 2009 and a Master of Arts in Illustration in 2018 from Arts University Bournemouth. She enjoys visual storytelling and problem solving, illustrating both by drawing digitally and […]
Juliana Hyrri
Juliana Hyrri (b. 1989) is a Helsinki-based visual artist, illustrator and award-winning cartoonist. She holds a Master of Arts degree from Aalto University and is studying for a Master of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki. Hyrri’s illustration style is a hybrid of traditional and digital, with a focus on lines and […]
Ilona Partanen
Ilona Partanen is an illustrator and visual storyteller who’s currently based in Kirkkonummi. She mainly operates with gouache, ink and Ipad. In her work, subconsciousness, mythology and dreamworlds are often mixed. Her style is characterized mainly by strong colour intensity and organic shapes. She loves entwining abstract concepts into concrete entities. Ilona graduated from the […]
Samuli Siirala
Samuli Siirala (b. 1977) is an illustrator who works in the center of Helsinki. Samuli graduated from the Lahti Institute of Design in 2001 as a cinematographer, but eventually ended up in his childhood dream job – as an illustrator. Currently he focuses on drawing, and says his dream commissions require a sense of drama: cover […]
Kati Närhi
Kati Närhi (b. 1973) is a Helsinki-based illustrator, graphic designer and cartoonist. She graduated from The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Aalto University) in Helsinki in 2001. She has worked 10 years in Stockmann’s marketing department as an Art Director. Kati’s style moves in the middle grounds of vector graphics and warm, hand-made drawings. […]
Riku Ounaslehto
Riku Ounaslehto (born 1991) is an illustrator & pattern designer based in Helsinki. He has been studying graphic design in Faculty of Art and Design in University of Lapland and he is also a visual artisan. The themes in Riku’s illustrations range from humorous characters to Lapland’s nature so his detailed works are often filled with […]