Annika Bergvik-Forsander

I am a professional visual artist focusing on painting, drawing, printmaking, embroidery and collage as my main techniques. I enjoy working with different kind of visual concepts in series and in big formats, preferably with large picture installations. My pictures are characterized by simplicity, warm bright colors and a graphical style. Absurdities and black humor are other ingredients in my often very ambiguous pictures. For the moment I´m working on an ongoing drawing project called “The Forest...

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Kimmo Ylönen

Kimmo Ylönen (born 1970) is an artist living and working on the island of Norrskata outside the South-Western coast of Finland. After graduating as a painter from Kankaanpää art school Ylönen soon took to sculpture, wood becoming his principal material.

Along the way Ylönen has used everytghing from cardboard to needles to common reed and rag rugs. Among other things he has walked through the most part of Finland and baked a four meter wide bread.

Ylönen has participated in numerous exhibition and...

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Marie-José Dings

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N.A. Hermunen

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Laura Dahlberg

Laura Dahlberg (b. 1991, Jyväskylä) studies coexistence between humans, machines, materials and other species in her artistic work. Installations and sculptures often create an absurd experience using a variety of sensory stimuli, interactivity and new technology.

Dahlberg graduated from Saimaa University of Applied Sciences as a visual artist in 2016 and is currently completing her Master's degree at the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki.

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Elina Ruohonen

Elina Ruohonen (b. 1970) is a visual, space and conceptual artist whose latest
opening is work with sound art. Her sound works have been exhibited as part
of audio-visual exhibitions and composite works. Ruohonen has been working
on ecological art for several years. She has exhibited works on the condition of
the sea for example in Archipelago Centre Korpoström for art and research,
Kuusisto Art Manor, and Olohuone 306,4 km2, an urban public art festival in
Turku. Ruohonen has studied in Art...

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Camilla Moberg

Camilla Moberg is a glass artist living and working in Fiskars Village. Strong organic shapes, contrasts and vivid colours are characteristic of her work, combined with a precise sense of sculpture.

Moberg studied design at Aalto University in Helsinki and at Konstfack in Stockholm. She has been working as a free glass artist since 1995. 2005 she opened her own Gallery located in the basement of her home. Moberg is the founding member of both Onoma- the artist community in Fiskars Village and...

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Mia Saharla

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Juha Viirilä

Artist’s Statement

Visuality, simplicity and stylishness are the most significant features in my art. My paintings capture the essential.

Simplification, strong colours and contrasts are very characteristic to my production.

My art is strongly influenced by Italian design, culture and lifestyle, as well as Scandinavian design. Elements of them can surely be found in my paintings. As well as connection to international contemporary art.

Many critics and viewers have found features of Pop Art and...

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Sophie Schubakoff

Sophie Schubakoff's paintings are a fruition of her desire to unite Art and Music as the two elements of her passion that have been always present throughout her life. Sophie's roots are in Finland and now she has found a way to join all three together in a way that is deeply personal, exciting, and serendipitous.
This year 350 of Yrjö Kilpinen’s lost Lieds have been re-discovered, 25 of which have been released by the Kilpinen Society for his 125th anniversary, Finland’s 100th anniversary and...

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