Today, it’s my great pleasure to introduce you to Finnish artistAnnaMaya Sarjula, creator of SoulCrafted Art & Flow and artist at Atelier AnnaMaya. AnnaMayawas born in Helsinkiand has lived in Lohja for about 15 years, moving from Espoo, where she lived most of her life. AnnaMaya is a self-taught artist and discovered painting about a couple of years ago during a long journey of self-discovery as part of a healing journey of rebirth and growth.
Since this year, painting has become a fundamental element in her life, through which she can fully express her feelings and emotions.
In February, she painted “Portal to Yourself” and hasn’t stopped since.
Art has become the most important thing to her, through which she can express her creativity, her aesthetic sense, and be who she truly is.
Now that she’s understood how art can be healing, and how creation speaks volumes, it wasn’t difficult for her to realize that art is her life.
Having found this definitive connection with art, AnnaMayanow feels 100% herself and fully present with her soul, which fills her with passion and inspiration to the point that ideas flow continuously.
All her works are different and unique, born from emotions and the depths of her heart at that precise moment, and with a precise meaning that leads her to paint what she loves, creating simply from the heart, intuitively.
Her artistic expression is born from a long inner journey, and her creative work is based on heartfelt inspiration, sensuality, aesthetics, and the ability to observe surrounding energies, nature, and moods.
Her core values as an artist are authenticity, emotion, and light, complemented by creative freedom, truth, and inner wisdom.
The profound meaning and therapeutic nature of her work, complemented by a subtle and authentic mysticism, make her works not only visually evocative but also emotionally intense. AnnaMaya primarily paints abstract and semi-abstract paintings with acrylics on canvas and loves texture, depth, and layering.
For her, it’s important that the work be authentic and meaningful; painting is born, not created.
Inner wisdom, nature, and creative freedom are the central elements of her art, always imbued with a touch of authentic magic.
She paints from what truly comes from within, and in her commissioned works, she immerses herself in the client’s inner landscape. It’s deeply inspiring to transform the desires and story behind the commissioner’s wishes into a painting. AnnaMayais also a holistic wellness professional with over ten years of experience, but at this stage in her life, she also wants to focus on creating something new: Art. SoulCrafted Artis a process guided by intuition: the end result is something sacred, healing, and evocative. In the heart of her century-old home, the AnnaMaya Atelier, she creates original works of art that invite us to remember and perceive.
For AnnaMaya, painting is a “birth,” where each brushstroke brings with it its own light and strength, and the paintings are a journey into the inner self, a story and a memory that spring from the depths of the soul.
Thanks to years of experience as a coach, yoga teacher, and accompanying her clients through their life changes, AnnaMaya created SoulCrafted Flow Yoga, which will soon be available online as an effective and versatile method. AnnaMaya also has a deep connection to Italy, where as a young woman she worked as a model in Rome, where she posed as a photomodel and actress ( playing the role of Monica ) in photo novels published by Grand Hotel magazine, which at the time sold a million copies a week. AnnaMaya understand Italian language very well and has wonderful memories of her trips to Rome, Tuscany, the Ligurian Riviera (Portofino and Alassioare unforgettable for her), Sardinia, and the island of Elba.
You can find out more about AnnaMaya by following her social media pages and her website. AnnaMaya Sarjula Atelier AnnaMaya | SoulCrafted Art Finland atelierannamaya@soulcraftedart.com
April 4 – April 29, 2026 Art Exhibition “Light” LovelyGoodness Group Exhibition at the Hyvänolo Gallery. Ullanlinna – Helsinki
May 2 – May 16, 2026 Art Exhibition “Floating Landscapes” Group Exhibition at the A+Gallery Kalasatama, Helsinki
July 2 – July 5, 2026 Natural Healing Festival Uusikaupunki, Finland
Spain June 2 – June 10, 2026 Art Exhibition “In the Footsteps of Dalí and Picasso” Picasso Museum A joint exhibition organized by the Eva International Art Gallery at the Picasso Museum – Opening June 2, 2026. For this exhibition, AnnaMaya is painting two works that will be exhibited in a gallery that also features works by Picasso and Dalí.
AnnaMaya Sarjula quando la pittura diventa un riflesso dell’anima
Con immenso piacere oggi vi presento l’artista finlandeseAnnaMayaSarjulacreatrice di SoulCrafted Art & Flow e artista presso l’Atelier AnnaMaya. AnnaMaya è nata a Helsinkie vive a Lohjada circa 15 anni quando si è trasferita da Espoodove ha vissuto per la maggior parte della sua vita. AnnaMaya è un’artista autodidatta e ha incontrato la pittura circa un paio di anni fa durante un lungo viaggio alla scoperta di se stessa come parte di un percorso di guarigione di rinascita e crescita.
Da quest’anno poi la pittura è diventata un elemento fondamentale all’interno della sua vita attraverso il quale riesce ad esprimere appieno i suoi sentimenti e le sue emozioni.
A febbraio ha dipinto “ Portale verso te stessa” e da allora non ha più smesso.
L’arte è diventata la cosa più importante per lei, con cui riesce a dare sfogo alla sua creatività, al suo senso estetico e per essere chi è veramente.
Adesso che ha capito come l’arte può essere guarigione, e la creazione che dice tutto non le è stato difficile capire che l’arte è la sua vita.
Avendo trovato questo punto d’incontro definitivo con l’arte AnnaMayaoggi si sente al 100% se stessa e pienamente presente con la sua anima che la rende piena di passione e ispirazione a tal punto che le idee fluiscono in modo continuo.
Tutte le sue opere sono diverse e uniche, nascono dalle emozioni e dal profondo del suo cuore in quel preciso istante e con un significato preciso che la porta a dipingere quello che le piace, creando semplicemente con il cuore, in modo intuitivo.
La sua espressione artistica è nata da un lungo viaggio interiore e il suo lavoro creativo si basa su un’ispirazione che proviene dal cuore, sulla sensualità, sull’estetica e sulla capacità di osservare le energie circostanti, la natura e gli stati d’animo.
I suoi valori fondamentali come artista sono autenticità, emozione, luce, a cui si aggiungono libertà creativa, verità e saggezza interiore.
Il significato profondo e la natura terapeutica dell’opera, completati da un misticismo sottile e autentico, rendono le sue opere non sono solo visivamente suggestive, ma anche emotivamente intense. AnnaMaya dipinge principalmente quadri astratti e semi-astratti con colori acrilici su tela e ama la texture, la profondità e la stratificazione.
Per lei è importante che l’opera sia autentica e abbia un significato; la pittura nasce, non si crea.
La saggezza interiore, la natura e la libertà creativa sono gli elementi centrali della sua arte, sempre intrisa di un tocco di autentica magia
Dipinge seguendo ciò che proviene veramente dal suo intimo, e nelle opere su commissione, si immerge nel paesaggio interiore del cliente ed è molto stimolante trasformare in un dipinto i desideri e la storia che si celano dietro i desiderata di chi commissiona l’opera. AnnaMaya è anche una professionista del benessere olistico con oltre dieci anni di esperienza, ma in questa fase della sua vita, desidera concentrarsi anche sulla creazione di qualcosa di nuovo, ovvero l’arte. SoulCrafted Artè un processo in cui si lascia guidare dall’intuizione: il risultato finale è qualcosa di sacro, curativo e suggestivo. Nel cuore della sua casa centenaria, l’Atelier AnnaMaya, crea opere d’arte originali che ci invitano a ricordare e a percepire.
Per AnnaMayadipingere è una “nascita”, dove ogni pennellata porta con sé la propria luce e la propria forza e i dipinti sono un viaggio nell’intimo, una storia e un ricordo che sgorgano dalle profondità dell’anima.
Grazie ad anni di esperienza come coach, insegnante di yoga e all’accompagnamento dei suoi clienti nei loro cambiamenti di vita, AnnaMaya ha creato SoulCrafted Flow Yoga, che sarà presto disponibile online come un metodo efficace e versatile. AnnaMaya ha anche un profondo legame con l’Italia dove da giovane ha lavorato come modella a Roma dove ha posato come fotomodella e attrice ( interpretando il ruolo di Monica )nei fotoromanzi pubblicati dalla rivistaGrand Hotelche in quegli anni arriva a vendere un milione di copie a settimana AnnaMaya comprende molto bene l’italiano e ha bellissimi ricordi dei suoi viaggi a Roma,in Toscana, nella riviera ligure( Portofinoe Alassio per lei sono indimenticabili ),in Sardegna e all’isola d’Elba.
Potete avere maggiori informazioni su AnnaMaya seguendo le sue pagine social e il suo sito web
Relic of the Golden Bloom – AnnaMaya SarjulaBouquet of Love – AnnaMaya SarjulaAncient Goddess – AnnaMaya SarjulaI AM – AnnaMaya SarjulaPortal to Yourself Alchemy 1 – AnnaMaya Sarjula
Infinite Water Flowers – AnnaMaya Sarjula
Lemons & Dreams in a Cup – AnnaMaya Sarjula
Mirror to Your Soul Alchemy 2 – AnnaMaya Sarjula
Old Apple Tree’s Spirit in a Violet Meadow – AnnaMaya Sarjula
It’s a great pleasure to introduce Milla Piirainen, a Finnishvisual artist from Helsinki.
Her interest in art began in childhood, but her true connection with creativity emerged later, in adulthood, in the early 1990s.
It was then that art became a more conscious and important part of her life, as a form of visual expression and also as a way to give form to emotions, observations, and inner experiences.
Her art studiesfurther deepened and strengthened her artistic practice.
Alongside her artistic career, she worked as a beautician and makeup artist and ran her own beauty salon.
Even in that work, creativity was an essential part of everyday life, expressed in a diverse way through aesthetics, color, shape, and personal expression.
Born by the sea, Milla found inspiration for her life in the ocean’s deep and ever-changing moods, and for this reason the sea, a source of life and a symbol of strength, is at the center of her art.
Her highly expressive paintings fully reflect the sea’s distinctive duality, capable of being at times calm and comforting, yet also powerful and stormy. Milla, in a uniquely personal way, is able to narrate the sea through stories of its roar, the play of the waves, and the wonderfully profound silence that precedes a storm.
Although Milla is primarily a marine painter, she also has a special interest in flowers, which she attaches great significance to both her art and her personal expression.
For her, flowers are symbols of time, life, and transience, capable of evoking memories and emotions. Thanks to their shapes and the play of light on their petals, she can discover infinite creative possibilities.
The flower paintings are inspired by the Finnish poetTommy Taberman, whose verses and outlook on life deeply impressed Milla.
Her work is characterized by a versatile use of colors, materials, and techniques, through which she portrays human experiences and natural phenomena.
She works with acrylic, oil, and mixed media, primarily using the palette knife, which has created her distinctive, layered, and vividly textured painting style.
Her works are not content with mere aesthetic impressions, but invite the viewer to explore the deeper meanings and emotions that art can evoke.
What can I say about her abstract paintings, except that for me, a lover of abstract art, I found them marvelous and capable of evoking incredible visual emotions, so much so that her Underwater Oasis collection is pure poetry!
You can find more information about Millaon her Instagram page, and you can view her works and receive information about upcoming events and exhibitions on her websitewhere you can see them in person.
Private appointments can be arranged to view her works at her studio in Espoo, Finland.
All her works are available for purchase through direct contact via her website or Instagram page, with all sales handled directly with the artist.
Milla Piirainen quando la pittura diventa poesia
Con grande piacere oggi vi presento Milla Piirainen, un’artista visiva finlandese di Helsinki.
Il suo interesse per l’arte è nato durante l’infanzia, ma la sua vera connessione con la creatività è emersa più tardi, in età adulta, all’inizio degli anni ’90.
È stato allora che l’arte è diventata una parte più consapevole e importante della sua vita, come forma di espressione visiva e anche come modo per dare forma a emozioni, osservazioni ed esperienze interiori.
Gli studi artistici hanno ulteriormente approfondito e rafforzato la sua pratica artistica.
Parallelamente al suo percorso artistico, ha lavorato come estetista e truccatrice e ha gestito un proprio salone di bellezza.
Anche in quel lavoro, la creatività era parte essenziale della vita quotidiana, espressa in una forma diversa attraverso l’estetica, il colore, la forma e l’espressione personale.
Nata in riva al mare, Millaha trovato ispirazione per la sua vita nei profondi e mutevoli stati d’animo dell’oceano e per questo motivo il mare, fonte di vita e simbolo di forza, è al centro della sua arte.
I suoi dipinti molto espressivi riflettono appieno la dualità che contraddistingue il mare capace di essere a volte calmo e confortante ma anche potente e tempestoso. Milla in modo del tutto personale è capace di raccontare il mare attraverso storie del suo fragore, del gioco delle onde e in modo meraviglioso il profondo silenzio che precede una tempesta. Milla pur essendo principalmente una pittrice di marine ha una particolare attenzione anche per i fiori a cui attribuisce un grande significato, sia nell’arte che nella sua espressione personale.
Per lei, i fiori sono simboli di tempo, vita e transitorietà, capaci di suscitare ricordi ed emozioni e grazie alle loro forme e al gioco di luci sui petali riesce a trovare infinite possibilità creative.
I dipinti di fiori sono ispirati al poeta finlandeseTommy Taberman, che con i suoi versi e il modo di vedere la vita hanno profondamente impressionato Milla.
Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da un uso versatile di colori, materiali e tecniche, attraverso i quali ritrae esperienze umane e fenomeni naturali.
Lavora con acrilico, olio e tecniche miste, utilizzando principalmente la spatola, con la quale ha creato il suo stile pittorico distintivo, stratificato e dalla texture vivida.
Le sue opere non si accontentano di una mera impressione estetica, ma invitano lo spettatore a esplorare significati ed emozioni più profondi che l’arte può evocare.
Che dire poi dei suoi dipinti astrattise non che per me che amo l’astrattismo li ho trovati meravigliosi e capaci di suscitare emozioni visive incredibili, tanto che la sua collezione Underwater Oasis è pura poesia!
Potete trovare maggiori informazioni su Milla sulla sua pagina Instagrammentre sul suo sito web potrete vedere le sue opere e ricevere informazioni su eventi e mostre in corso dove sarà possibile vederle di persona.
È possibile fissare appuntamenti privati per visionare le opere presso il suo studio a Espoo, in Finlandia.
Tutte le sue opere sono disponibili per l’acquisto tramite contatto diretto attraverso il suo sito web o la pagina Instagram, con tutte le vendite gestite direttamente con l’artista
Marine
Valtameren jalokivet 2024 Milla Piirainen
Sydämen syke 2021 Milla Piirainen
Blue Love 2021 Milla Piirainen
Dancing with Waves 2021 Milla Piirainen
Deep Feelings 2021 Milla Piirainen
Huokaava aalto 2020 Milla Piirainen
Keinuvat aallot 2024 Milla Piirainen
Pakenevat vedet 2022 Milla Piirainen
That moment 2021 Milla Piirainen
Tuuli sylissäin 2020 Milla Piirainen
Flowers
Mystic-meadow-2025-milla-piirainen.
Niitylle-sinut-veisin-2025-milla-piirainen
Purple-bouquet-2025-milla-piirainen
Varo-vain-kukkia-1-2023-milla-piirainen
Varo vain kukkia 04 2023 Milla Piirainen
Varo vain kukkia 05 2023 Milla Piirainen
Varo vain kukkia 06 2023 – Milla Piirainen
Varo vain kukkia 10 2023 – Milla Piirainen
Varo vain kukkia 11 2023 – Milla Piirainen
Varo vain kukkia 2023 Milla Piirainen
Abstracts
A Corner of Her Garden – Milla Piirainen
Fairytale City – Milla Piirainen
Raw Umbra Collection – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 1 – Milla Piirainen
Her Garden – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 2 – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 8 – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 3 – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 5 – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 4 – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 7 – Milla Piirainen
Wild and Free – Milla Piirainen
Underwater Oasis collection 9 – Milla Piirainen
Exhibitions
A solo exhibition is planned for the end of the year, offering a deeper look into the artist’s latest work. Further details will be shared closer to the opening
Winteris the longest season in Finland, lasting about 200 days in Laplandand 3-4 months in the southern part of the country.
Temperatures in the north of the country are usually below freezing for most of the winter, providing a sense of absolute peaceand crystal-clear air.
A fairytale landscape will unfold before your eyes, with abundant snow, frozen lakes, and the chance to admire the Northern Lights, the icing on the cake.
In Lapland, everything seems muffled, with the snow reflecting an almost unreal light, even illuminating the polar night.
The first snow of the season, “ Ensilumi” in Finnish, is always a very exciting moment, eagerly awaited by Finns, and its arrival, given the large size of Finland, which extends for over 1000 kilometers from north to south, can vary depending on where you are.
In Lapland, which lies mostly above the Arctic Circle, the first snow arrives as early as September, although I happened to encounter it many years ago in late June during the car transfer from IvaloAirport to Inari. Finlandis a wonderful country that I recommend visiting in any season, but if you want to see it at its most elegant and fascinating, choose winter!
Thinking about Finnish winter I had the idea to ask twelve incredibly talented Finnish artists to show us “ Suomen talvi “ through their eyes, and I must say, the result of this experiment is truly astonishing, as you’ll see
In the article, along with a brief introduction to the artist, you’ll find two paintings: the first is her “ Suomen talvi “ and the second is one of her favorites I invite you to visit their social media pages and websites to better understand their talent.
If you are interested in some of their works, the artists could reserve a small discountfor the readers of my Blog
To Satu Kekäläinen, Mari Knuuttila, Meria Q, Paula Mikkilä, Milla Piirainen, Taru Rouhiainen, Minna Scheinin, Saila Seppo, Kaisa Sirén, Maj Sjö, Martina Uthardt, Liisa Viima, I extend my heartfelt thanks for making my idea possible
Satu Kekäläinen
Satu Kekäläinen, she was born inHelsinki, but after living in various places acrossFinland, she currently lives in Lieto.
Ice is a sort of common threadthat has accompanied Satu throughout her life, but artistically it all began in 2015 when, needing to find strength and breathe fresh air, she immersed herself in the nature of nearby Lake Littoistenjärvi, and since it was winter, she began photographing with her camera the figures she saw in the lake ice.
You can see her works on her Instagramand Facebookpages and website
For Suomen talvi , she presents: Winter Fairy – aluminium print 30 × 40 cm edition 1/10 – photographed under a blue sky in the sunshine with a macro mirroring function from ice collected from Finnish winter nature
As a second works, she presents: The Soul of the Water – aluminium print 30 × 40 cm edition 1/10 – macro photography of ice collected from nature in winter in the colors and energies of blue anemones in spring
Sagastina – Winter Fairy
Sagastina – The Soul of the Water
Mari Knuuttila
Mari Knuuttila born in Lapua, a town located in Southern Ostrobothnia and where she currently lives and creates her works in her studio. Marihas been painting for about seven years, although her main profession is that of Chief Inspector at the State Administrative Agency, a role that requires strict compliance with laws and regulations.
Through painting, Mari has found a way to give free rein to her visual art, free from rules or pre-established patterns.
You can find more information about Marion her Instagramand Facebookpages andwebsite ForSuomen talvi she presents:Winter Silence – acrylic / mixed media on canvas 89 x 115 cm – this work captures the quiet strength of the Nordic winter – a frozen horizon where light and shadow meet in stillness. Layers of texture reflect frost, earth and the silent breath of the northern landscape. As a second paintingshe presents: With You – mixed media on canvas 80.5 x 65 cm – a layered field of ochre and shadow speaks of intimacy, memory and silent strength. The surface carries traces of time, emotion and the quiet power of being together. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Mari Knuuttila – Winter Silence
Mari Knuuttila – With You
Meria Q aka Merja Sipiläinen-Kuhlberg
Merja Sipiläinen-Kuhlberg was born inArtjärvi (Lake of Artin english) but lives in Turku, a beautiful city on the west coast of Finland. Meria Q became interested in art as a young girl, sketching evening dresses in her notebooks, and she cultivated this interest as a teenager by designing fabric prints.
As often happens, life sometimes takes strange turns, andMeria Q, abandoning her passion for art, took a different direction that led her into the world of marketing and business.
However, in early 2010, her artistic creativity reawakened and has been unstoppable ever since.
She held her first solo exhibition in 2018, followed by numerous others.
You can find more information about Meria Q on her Instagram page and website For Suomen talvi she presents: First snow on the mountains –watercolour 19×14 cm, 2020 – this wonderful painting, which is a hymn to the joy of the first snow falling on the mountains, is part of the series that Merja Q has dedicated to Lapland. As a second paintingshe presents: Poppies – watercolour 28×38 cm, 2023 – these wonderful poppies are fragile red spots, which in the middle of a field can give the hearts of sensitive people incredible emotions. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Meria Q – First snow on the mountains
Meria Q – Poppies
Paula Mikkilä
Paula Mikkilä born in Karvia, a hidden pearl of Finland surrounded by the wonderful rural landscapes of the Karvianjoki river, but resident in Tampere for over twenty years.
She graduated from the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Jyväskylä as a teacher specializing in fine arts and has dedicated a good part of her life to teaching as an elementary school teacher sharing much of her creative moments with children and teenagers.
In the 80s she created a considerable quantity of oil paintings, then after her move to Tampereshe devoted herself to bronze sculpture and for almost twenty years in the evenings after her school work she went to the foundry.
Working with bronze is not easy, but it’s incredibly rewarding, like the material itself, which, once transformed into a work of art, can convey incredible emotions. Pauladraws inspiration for her works from her surroundings: home, nature, animals, and people, who, once part of her creative process, tell stories and fairy tales that take on an imaginative life of their own.
You can find more information about Paula on her Instagram page and website For Suomen talvi she presents: Two white spruces –acrylic, 40×40 cm, 2020 – this very beautiful painting is part of the series “Sheltered by the Forest” As a second workshe presents: Two spruces– bronze, 29/26/13 cm, 2018 – a beautiful bronze statue depicting two spruces Both works are available for purchase on her website.
Paula Mikkilä – Two white spruces
Paula Mikkilä – Two spruces, bronze
Milla Piirainen
Milla Piirainenis a Helsinki-based visual artist.
Her work is characterized by a versatile use of colors, materials, and techniques, through which she portrays human experiences and natural phenomena.
She works with acrylic, oil, and mixed mediaand primarily uses a palette knife, with which she has created her distinctive, layered, and vividly textured painting style.
Her works do not settle for a merely aesthetic impression but invite the viewer to explore deeper meanings and emotions that art can evoke.
She is primarily a marine painter, and the seais a subject she returns to again and again. Flowers are also part of her artistic expression. The interplay of the characteristic colors and forms of the sea and flowers offers her endless possibilities for creativity
You can find more information about Milla on her Instagram page and website For Suomen talvi she presents: Purpura – oil on canvas 82 x 92 cm (with frame) – in this stream flowing between snow-covered trees, Milla used shades of violet and purple to paint the shadows on the snow and the reflections in the icy water. At first glance, we are greeted by a magical atmosphere where light plays a fundamental role. A very beautiful painting! As a second paintingshe presents: Light– acrylic on canvas 70 x 60 diptych – This work is a treatise on light and shadow. While painting, she tell the viewer stories about the beauty that surrounds me. Light and shadow go hand in hand like lovers. This story is about love. Light, light. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Milla Piirainen – Purpura
Milla Piirainen – Light
Taru Rouhiainen
Taru Rouhiainen born inHyvinkää but currently lives in Vantaa. Taru’s is one of those stories that shows us how not only painting, but art in general, can be the best medicine for overcoming difficult times.
In 2020, after the crisis,Taru found herself needing something that would allow her not only to stay busy but also to process and express her feelings.And so, making a life-changing choice, she enrolled in a painting course and fell in love with art!
Before discovering painting, she had always appreciated colors and, above all, their effect on our emotions, bringing joy into our homes.
You can find more information about Taru on her Instagram and Facebook pages and website For Suomen talvi she presents: White noise – mixed medium in canvas90×70 cm – in this abstract work Taru makes us understand how she loves to play with colors, layers and textures that make her work full of emotions, stories and energy. As a second painting she presents:Waterlilly –mixed medium on canvas 73×60 cm – this painting is part of the “Lummelampi” series and is inspired by the famous Water Lilies series by Monet, reinterpreting the theme with a material and contemporary style, depicting pink and white water lilies floating on a pond in blue and green tones, with bold brushstrokes that create a sense of movement of the water. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Taru Rouhiainen- White noise
Taru Rouhiainen – Waterlilly
Minna Scheinin
Minna Scheinin was born in Turku, a beautiful city on the west coast of Finland, where she lived for a long time before moving toKaarina, where she currently lives. Minna often visitsItaly, where she has a home onLake Iseo, and she says this Italian experience has greatly influenced her artistic development.
She worked for many years as aforeign language teacher ( Swedish and English ) and was responsible for pedagogical development and online teaching at her University of applied sciences.
In 2011, she successfully completed a professional photography course at the New York Institute of Photography( online ) and in 2013, she earned a degree in editorial graphics.
Since then, her photographic work has transformed into an artistic journey where her creativity has finally found a way to express itself through her art. Minnaexpresses her art through photography, which plays a primary role, but also through painting and mosaics.
In photography, she began studying theICM( Intentional Camera Movement ) technique, which began a journey that led her to essentially paint with the camera, intentionally moving it during the exposure. Nature is her greatest source of inspiration, and the deepest essence of her images is the beauty that surrounds us and often goes unnoticed.
You can find more information about Minna’s artistic work on her Instagram page and these are her email addresses : scheinin.minna@gmail.comminna@scheinin.fi For Suomen talvi she presents: Winter night – acrylic painting, 42 x 29,7 cm – with this painting, Minna managed to recreate the magical atmosphere of a Finnish winter night and embellished the painting with small fragments of glass capable of giving it a natural brilliance typical of the wonderful polar night. As a second work she presents: Snowballs – photograph– with this very suggestive image Minna has captured a winter phenomenon in which small accumulations of snow or frost settle on the tips of common reeds (Phragmites australis) that emerge from partially frozen bodies of water with bright reflections created by the sun Both works are available for purchase on her website.
Minna Scheinin – Winter night
Minna Scheinin – Snowballs
Saila Seppo
Saila Seppowas born in Kouvola but moved to Sastamala at the age of 1 or 2.
She studied in Espoo and currently live in Helsinkifrom a long time.
She worked at theKemira factory in Pori and has worked and continues to work for the Research Council of Finland.
She is a member of the Helsinki Art Association, Espoo Art, and the Finnish Artists’ Association. Sailais undoubtedly a multifaceted artist, and for her, the most important thing in art is the ability to create a new, diverse, and colorful work of art. Sailaholds a PhD in chemistry and a degree in technology, and thanks to these studies, she has a deep understanding of materials and pigments. This offers her a wide range of artistic possibilities, which she translates into herworks, which closely resemble naive art, but in this case, I would saytechnological.
Thanks to her research, Sailacreated Sisusavi®, a material developed from natural ingredients that works well with all types of dyes, giving paintings a vivid surface and vibrant colors. Sisusavi®is a soft, water-based, moldable mass that can be colored with pigments or vegetable dyes and hardens at room temperature through water evaporation. Sisusavi®is a natural microcellulose material that contains no clay or plastic dyes, and the mass reproduces even the smallest details.
This product, entirely developed bySaila, is available for sale on Greenbutton.fi. More information about Sailacan be found on her social media pages, InstagramandFacebook, and on her website, sailaseppoart.fi, For Suomen talvi she presents: Snow – Sisusavi® and pigments on canvas, 47×55 cm – this large snow-covered tree, surrounded by a blanket of snow and kissed by the sun, has a naive, almost artisanal feel and the cracking effect due to the use of Sisusavi® makes it almost look like a material mosaic. As a second painting she presents:Flowers on Display – Sisusavi® and pigments on canvas, 40×59 cm – this work is part of the Sisusavi® project which stands out for its naive and material artistic style, characterised by a vibrant use of colour and three-dimensional textures that convey a sense of joy. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Saila Seppo – Snow
Saila Seppo – Flowers on Display
Kaisa Sirén
Kaisa Sirén lives in Rovaniemi, within the Arctic Circle of Finnish Lapland, where she works as a freelance photographer and artist.
She is a photographic artist who makes the landscape of her soul visible with Intentional Camera Movement, using the northern landscapes of Finlandas a backdrop.
She focuses on themes related to the seasons of Laplandand the delicacy of nature.
She selects subjects from nature and transforms them into elements that were initially absent, thus visualizing the invisible.
She is the co-founder of the ICM Photo Academy, where she teaches ICM photography courses both in person and online.
She has held several solo and group exhibitions in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, the United States, and Germany, and since 2017, she has run an art gallery called Villa Vinkkeliin her hometown.
Her artistic focus is entirely on ICM photography and artistic creation. ICM offers a way to make invisible feelings and repressed emotions visible.
When taking a photo in ICM, camera movement can create elements that were initially absent in the scene, making invisible elements visible.
This technique possesses the same randomness and element of surprise that have always accompanied Kaisa throughout her life.
More information about Kaisacan be found on her social media pages, InstagramandFacebook, and on her website For Suomen talvi she presents: First Snow – acrylic painting, 2025, unframed 60x80cm – in this Arctic landscape, Kaisa captures the magical moment of the first snowfall covering the autumn vegetation. The contrast between the warm tones (red and pink) of the earth and the cold tones (blue and grey) of the sky is her stylistic signature, with which she seeks to make visible the “invisible” emotions and sensations of nature. Also noteworthy is the vegetation (the red and purple marks in the foreground) which are transformed into abstract shapes. As a second work she presents:Solitude – photograph, 2025, unframed 30x40cm – this beautiful photograph by Kaisa, where the minimalist aspect of the scene prevails, leads us to a reflection on solitude which is not necessarily a negative feeling but in this case a condition of deep connection with the wild nature of Lapland. Both works are available for purchase on her website.
Kaisa Siren – First snow, Ensilumi
Kaisa Siren – Solitude
MAJ SJÖ
Maj SJÖ, born in Helsinki, where she has a studio space in Kaapelitehdas, Finland’s largest cultural centre, but currently lives in Espoo where she also creates in her home studio.
When I first saw MaJ’sworks, I immediately understood how she managed to capture and convey in her art all those small and large miracles that life can give us day after day.
Her collection of works on the Archipelago and in general on everything that is sea or water (after all, her surname SJÖ in Swedish means lake/sea) can convey incredible emotions and for those like me who have experienced the magic that Hankocan convey, looking at her paintings that portray her means reliving moments of indescribable joy and serenity.
You can find more information about Maj on her Instagram and Facebook pages and website For Suomen talvi she presents: Winter Magic – oil on canvas, 2022, 100 x 80 cm – this painting features an ethereal, almost magical style, typical of Nordic illustrations, where snow and soft light create a suspended, enchanted atmosphere. The almost monochromatic choice, with a strong emphasis on white and elongated shadows (like that of the fox in the center), is a distinctive element that evokes the silence and solitude of Nordic winter landscapes. As a second painting she presents:What a Lady! – oil on canvas, 2023, 50 x 50 cm – in the background of this painting you can see a famous Helsinki landmark (Havis Amanda), which makes it very Finnish. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Maj Sjo – What a Lady
Maj Sjo – Winter magic
Martina Uthardt
Martina Uthardt, born in Malax, where she currently lives in this big village and welcoming of about 5000 inhabitants in Southern Ostrobothnia, whereSwedishis spoken rather than Finnish (about 6% of Finns speak Swedish)
After a 10-year stint running a photography agency specializing in portraits, Martina has dedicated herself fully to painting professionally since 2021.
She has experimented with various techniques but currently prefers acrylic painting with its possibilities for layering and variations that make each painting alive and unique in different lights.
When I first saw Martina’s paintings, I was struck by how this artist was able to perfectly represent theFinlandI love so much.
You can find more information about Martina on herInstagramand Facebookpages and website For Suomen talvi she presents: Just Breathe – acrylic on canvas, 2021, 65 x 81 cm – this painting is intended to evoke a moment of pause and awareness, an invitation to slow down and take a breath of fresh air through the delicate pink and white tones contrasted by bold graphic lines. It is part of her abstract art collection, characterized by a style she herself defines as “mindful” allowing colors and shapes to play freely on the canvas. As a second painting she presents:Togetherness – acrylic on canvas, 2025, 100 x 81 cm – the painting depicts two swans swimming side by side under a large full moon in a Nordic landscape at night. The artist has described it as a “must-see” subject, conveying feelings of calm and beauty. The work explores the theme of connection and harmony, using swans as symbols of loyalty and enduring love. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Martina Uthardt – Just breathe
Martina Uthardt – Togetherness
Liisa Viima
Liisa Viima, born in Ouluand currently based in Espoo.
Although she began painting as a teenager and dreamed of becoming a professional artist, she chose a more conventional path, earning a master’s degree in economics and dedicating herself to her family, including raising two daughters and caring for horse – her lifelong passion.
After facing significant life challenges, Liisa experienced a personal transformation that led her back to her original calling: painting.
Her mission became clear – to bring joy and beauty into the world through her art. Liisa’s style is contemporary and abstract, often infused with elements of realism, surrealism, and even whimsy.
Recurring themes in her work include humanity, love, and forgiveness, expressed through symbolic imagery such as faces, hearts, stars, hands, the moon, pigeons and also horses.
For Liisa, horses represent courage and nobility values that have guided her life and artistic journey.
You can find more information about Liisa on herInstagramandFacebookpages and website For Suomen talvi she presents: Mattitja– mixed media. Acrylic, oil, plaster reliefs, brick, mica pigment and epoxy, 2025, 90c90x4cm – from her Modern Icons collection – This painting explores the identity and deep awareness of being and includes some recurring symbols in the works of this artist, such as the dove (symbol of peace), the burning heart and floral motifs that evoke themes of spiritual awakening and love. As a second painting she presents:Ani Or – mixed media. Acrylic, oil, plaster reliefs, brick, mica pigment and epoxy, 2026, 90c90x4cm – from her Modern Icons collection – this painting features a central figure with a golden halo, surrounded by purple roses, a dove in her hand, and a pulsating red heart on her chest. Liisa’s style, characterized by an expressive use of color, bold textures, and the integration of symbolic and spiritual elements, truly emerges. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Today I have the pleasure of introducing Finnish artist Saila Seppo, she was born in Kouvola but moved to Sastamalaat the age of 1 or 2.
She studied in Espoo and currently live in Helsinki from a long time.
She worked at the Kemira factory in Pori and has worked and continues to work for the Research Council of Finland.
She is a member of the Helsinki Art Association, Espoo Art, and theFinnish Artists’ Association. Saila is undoubtedly a multifaceted artist, and for her, the most important thing in art is the ability to create a new, diverse, and colorful work of art. Daughter of a greengrocer, she began creating flower bouquets as a child, and thus understands the importance of colors and their combinations. Sailaholds a PhD in chemistry and a degree in technology, and thanks to these studies, she has a deep understanding of materials and pigments. This offers her a wide range of artistic possibilities, which she translates into her works, which closely resemble naive art, but in this case, I would saytechnological.
Curiosity has accompanied her throughout her life and has been a sort of common thread that has followed her on all her travels, which have seen her reach and visit 47 countries!
For Saila, experiencing cultural differences is enriching, and being constantly on the move can only fuel creativity towards generating new ideas and inventions.
Throughout her artistic journey, Saila has never remained in a comfort zone through her travels, but rather has continually challenged herself, creating well-rounded art and even publishing four books, with a fifth soon to be released.
In the past, she has presented her technological inventions to Marimekko’s head of design. Regretting that she didn’t have an open position as an artist, she encouraged her to organize an art exhibition, considering Saila’s works to be pure art.
And so it was, Saila followed the path indicated to her and began organizing several solo exhibitions with the aim of offering the public the opportunity to enjoy them.
The spark that starts the process of creating a new work has always been the most important moment, followed by the execution, which can take a long time but not always, and the gradual development of the idea, which must transform into an engaging work, capable of repeatedly attracting the viewer’s attention, repeatedly conveying important moods such as playfulness, joy, calm, nature, and unity.
Thanks to her research, Sailacreated Sisusavi®, a material developed from natural ingredients that works well with all types of dyes, giving paintings a vivid surface and vibrant colors. Sisusavi®is a soft, water-based, moldable mass that can be colored with pigments or vegetable dyes and hardens at room temperature through water evaporation. Sisusavi®is a natural microcellulose material that contains no clay or plastic dyes, and the mass reproduces even the smallest details.
This product, entirely developed by Saila, is available for sale on Greenbutton.fi.
The paste is also used in watercolor art, and casein or glue can help the paste adhere to paper or fabric; Saila uses glue. Sailacollects wild plants and has cultivated marigolds, for example, to isolate their color in an aqueous solution, which is stored in bottles and used as a color in some of her works.
Speaking of curiosity, some of Saila’s paintings, in which she has used food coloring, become edible, much to the delight of children in particular.
More information about Sailacan be found on her social media pages, Instagramand Facebook, and on her website, sailaseppoart.fi, where you can also find her works for sale.
Saila Seppo quando l’arte naif diventa tecnologica attraverso un’esplosione di colori che trasmettono gioia
Oggi ho il piacere di presentarvi l’artista finlandeseSaila Seppo che è nata a Kouvola, ma si è trasferita a Sastamala all’età di 1-2 anni, ha studiato a Espoo e vive da molto a Helsinki.
Ha lavorato nello stabilimento dell’azienda Kemira a Porie ha lavorato e lavora tuttora per il Consiglio di ricerca della Finlandia.
E’ membro dell’Helsinki Art Association, dell’Espoo Art e dell’Associazione degli Artisti Finlandesi. Sailaè sicuramente un’artista poliedrica e per lei quello che più conta nell’arte è il saper creare un’opera d’arte nuova, diversa e colorata. Figlia di un ortolano ha iniziato a creare bouquet di fiori fin da bambina e quindi ha ben chiara l’importanza dei colori e del loro abbinamento. Saila ha conseguito un dottorato in chimica e una laurea in tecnologia e grazie a questi suoi studi conosce molto bene materiali e pigmenti fatto questo che le offre un ventaglio non indifferente di possibilità artistiche che trasferisce nelle sue opere che ricordano molto da vicino l’arte naif ma in questo caso direi tecnologica.
La curiosità l’ha accompagnata per tutta la vita ed è stata una sorta di fil rouge che l’ha seguita in tutti i suoi viaggi con i quali ha raggiunto e visitato ben 47 paesi!
Per Sailavivere le differenze culturali è qualcosa che arricchisce e l’essere sempre in movimento non può che alimentare la creatività verso la generazione di nuove idee e invenzioni.
Durante il suo percorso artistico Saila grazie ai suoi viaggi non è mai rimasta in una zona confort ma al contrario si è messa continuamente alla prova creando arte a tutto tondo e arrivando anche a pubblicare quattro libri, mentre un quinto è in uscita.
In passato ha presentato le sue invenzioni tecnologiche alla responsabile del design di Marimekkoche rammaricandosi di non avere una posizione aperta come artista l’ha incoraggiata a organizzare una mostra d’arte, considerando i lavori di Saila a tutti gli effetti arte pura.
E così è stato, Saila ha seguito la strada che le è stata indicata è ha iniziato ad allestire diverse mostre personali con l’intento di poter dare la possibilità al pubblico di godersele
Da sempre la scintilla che dà inizio al processo di creazione di una nuova opera è il momento più importante a cui seguono l’esecuzione che può richiedere molto tempo, ma non sempre e lo sviluppo graduale dell’idea che deve trasformarsi in un opera coinvolgente, capace di attirare più volte l’attenzione dell’osservatore trasferendogli a più riprese stati d’animo importanti quali giocosità, gioia, calma, natura e unione.
Grazie ai suoi studi Saila ha creato Sisusavi®, un materiale che ha sviluppato a partire da ingredienti naturali e che funziona bene con tutti i tipi di coloranti conferendo al dipinto una superficie vivida e con colori che appaiono brillanti. Sisusavi® è una massa morbida, a base d’acqua e modellabile, che può essere colorata con pigmenti o coloranti vegetali e che indurisce a temperatura ambiente con l’evaporazione dell’acqua. Sisusavi® è un materiale naturale, micro cellulosa e non contiene argilla o plastica coloranti e la massa riproduce anche i più piccoli dettagli.
Questo prodotto interamente sviluppato da Saila è in vendita su Greenbutton.fi
La massa viene utilizzata anche nell’arte dell’acquerello e la caseina o la colla possono aiutare la massa ad aderire alla carta o al tessuto, Saila usa la colla.
Saila raccoglie piante selvatiche e ha coltivato ad esempio la calendula per isolarne il colore in una soluzione acquosa conservata in bottiglie e utilizzata come colore in alcune sue opere.
a proposito di curiosità, certi dipinti di Saila in cui ha utilizzato coloranti alimentari diventano commestibili per la gioia soprattutto dei bambini.
Maggiori informazioni su Sailasi possono trovare sulle sue pagine social InstagrameFacebook e sul suo sito web sailaseppoart.fi dove troverete anche le sue opere in vendita.
Paintings
Saila Seppo – Our SunSaila Seppo – Floral DressSaila Seppo – House of RomanceSaila Seppo – Clouds, Flowers and the shimmering sea
Sculptures
Photographs
Next Exhibitions 2026
31.1. – 5.2.2026 Finland in Tokyo Design Festa Gallery in Tokyo 2.3. – 23.3. 2026 Espoo Artin 50-vuotisjuhlanäyttely Kaapelitehdas Puristamo, Helsinki 14.3. – 2.4. 2026 Lintutarha Galleria Art Frida, Korkeavuorenkatu 25, Helsinki 2.9. – 6.9. 2026 Habitare Messukeskus, Helsinki
While Denmark is saying goodbye to traditional mail and will definitively cease the delivery of paper letters from 31 December 2025, in Santa Claus’s country, Christmas greeting cardswill continue to be a real must.
I know that Finns use Christmas greeting cards with great pleasure and many are handmade by themselves.
Sending and receiving these greetings by post is an integral part of Finnish Christmas tradition, a symbol of love, peace and friendship, and strengthens the bond with the legendary figure of Santa Claus
Thinking about Christmas atmosphere I had the idea to ask eight incredibly talented Finnish artists to show us Christmas atmosphere through their eyes, and I must say, the result of this experiment is truly astonishing, as you’ll see.
In the article along with a brief introduction to the artist, you’ll find two paintings: the first is her Christmas atmosphere and the second is one of her favoritesand both are available for sale
I invite you to visit their social media pages and websites to better understand their talent.
To Satu Kekäläinen, Mari Knuttila, Ella Petman, Meria Q, MaJ Sjö, Martina Uthardt, Ulla Väisänen and Liisa Viima a heartfelt thank you for making my idea of presenting Christmas atmosphere in a slightly different way possible.
Santa Claus Post Office has been operating since 1985 and receives over 2 million letters a year – for more information see website
Satu Kekäläinen a fairy tale born from ice
Satu Kekäläinen, she was born inHelsinki, but after living in various places acrossFinland, she currently lives in Lieto.
Ice is a sort of common threadthat has accompanied Satu throughout her life, but artistically it all began in 2015 when, needing to find strength and breathe fresh air, she immersed herself in the nature of nearby Lake Littoistenjärvi, and since it was winter, she began photographing with her camera the figures she saw in the lake ice.
You can see her works on her Instagramand Facebookpages and website
For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: Christmas tree light
As a second photos, she presents: Fairy Cow This ” Fairy Cow “ will be included in Kaarina’s upcoming group exhibition from January 10 to 26, 2026, at Mökkigalleria(Cottage Gallery).
It is photographed in nature, with ice. The colors in the image come from the flowers and the light from the sun. Both photos are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Satu Kekäläinen – Christmas tree light – Valokuusi
Satu Kekäläinen – Fairy Cow – Keijulehmä
Mari Knuuttila when painting becomes poetry
Mari Knuuttila born in Lapua, a town located in Southern Ostrobothnia and where she currently lives and creates her works in her studio. Marihas been painting for about seven years, although her main profession is that of Chief Inspector at the State Administrative Agency, a role that requires strict compliance with laws and regulations.
Through painting, Mari has found a way to give free rein to her visual art, free from rules or pre-established patterns.
You can find more information about Marion her Instagramand Facebookpages andwebsite For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: Ornament Glow As a second paintings, she presents: Shadows in Flame Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Mari Knuuttila – Ornament Glow – Joulupallojen hehku
Mari Knuuttila – Shadows in Flame 81cm x 100cm
Ella Petman after a long journey she found her paradise
Ella Petman, born in Jyväskylä, central Finland, where she has lived most of her life, except for the period when she moved to Tampere while studying to join the police.
Since May 2023,Ella has begun to devote herself entirely to painting and has begun producing her works, which are mostly semi-abstract, leaving the observer complete freedom to interpret the painting according to their own vision.
You can find more information aboutElla on her Instagram page and website For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: Lights of the North As a second painting , she presents: The Tale of the Nebula Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Ella Petman – Lights of the North
Ella Petman – The Tale of the Nebula
Meria Q aka Merja Sipiläinen-Kuhlberg, a mysterious artist who believes in miracles created by the free flow of the mind
Merja Sipiläinen-Kuhlberg was born inArtjärvi (Lake of Artin english) but lives in Turku, a beautiful city on the west coast of Finland. Meria Q became interested in art as a young girl, sketching evening dresses in her notebooks, and she cultivated this interest as a teenager by designing fabric prints.
As often happens, life sometimes takes strange turns, andMeria Q, abandoning her passion for art, took a different direction that led her into the world of marketing and business.
However, in early 2010, her artistic creativity reawakened and has been unstoppable ever since.
She learned acrylic painting during an astronomical painting course, and thanks to the guidance of excellent professional teachers, she acquired skills in mixed media and watercolor painting.
Once her artistic streak was rekindled, she began painting and drawing as much as possible.
She held her first solo exhibition in 2018, followed by numerous others.
You can find more information about Meria Q on her Instagram page and website For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: Peace on Earth As a second painting , she presents: Can you hear the water flowing? Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Meria Q – Peace on Earth, watercolour size A5water
Meria Q – Can you hear the water flowing? – 27cmx35cm, mixed media
MAJ SJÖ from Finland comes with a breeze of positivity
Maj SJÖ, born in Helsinki, where she has a studio space in Kaapelitehdas, Finland’s largest cultural centre, but currently lives in Espoo where she also creates in her home studio.
When I first saw MaJ’sworks, I immediately understood how she managed to capture and convey in her art all those small and large miracles that life can give us day after day.
Her collection of works on the Archipelago and in general on everything that is sea or water (after all, her surname SJÖ in Swedish means lake/sea) can convey incredible emotions and for those like me who have experienced the magic that Hankocan convey, looking at her paintings that portray her means reliving moments of indescribable joy and serenity.
You can find more information about Maj on her Instagram and Facebook pages and website For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: Many reasons to smile – Acrylic on canvas, 70cmx70cm As a second painting , she presents: Room of Vision – Oil on canvas, 40cmx40cm Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
MaJ Sjö – Many reasons to smile – Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x70cm
MaJ Sjö – Room of Vision – Oil on canvas, 40cmx40 cm
Martina Uthardt from Finland send a hymn to the joy of living
Martina Uthardt, born in Malax, where she currently lives in this big village and welcoming of about 5000 inhabitants in Southern Ostrobothnia, whereSwedishis spoken rather than Finnish (about 6% of Finns speak Swedish)
After a 10-year stint running a photography agency specializing in portraits, Martina has dedicated herself fully to painting professionally since 2021.
She has experimented with various techniques but currently prefers acrylic painting with its possibilities for layering and variations that make each painting alive and unique in different lights.
When I first saw Martina’s paintings, I was struck by how this artist was able to perfectly represent theFinlandI love so much.
You can find more information about Martina on herInstagramand Facebookpages and website For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: Joyful Christmas – 61cmx50cm As a second painting , she presents: held by Light Collection, ” Breeze-kissed waves “, 120cmx100cm Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Martina Uthardt – Joyful Christmas – 61cmx50cm
Martina Uthardt – “Breeze-kissed waves”- 120cmx100 cm
Ulla Väisänen from Finland between dream and reality!
Ulla Väisänen, born in Nerkoo, Lapinlahti, a small village in central Finland. Ulla currently lives in Jyväskylä, a beautiful city that offers the opportunity to live what I call “a Finnish life” where quality of life is definitely at the top of the scale of values for living a good life.
Studied atKuopio Academy of Design (Textile art, designer) and pedagogy atTampere Open University
You won’t believe it but when she was young, after watchingFellini’s film “La Strada”, she fell in love with Italy and even started studying Italian.
I don’t know if the vision of this masterpiece by Fellini, where fantasy and reality often alternate, has somehow influenced the artistic vein of Ulla who began drawing and painting as a teenager, certainly her art is a well-calibrated mix of symbolism, surrealism and a bit of realism.
Her works can be viewed and requested through her social channels, Instagram ( ullamirjam ) andFacebook( Ulla Väisänen )
For Christmas atmosphere, she presents the card : ” A Christmas elf girl sends greetings in the form of stars“ As a second painting , she presents: ” Angry birds ” – 90cm x70cm, she painted it in 2003 and finished it by adding more birds in 2025 The painting is available for purchase on her social media pages.
Ulla Väisänen – A Christmas elf girl sends greetings in the form of stars
Ulla Väisänen – Angry birds – 90cmx70cm
Liisa Viima – It’s never too late to bring joy and beauty into the world
Liisa Viima, born in Ouluand currently based in Espoo.
Although she began painting as a teenager and dreamed of becoming a professional artist, she chose a more conventional path, earning a master’s degree in economics and dedicating herself to her family, including raising two daughters and caring for horse – her lifelong passion.
After facing significant life challenges, Liisa experienced a personal transformation that led her back to her original calling: painting.
Her mission became clear – to bring joy and beauty into the world through her art. Liisa’s style is contemporary and abstract, often infused with elements of realism, surrealism, and even whimsy.
Recurring themes in her work include humanity, love, and forgiveness, expressed through symbolic imagery such as faces, hearts, stars, hands, the moon, pigeons and also horses.
For Liisa, horses represent courage and nobility values that have guided her life and artistic journey.
You can find more information about Liisa on herInstagramandFacebookpages and website
For Christmas atmosphere, she presents: ” Liisa ” 2022 – 60cm x90cm x2cm, it’s a Finnish horse that pulls logs with twice its weight in the cold and the painting is based on “Liisa“, the family mare from Mikko Niskanen blockbuster film As a second painting , she presents: ” Coeur des Coeurs ” 2023 – 90cm x90cmx4cm, represents Christ after suffering, when everything has been done and forgiven. Both paintings are available for purchase on her website.
Liisa Viima – Coeur des Coeurs – 90cmx90cmx4cm
Click on the photos to enlarge them
Satu Kekäläinen – Christmas tree light – Valokuusi
Mari Knuuttila – Ornament Glow – Joulupallojen hehku
Ella Petman – Lights of the North
Meria Q – Peace on Earth, watercolour size A5water
MaJ Sjö – Many reasons to smile – Acrylic on canvas, 70cm x70cm
Martina Uthardt – Joyful Christmas – 61cmx50cm
Ulla Väisänen – A Christmas elf girl sends greetings in the form of stars
Today I am pleased to introduce you to Finnish artistAnne Saarinen, originally from central Finlandwhere she still lives in Jyväskylä, a city of 150,000 located north of the beautiful Lake Päijänne. Anne, a painter and art teacher, studied art education at the University of Jyväskyläand has worked as an art teacher for over twenty years.
Her art studio is located in Kuhankoski, at Laukaa Art Studios, in the main building of a former girls’ school built in 1927 in the Jugend style, on the shores of Lake Kuhajärvi.
The studio’s unique location, in a quiet rural setting, allows for intense creative work. Annealso spends a lot of time at her vacation home in the Sabina region, in the mountains of central Italy, where she draws inspiration from the light, intense colors, and palpable layers of history, from ancient Rome to medieval monastic life.
In this context, where nature becomes a concrete model and metaphor for her paintings, where plants and landscapes embody memories, experiences, and cultural meanings, Anne manages to reinterpret everything around her through painting.
This results in works in which reality, history, and imagination intertwine in artworks with a vegetal and divine theme. Anneis deeply fascinated by the aesthetics and value of everyday plants, which we often overlook.
The beauty of everydays plants is often overshadowed by that of flowers, and in her body of work, Anneexplored the aesthetics, texture, color, and contrast of a useful garden.
Her goal was to capture the impression created by sunlight on a bright summer day, pursuing naturalism, but rather expression and maximal colorism, based on the creation of intuitive and physical signs and the interplay of contrasts and colors.
On canvas, she presents them with vibrant colors, often supported by structure and repetition, such as the rows of vegetables in a vegetable garden.
For Anne, in her work, plants represent resilience and a strength that brings joy to the viewer.
Exploring the relationship between women and gardening, a social theme emerges: the appreciation of femininity, where the cultivated plant becomes a symbol of tenacious women, often taken for granted throughout history, yet there is a universal and silent strength within women, present for centuries.
Another dear theme to Anne is that of the goddesses of the past.
Through her works, she seeks to create a mental landscape born from the encounter between Finland and the goddesses of the past.
Through this connection, a universal landscape is created, where divinity can be present anywhere, on the shore of a lake or in the forest, drawing inspiration from layers of myth, folklore, and archaic imagery, but also from ancient narratives that still resonate today.
Her beautiful Northern Goddesses are the three Roman goddessesDiana, Feronia,and Aurora, whom she depicts as fused with Finnish nature.
These goddesses symbolize important things in her works, aiming to describe the landscape of the soul, which is created in the mind when reality encounters a sense of universal connection, regardless of time and place.
Painting for Anne can be both a personal and a political act.
Through plants, she wishes to express the strength that often goes unnoticed in the frenzy of everyday life, while through figures of divinities, she seeks connections between cultures and their universal narratives.
Her works, upon closer inspection, combine direct observation of nature, historical narrative, and an experiential and personal perspective. Anne follows a physical yet intuitive working process, painting with both acrylics and oils.
Her paintings take shape quickly with large, rough brushes that create a powerful line.
Painting in Italy, Annenoticed her palette becoming brighter, while in Finland the tones she uses are softer and more muted.
Her working process is based on a dialogue between truth and expression, colors, shapes, and subjects, which translates into an expressive result.
For Anne, Italy is not only a constant source of inspiration, but its light, colors, and cultural layers open up new perspectives for her artistic expression.
The nature and history of both Italyand Finland are intertwined in her paintings. Annefeels that Italy has strongly influenced her visual thinking, and her art resonates particularly well in the Italian context.
She therefore hopes to present her work in Italyin the future.
For more information, to purchase her work, or to collaborate, please contact her at: Website and online shop:annesaarinen.fi Instagram: @annesaarinenart WhatsApp: +358407417140
Anne Saarinen e il suo viaggio tra Italia e Finlandia attraverso piante utili e Dee Boreali
Oggi sono lieto di presentarvi l’artista finlandeseAnne Saarinen, originaria della Finlandia centrale dove tuttora vive a Jyväskylä, una città di 150.000 abitanti situata a nord del meraviglioso lago Päijänne. Anne, pittrice e insegnante d’arte ha studiato educazione artistica all’Università di Jyväskyläe ha lavorato come insegnante d’arte per oltre vent’anni. Il suo studio d’arte si trova a Kuhankoski, nei Laukaa Art Studios, nell’edificio principale di un’ex scuola femminile costruita nel 1927 in stile Jugend, sulle rive del lago Kuhajärvi.
La particolare posizione dello studio, in un tranquillo ambiente rurale, consente un intenso lavoro creativo. Anne trascorre molto tempo anche nella sua casa per le vacanze nella regione della Sabina, tra le montagne dell’Italia centrale e in questi luoghi trae ispirazione dalla luce, dai colori intensi e dagli strati palpabili della storia, dall’antica Romaalla vita monastica medievale.
In questo contesto dove la natura diventa modello concreto e metafora per i suoi dipinti, dove piante e paesaggi incarnano ricordi, esperienze e significati culturali, Anne riesce a reinterpretare tutto ciò che la circonda attraverso la pittura.
Nascono così opere in cui realtà, storia e immaginazione si intrecciano in opere d’arte a tema vegetale e divino. Anneè molto affascinata dall’estetica e dal valore delle piante di uso quotidiano, che molto spesso trascuriamo.
La bellezza delle piante utili è spesso messa in ombra da quella dei fiori e Annenel suo corpus di lavori, ha esplorato l’estetica, la struttura, il colore e il contrasto di un giardino utile.
Il suo obiettivo è stato quello di catturare l’impressione creata dalla luce del sole in una luminosa giornata estiva, con l’intenzione di perseguire il naturalismo, ma piuttosto l’espressione e il colorismo massimale, basati sulla creazione di segni intuitivi e fisici e sul gioco di contrasti e colori.
Su tela, le presenta con colori vivaci, spesso supportati da struttura e ripetizione, come ad esempio i filari di un orto.
Per Anne nel suo lavoro, le piante rappresentano la resilienza e una forza che porta gioia all’osservatore.
Esplorando poi il rapporto tra donne e giardinaggio, emerge un tema sociale: l’apprezzamento della femminilità, dove la pianta coltivata diventa simbolo della donna tenace, spesso data per scontata nel corso della storia, ma c’è una forza universale e silenziosa nelle donne, presente da secoli.
Altro tema molto caro per Anneè quello legato alle dee del passato dove attraverso le sue opere cerca di creare un paesaggio mentale che nasce dall’incontro tra la Finlandiae le dee del passato.
Attraverso questa connessione si viene a creare un paesaggio universale, dove la divinità può essere presente ovunque, sulla riva di un lago o nella foresta sulla base di una ispirazione che arriva da strati di mito, folklore e immaginario arcaico ma con un collegamento con antiche narrazioni che risuonano ancora oggi.
Le sue bellissime Dee Boreali sono le tre dee romaneDiana,Feroniae Aurora che ha raffigurate come fuse in un tutt’uno con la natura finlandese.
Queste dee nelle sue opere simboleggiano cose importanti, con l’obiettivo di descrivere il paesaggio dell’anima, che si crea nella mente quando la realtà incontra un senso di connessione universale, indipendentemente dal tempo e dal luogo
Dipingere per Anne può essere sia un atto personale che politico.
Attraverso le piante, desidera parlare della forza che spesso passa inosservata nella frenesia della vita quotidiana, mentre attraverso figure di divinità, cerca legami tra le culture e le loro narrazioni universali.
Le sue opere a ben vedere combinano l’osservazione diretta della natura, la narrazione storica e una prospettiva esperienziale e personale. Anne segue un processo di lavoro sia fisico che intuitivo e dipinge sia con acrilici che con oli.
I suoi dipinti prendono forma rapidamente con pennelli grandi e ruvidi che creano una linea potente.
Dipingendo in Italia, Anne ha notato che la sua tavolozza diventa più luminosa, mentre in Finlandia i toni che usa sono più morbidi e tenui.
Alla base del suo processo lavorativo si crea un dialogo tra verità ed espressione, colori, forme e soggetti, che si traduce in un risultato espressivo.
L’Italia per Anne non è solo una fonte costante di ispirazione, ma la sua luce, i suoi colori e le sue stratificazioni culturali aprono nuove prospettive per la sua espressione artistica.
La natura e la storia sia dell’Italiache dellaFinlandia sono intrecciate nei suoi dipinti. Anne ha la sensazione che l’Italiaabbia fortemente influenzato il suo pensiero visivo e la sua arte risuona in modo particolare nel contesto italiano, e quindi nutre la speranza di poter presentare in futuro le sue opere anche in Italia.
Per maggiori informazioni, acquisti delle sue opere o collaborazioni non esitate a contattarla attraverso: Sito web e negozio online:annesaarinen.fi Instagram:@annesaarinenart WhatsApp: +358407417140
Exhibitions La Fiaba, Eloa 2025, group exhibition Peurunka, Mental Spa 2025, group exhibition Konstrundan, Laukaa Art Studios 2024, group exhibition Peurunka, John Smith Goes Art 2024, group exhibition Arte Laguna, Venice – Deae Borealis 2024, virtual exhibition Gallery Popper, Lannoitettu 2024, solo exhibition Hoikkassali, Äänekoski 2017, solo exhibition
Anne Saarinen – Beets, 2023, acrylic on spruce plywoodAnne Saarinen – Onion Bench 2024, acrylic on canvasAnne Saarinen – Castelluccio Flowering
Anne Saarinen – Feronia, 2024, acrylic, 150x100cm, canvas, deep edge 4.5 cm.
Anne Saarinen – Diana, 2024, acrylic, 100x150cm, canvas, deep edge 4.5 cm.
Anne Saarinen – Aurora, 2024, acrylic, 100x150cm, canvas, deep edge 4.5 cm.
Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to the Finnish artistMari Blomroos-Heininen, who was born in Uusikaupunki on the west coastof Finland.
Her family’s history is in the archipelago, from where Mari also builds her worldview and relationship with nature and art.
The Nordic world is made of all-revealing light, the intense colors of nature, but also of heavy darkness and misty environments, where quiet, nuanced shadows live in soft, muted tones.
According to Mari, she has a mind that undulates with the movements of the wind and the sea, so the heart and soul of seagrass.
Living as “seagrass” also gives her the opportunity to interpret realities through different variations. Marisays about her : “In my mind, being stuck in time culminates in the eternal sea and the rocks, where my life is anchored. They have been there since the beginning of time before us and will remain behind us. The sea and the rocks are always there, wherever I go in the world, I am “at home” and in interaction with the basic elements of nature. My art tells of the relationship to my background, nature and its different dimensions in the ambivalence of truth and fiction.” Marisays also that her background in art has been shaped since childhood by the power struggle between theater and visual arts.
Her studies ultimately turned in favor of visual arts, but music, writing, and other areas of performing arts always run side by side as part of life and also in making art. Mari has a diverse educational background, in fact from Rauma, she moved to Helsinki to study art at the Ateneum evening school.
She continued in a world filled with fine arts and student theatre until, after her matriculation examination, she continued her studies, first with basic education studies, then with basic and subject studies in Art History at the Open University of Helsinki.
Education to prepare for the profession of a visual artist and studies in classical painting techniques at the Alfa Art School in Helsinki confirmed her direction, and life continued, in addition to making art, with continuous studies and residency work, both in Finland and abroad. Marihas also worked as a curator and exhibition coordinator since 2009, which she has also supplemented with studies at the University of the Arts Helsinki’s open campus in Helsinki.
She is a member of several art associations and organizations, and there is no doubt that she is an influential figure in the Finnish art world.
As an artist, Maripaints in various techniques, makes graphic art, ceramics, and also object assemblages and installations.She loves the world of installations and the opportunities to build new connections.
Object assemblages are exciting and enjoyable experiences for her, where she manages to create a new dramaturgy by separating objects and things from their previous realities and connections.
Past and lived experience, present and future, everything possible meet and greet each other.
In the encounter of surprising elements, new connections are created without concrete limitations. In Wonderland, everything is possible.
These objects, which Mariencounters everywhere, from the Paris flea market to the depths of the forest, wait to continue their lives in new connections and dialogues.
This Finnish artistis characterized by a dynamic and constantly evolving creative process, a sign of the times we live in. Mari sees art as an opportunity to see the world and life differently, to highlight and discover things that would otherwise go unnoticed and that can be brought to light through art.
She also sees art as having other functions, such as participating in a conversation.
Art also has the potential to comfort, soothe and create harmony. Her manifesto is that art can also be beautiful. Mari’s art depicts her personal journey as a human being. Through her works, she often depicts phenomena of life and humanity.
The subjects of her paintings are often metaphors for general phenomena of human life.
She believes that art should be free, and not defined and valued by hierarchies or authorities.
From an exhibition perspective, Mari is a true world traveler of art, who has participated in exhibitions all over the world year after year and has been awarded internationally on several occasions. Her work has also been documented in numerous art books. Mari Blomroos-Heininen’spersonal exhibition activities include a large number of solo, group and individual exhibitions in Finland, widely in Europe, Asia and also in North and South America and North Africa.
You can find more information at www.mariblomroosheininen.com
Mari Blomroos-Heininen rappresenta e interpreta l’essenza della natura nordica con le sue opere in tutto il mondo
Oggi ho il piacere di presentarvi l’artista finlandeseMari Blomroos-Heininen, nata a Uusikaupunki, sulla costa occidentale della Finlandia.
La storia della sua famiglia è nell’arcipelago, da dove Mari costruisce anche la sua visione del mondo e il suo rapporto con la natura e l’arte.
Il mondo nordico è fatto di luce onnipresente, dei colori intensi della natura, ma anche di oscurità profonda e di ambienti nebbiosi, dove ombre silenziose e sfumate vivono in toni morbidi e tenui.
Secondo Mari, la sua mente ondeggia con i movimenti del vento e del mare, quindi il cuore e l’anima delle praterie marine.
Vivere come “praterie marine” le offre anche l’opportunità di interpretare la realtà attraverso diverse varianti. Mari di lei dice : “Nella mia mente, essere bloccata nel tempo culmina nel mare eterno e nelle rocce, dove la mia vita è ancorata. Sono lì dall’inizio dei tempi, prima di noi e rimarranno dietro di noi. Il mare e le rocce sono sempre lì, ovunque io vada nel mondo, mi sento “a casa” e in interazione con gli elementi fondamentali della natura. La mia arte racconta il rapporto con il mio background, la natura e le sue diverse dimensioni nell’ambivalenza tra verità e finzione.” Mari racconta che il suo background artistico è stato plasmato fin dall’infanzia dalla lotta di potere tra teatro e arti visive.
I suoi studi alla fine si sono orientati verso le arti visive, ma musica, scrittura e altri ambiti delle arti performative sono sempre andati di pari passo, come parte della vita e anche della creazione artistica. Mariha un background formativo diversificato, infatti da Rauma, si è trasferita a Helsinki per studiare arte alla scuola serale Ateneum.
Ha continuato a immergersi in un mondo ricco di belle arti e teatro studentesco fino a quando, dopo l’esame di maturità, ha proseguito gli studi, prima con studi di base, poi con studi di base e specialistici in Storia dell’Artepresso l’Università Aperta di Helsinki.
La formazione per prepararsi alla professione di artista visiva e gli studi sulle tecniche pittoriche classiche presso l’Alfa Art School di Helsinkihanno confermato la sua direzione, e la vita è continuata, oltre a dedicarsi all’arte, con studi continui e residenze artistiche, sia in Finlandia che all’estero.
Dal 2009, Marilavora anche come curatrice e coordinatrice di mostre, attività che ha integrato con gli studi presso l’Open Campus dell’Università delle Artidi Helsinki.
È membro di diverse associazioni e organizzazioni artistiche e non c’è dubbio che sia una figura influente nel mondo dell’arte finlandese.
Come artista, Maridipinge con diverse tecniche, realizza opere grafiche, ceramiche e anche assemblaggi di oggetti e installazioni.
Ama il mondo delle installazioni e le opportunità di creare nuove connessioni e gli assemblaggi di oggetti sono per lei esperienze emozionanti e piacevoli, in cui riesce a creare una nuova drammaturgia separando oggetti e cose dalle loro realtà e connessioni precedenti.
Passato ed esperienza vissuta, presente e futuro, tutto il possibile si incontra e si saluta e nell’incontro di elementi sorprendenti, si creano nuove connessioni senza limiti concreti. Nel Paese delle Meraviglie, tutto è possibile.
Questi oggetti, che Mariincontra ovunque, dal mercato delle pulci di Parigi alle profondità della foresta, attendono di continuare la loro vita in nuove connessioni e dialoghi.
Questa artista finlandese è caratterizzata da un processo creativo dinamico e in continua evoluzione, segno dei tempi in cui viviamo. Mari interpreta l’arte come un’opportunità per vedere il mondo e la vita in modo diverso, per evidenziare e scoprire cose che altrimenti passerebbero inosservate e che possono essere portate alla luce attraverso l’arte.
Considera l’arte anche come un mezzo per svolgere altre funzioni, come la partecipazione a una conversazione.
L’arte ha anche il potenziale di confortare, lenire e creare armonia. Il suo manifesto è che l’arte può anche essere bella.
L’arte di Mariraffigura il suo percorso personale come essere umano e attraverso le sue opere, spesso raffigura fenomeni della vita e dell’umanità.
I soggetti dei suoi dipinti sono spesso metafore di fenomeni generali della vita umana. Crede che l’arte debba essere libera, non definita e valutata da gerarchie o autorità.
Dal punto di vista espositivo, Mari è una vera viaggiatrice dell’arte, che ha partecipato a mostre in tutto il mondo anno dopo anno e ha ricevuto premi internazionali in diverse occasioni. Il suo lavoro è stato anche documentato in numerosi libri d’arte.
L’attività espositiva personale di Mari Blomroos-Heininen include numerose mostre personali, collettive e individuali in Finlandia, in Europa, in Asia, in Nord e Sud America e in Nord Africa.
Per maggiori informazioni, visitate il sito www.mariblomroosheininen.com
Riemun manifesti – The manifesto of Joy by Mari Blomroos-HeininenTogheter Forever by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Eternity by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Flowers of Night by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Life is the wild Trip by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Stones Triangel by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Eternal Embrace by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Forces of The Nature by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Festival of Sea by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
I Want To See You Every Morning by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Performance by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Follow your intuition by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
HOPE by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Nocturne by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Sisäinen voima by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Visitor in Forest by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Peace in Mind by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Run Away by Mari Blomroos-Heininen
Mari’s solo exhibitions include private, group, and collective shows in Finland and abroad.
The most interesting events, among others, In residence an solo-exhibition South China Art Museum and International Academic Art Exhibition in Malaysia.
Selected exhibitions during 2024-25 Eva Interntional Gallery of Finland, Helsinki; Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo; Cabelfactory, Helsinki; Atelier 3, Cairo; Gallery D’Arte Cordoba, Argentina; Scuola san Teodore of San Marco, Venice; Castle of Bratislava,Bratislava; Town hall and theatre, Montecosaro Art and Culturweek; House of Patron, Stockfors, Finland; Galerie Pasaje 685, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Konstrundan 2024, Select Finlands artists Open Workstudios of Svenska Kulturfondet; Eva International Art Gallery, Hki-Tokyo-Helsinki; Opening exhibition, New Culturhouse of Heinävesi, Finland; 5th.Bienal of Barcelona at MEAM- Museum, Barcelona, Spain; Cabelfactory in Helsinki, Finland; Bienal ofCreativity, Serrana, Italy; La Universidad de La Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2025
Eva international Art Gallery Heinävesi, Finland; Gallery Koo, Helsinki, Finland; Cultural Hypogeum LegaNavale Italiana, Matera; Arte Barcelona, Port Gallery, Barcelona, Spain; MUSA International, St, Art Gallery,London, England; HIAA of Finland, ChurchI of Lauttasaari, Helsinki, Finland; Pasaje Gallery, Buenos Aires,Argentina; Contemporary Art Museum, Invierno Bizarro / Paleta Sonora/ Festival Fusión de Culturas 2025,Lima, Peru; Konstrundan 2025, Artist of Finland, Helsinki, Finland; Arte Venice, Scuola san Teodore of SanMarco, Venice, Italy; ART-Quake – 15 International Group Exhibition, Cappadocia, Turkey; Contemporary Art Museum exhibition, Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea; Arte Budapest, Galleria SORS Budapest, Hungary; Internacional de Arte Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina Nigde Art Gallery; Exhibition International de Arte, Resort Mina Clavero, Cordoba, Argentina; ART-Quake – 16 International Group Exhibition 2025; International Nigde Gallery in Cappadocia, Turkey; Art Fair Paris 2025, Gallery 24, Paris, France; Museum Leonardo Vinci, Milan, Italy.
Latest Artbooks Protagonists of contemporary Artist 2025; Dreams of Art, Germany; Jubilee of Hope, Italy
Prizes 2024-25 International Arte Premio Città’ di Montecosaro,13 ed.; 6. International Prize of Leonardo da Vinci, Milan; International Prize of Phoenix, Venice; International Prize Velazquez&Goya, Barcelona 2025; International Prize WAA of Musa, London; 7. International Prize of Leonardo da Vinci, Milan; International Prize of Protagonist, Nizza 2025; International Prize of French Riviera 2025
Artworks in collections of Museums, publics, and privates collection in many countries.
In Finland, there’s a special word to describe the magic of autumn: Ruska, a natural spectacle that is experienced as a true tradition in Northern Europe. Ruska is considered the Nordic equivalent of Japanese hanami, a moment of celebration of nature to be seized when it is present for only a brief moment.
The northern region of Laplandis the starting point of Ruska, with its landscape of taiga and forest-covered hills, before continuing south.
The protagonists of Ruska are warm colors like red, orange, and yellow, but brown and the colors of the leaves aren’t the only wonders the forests offer: mushrooms and berries, such as blueberries and cranberries, are treasures that grow during this period.
For Finns, Ruska is more than just foliage, and “Ruskaretki” is a typical excursion beloved by many Finns and tourists, a collective ritual consisting of hikes in national parks, days spent in mökki (the wooden cabins by the lake), and mushroom and berry picking thanks to jokamiehenoikeus (the right of every man). Ruska is a precious time of contemplation and recharging, marking the end of summer and preparing for the long Nordic winter.
I’ve been to Laplandmany times during the Ruska season and have been fascinated not only by the gorgeously colored leaves on the trees but also, above all, by the veritable autumnal sea that accompanies you as you walk across the incredible shades of leaves.
Thinking about Ruska, I had the idea to ask eight incredibly talented Finnish artists to show us Ruska through their eyes, and I must say, the result of this experiment is truly astonishing, as you’ll see.
In the article, along with a brief introduction to the artist, you’ll find two paintings: the first is her Ruska and the second is one of her favorites, or the presentation of an upcoming solo exhibition.
I invite you to visit their social media pagesand websites to better understand their talent.
To Minna Pärttö, Ella Petman, Satu Kekäläinen, Mari Knuttila, Taru Rouhiainen, MaJ Sjö, Martina Uthardt, and Liisa Viima, I extend my heartfelt thanks for making my idea of presenting Finnish Ruska in a slightly different way possible.
Minna Pärttö – Furu, 2021,81x100cm, acrylic on canvas
Ella Petman – Ruska, 54×65 cm, acrylics on canvas
Satu Kekäläinen- Kupliva syksy, Bubbling autumn
Mari Knuttila – Autumn Glow (Syyshehku) – diameter 40 cm
Taru Rouhiainen -Violet, 2022, mixed medium on linen 33x41cm
Maj Sjö – Magic Happens , Acrylic on canvas, 2025 , 50×50 cm
Martina Uthardt – Midsummer in Sapmi, 100 x 81 cm – sold
Liisa Viima – Lighthouse, 55 x 46 x 2 cm. Oil on canvas
Minna Pärttö and the art of discovering emotions between past and present
Minnalives in Inkeroinen, southern Finland, and began painting regularly in 2019.
Since then, she has participated in exhibitions both in her home country and abroad.
Painting has becomeMinna’snatural way of expressing herself, because sometimes it’s not easy to put into words what you feel inside, and for her, art has become a preferred channel for expressing those emotions that are difficult to put into words.
You can find more information about Minna on her social media pages,Instagram andFacebook.
For Ruska, she presents: Furu, 2021, 81x100cm, acrylic on canvas.
As a second painting, she presents: I Can Still See You, 81x100cm, acrylic on canvas. Both paintings are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Minna Pärttö – Furu, 2021,81x100cm, acrylic on canvas
Minna Pärttö – I Can Still see You, 81x100cm, acrylic on canvas
Ella Petman after a long journey she found her paradise
Ella Petman, born in Jyväskylä, central Finland, where she has lived most of her life, except for the period when she moved to Tampere while studying to join the police.
Since May 2023,Ella has begun to devote herself entirely to painting and has begun producing her works, which are mostly semi-abstract, leaving the observer complete freedom to interpret the painting according to their own vision.
You can find more information aboutElla on her Instagram page and website
For Ruska, she presents: Ruska, 54×65 cm, acrylics on canvas,
As a second painting, she presents: Fulfilled with love, 70x90x3 cm, acrylics on canvas Both paintings are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Ella Petman – Ruska, 54×65 cm, acrylics on canvas
Ella Petman –
Satu Kekäläinen a fairy tale born from ice
Satu Kekäläinen, she was born inHelsinki, but after living in various places acrossFinland, she currently lives in Lieto.
Ice is a sort of common threadthat has accompanied Satu throughout her life, but artistically it all began in 2015 when, needing to find strength and breathe fresh air, she immersed herself in the nature of nearby Lake Littoistenjärvi, and since it was winter, she began photographing with her camera the figures she saw in the lake ice.
You can see her works on her Instagramand Facebookpages and website
For Ruska, she presents: Bubbling autumn
As a second photos, she presents: Autumn look
In January 2026 she will partecipate in an exhibition at the Mökkigalleria(cottage gallery) in Kaarina Both photos are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Satu Kekäläinen- Kupliva syksy, Bubbling autumn
Satu Kekäläinen-Syksyn ilme, Autumn look
Mari Knuuttila when painting becomes poetry
Mari Knuuttila born in Lapua, a town located in Southern Ostrobothnia and where she currently lives and creates her works in her studio. Marihas been painting for about seven years, although her main profession is that of Chief Inspector at the State Administrative Agency, a role that requires strict compliance with laws and regulations.
Through painting, Mari has found a way to give free rein to her visual art, free from rules or pre-established patterns.
You can find more information about Marion her Instagramand Facebookpages andwebsite
For Ruska, she presents: Autumn Glow(Syyshehku)– diameter 40 cm
As a second painting, she presents: Golden Trace– 80×100 cm Both paintings are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Mari Knuttila – Autumn Glow (Syyshehku) – diameter 40 cm
Mari Knuttila – Golden Trace – 80×100 cm
Taru Rouhiainen when art transforms into joy of living
Taru Rouhiainen born inHyvinkää but currently lives in Vantaa. Taru’s is one of those stories that shows us how not only painting, but art in general, can be the best medicine for overcoming difficult times.
In 2020, after the crisis,Taru found herself needing something that would allow her not only to stay busy but also to process and express her feelings.And so, making a life-changing choice, she enrolled in a painting course and fell in love with art!
Before discovering painting, she had always appreciated colors and, above all, their effect on our emotions, bringing joy into our homes.
You can find more information about Taru on her Instagram and Facebook pages and website For Ruska, she presents: Violet, 2022, mixed medium on linen 33x41cm
As a second painting, she presents: Red, 2025, mixed medium on linen 33x40cm Both paintings are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Taru Rouhiainen -Violet, 2022, mixed medium on linen 33x41cm
Taru Rouhiainen – Red, 2025, mixed medium on linen 33x40cm
MAJ SJÖ from Finland comes with a breeze of positivity
Maj SJÖ, born in Helsinki, where she has a studio space in Kaapelitehdas, Finland’s largest cultural centre, but currently lives in Espoo where she also creates in her home studio.
When I first saw MaJ’sworks, I immediately understood how she managed to capture and convey in her art all those small and large miracles that life can give us day after day.
Her collection of works on the Archipelago and in general on everything that is sea or water (after all, her surname SJÖ in Swedish means lake/sea) can convey incredible emotions and for those like me who have experienced the magic that Hankocan convey, looking at her paintings that portray her means reliving moments of indescribable joy and serenity.
You can find more information about Maj on her Instagram and Facebook pages and website
For Ruska, she presents: Magic Happens , Acrylic on canvas, 2025 , 50×50 cm
As a second chanche, she presents: the poster of her next solo exhibition which opens on November 1st in Helsinki Painting is available for purchase on her social media pages.
Maj Sjö – Magic Happens , Acrylic on canvas, 2025 , 50×50 cm
Maj Sjö – HOUSE OF ALCHEMY – personal exhibition Take Me Home Galleria, Helsinki
Martina Uthardt from Finland send a hymn to the joy of living
Martina Uthardt, born in Malax, where she currently lives in this big village and welcoming of about 5000 inhabitants in Southern Ostrobothnia, whereSwedishis spoken rather than Finnish (about 6% of Finns speak Swedish)
After a 10-year stint running a photography agency specializing in portraits, Martina has dedicated herself fully to painting professionally since 2021.
She has experimented with various techniques but currently prefers acrylic painting with its possibilities for layering and variations that make each painting alive and unique in different lights.
When I first saw Martina’s paintings, I was struck by how this artist was able to perfectly represent theFinlandI love so much.
You can find more information about Martina on herInstagramand Facebookpages and website
For Ruska, she presents: Midsummer in Sapmi, 100 x 81 cm
As a second painting, she presents: Blue Dreams, 100 x 81 cm Sapmi it’s the real name for Lapland The second painting is available for purchase on her website
Martina Uthardt – Midsummer in Sapmi, 100 x 81 cm – sold
Martina Uthardt – Blue Dreams, 100 x 81 cm
Liisa Viima – It’s never too late to bring joy and beauty into the world
Liisa Viima, born in Ouluand currently based in Espoo.
Although she began painting as a teenager and dreamed of becoming a professional artist, she chose a more conventional path, earning a master’s degree in economics and dedicating herself to her family, including raising two daughters and caring for horse – her lifelong passion.
After facing significant life challenges, Liisa experienced a personal transformation that led her back to her original calling: painting.
Her mission became clear – to bring joy and beauty into the world through her art. Liisa’s style is contemporary and abstract, often infused with elements of realism, surrealism, and even whimsy.
Recurring themes in her work include humanity, love, and forgiveness, expressed through symbolic imagery such as faces, hearts, stars, hands, the moon, pigeons and also horses.
For Liisa, horses represent courage and nobility values that have guided her life and artistic journey.
You can find more information about Liisa on herInstagramandFacebookpages and website
For Ruska, she presents: Lighthouse, 55 x 46 x 2 cm, Oil on canvas
As a second painting, she presents:Soul, 60 x 40 cm, mixed media on paper Both paintings are available for purchase on her social media pages.
Liisa Viima – Lighthouse, 55 x 46 x 2 cm. Oil on canvas
Liisa Viima – Soul,60 x 40 cm. Mixed media on paper
Today I’m pleased to introduce you to Finnish artistAnnika Aro, born in Iitti, a small village in the Päijät-Häme region of southern Finland, and currently residing in Vantaa.
As a child, Annika loved reading and drawing and was very creative and a dreamer, but she had the level head to excel in school and put in the effort she put in at everything she did – the classic “good girl” who wants to please everyone and thus gain everyone’s approval.
Her passion for art and an innate creativity accompanied her throughout her adolescence, but after graduating and moving from her small native village, her creative side abandoned her to the point of thinking she had lost it completely.
For 20 years, she focused on her studies and a career in marketing, and also studied to become a nutritionist, but during this time, her relationship with art faded.
But life sometimes takes strange turns and brings you back to square one, but the greatest thing about all this is that the new beginning will be experienced differently because you are no longer the same, but you have changed.
And that’s exactly what happened to Annikawhen, in 2020, after separating from her partner, she moved into her own apartment, where she felt her creativity reawaken within her.
She began painting again and hasn’t stopped since, and over time she has modified and refined her painting technique.
At first, she used watercolors, drawing inspiration from her grandmother’s old photos, a path she enjoyed but which somehow stifled her desire for freedom, which truly emerged when she approached abstract painting. Annikapaints intuitive, abstract works in which the layered and ever-evolving pictorial process becomes visible, and her works are composed of multiple dimensions of color, mood, and form.
Through her creative process and her inner world, Annika uses abstract expression as a tool to convey intuitions and emotional states that are difficult to express in words.
Today, Annika can be considered a well-rounded artist who expresses herself primarily with acrylics, but also occasionally uses watercolors and freehand drawing, a playful medium that simultaneously relaxes and creates, yet without pressure.
Especially in her depictions of the human figure, the technique creates an intriguing, organic atmosphere that adds depth and emotion to the work. Annika is a member of the Suomen Taiteilijat Ryand the Helsingin Taideyhdistys.
Her works have been exhibited in several group shows and galleries in the Helsinkimetropolitan area, and in 2024 and 2025, she also participated in the summer exhibitions at the beautiful Strömfors Ironworks in Loviisa, Finland.
In addition to painting, Annikaloves exploring creativity as a channel of empowerment and a tool to overcome the exhaustion, oppression, and lack of deep meaning she often experiences in her 9-to-5 office job.
In recent years, creativity has also become a gateway to deeper self-knowledge and understanding, leading her to share and discuss these topics on her creativity-focused Instagram account @mariannica.art, where she has also created a transformative coaching service on these topics.
Also, something really interesting is that she organizes Paint & Wine events in Helsinki with her fellow artist Kaisa Palonen.
Together, they teach painting, and participants can unleash their creativity while painting and sipping a glass of wine!
For information and contact, you can find them on Instagram at @sivelvin.
You can find more information about Annika Aro through her Instagram page:@mariannica.artand her website www.annikaaro.com
Annika Aro la vita a volte fa dei giri strani e ti riporta al punto di partenza, l’arte!
Oggi sono lieto di presentarvi l’artista finlandeseAnnika Aro nata a Iitti, un piccolo villaggio situato nella regione del Päijät-Häme situata nella Finlandia meridionale e attualmente residente a Vantaa.
Da bambina Annika amava leggere e disegnare ed era molto creativa e sognatrice ma con la testa sulle spalle quanto basta per essere molto brava a scuola e capace di impegnarsi al massimo in tutto quello che faceva, la classica “brava ragazza” che vuole accontentare tutti per ottenere di conseguenza l’approvazione di tutti.
La passione per l’arte e una innata creatività l’hanno accompagnata per tutta l’adolescenza ma dopo aver conseguito la laurea e il trasferimento dal piccolo villaggio natio il suo lato creativo l’ha abbandonata fino al punto di pensare di averlo perso del tutto.
Per 20 anni si è concentrata sugli studi e sulla carriera nel marketing, e ha anche studiato per diventare nutrizionista e in questo periodo il suo rapporto con l’arte è venuto meno.
Ma la vita a volte fa dei giri strani e ti riporta al punto di partenza, ma la cosa più grande di tutto questo è che il nuovo inizio sarà vissuto in modo diverso perché tu non sei più lo stesso, ma sei cambiato.
Ed è proprio quello che è successo ad Annikaquando nel 2020 dopo essersi separata dal suo compagno si è trasferita in un appartamento tutto suo dove ha sentito la creatività risvegliarsi nuovamente dentro di lei.
Ha ricominciato a dipingere e non ha più smesso, e nel tempo ha modificato ed affinato la sua tecnica pittorica.
Agli inizi ha usato gli acquerelli, ispirandosi a vecchie foto della nonna un percorso che le piaceva ma che in qualche modo soffocava la sua voglia di libertà che è uscita fuori alla grande nel momento in cui si è avvicinata alla pittura astratta. Annika dipinge opere intuitive e astratte in cui il processo pittorico stratificato e in continua evoluzione diventa visibile, e le sue opere sono composte da molteplici dimensioni di colore, umore e forma. Attraverso il suo processo creativo e il suo mondo interiore, Annika utilizza l’espressione astratta come strumento per trasmettere intuizioni e stati emotivi difficilmente esprimibili a parole.
Oggi si può dire che Annikaè un’artista a tutto tondo che si esprime principalmente con l’acrilico ma non disdegna ogni tanto l’acquerello e il disegno a mano libera che è un modo giocoso capace di rilassare e creare al tempo stesso, ma senza pressione.
Soprattutto nelle raffigurazioni della figura umana, la tecnica crea un’atmosfera intrigante e organica che aggiunge profondità ed emozione all’opera. Annikaè membro del Suomen Taiteilijat Rye del Helsingin Taideyhdistys.
Le sue opere sono state esposte in diverse mostre collettive e gallerie nell’area metropolitana di Helsinki e, nel 2024 e nel 2025, ha anche partecipato alle mostre estive presso la splendida Strömfors Ironworks a Loviisa, in Finlandia. Annika oltre alla pittura, ama esplorare la creatività come canale di empowerment e strumento per superare la stanchezza, l’oppressione e la mancanza di significato profondo che ha spesso sperimentato nel suo lavoro d’ufficio dalle 9 alle 17.
Negli ultimi anni, la creatività è diventata anche una porta d’accesso a una più profonda conoscenza e comprensione di sé, tanto da portarla a condividere e parlare di questi temi sul suo account Instagram dedicato alla creatività @mariannica.art dove è presente anche un servizio di coaching trasformativo su questi temi.
Inoltre, cosa davvero molto interessante organizza eventi Paint&Wine a Helsinkicon la sua collega artista Kaisa Palonen, insieme insegnano a dipingere e i partecipanti possono liberare la loro creatività dipingendo e sorseggiando un bicchiere di vino!
Per informazioni e contatti le trovate su Instagram con il nome @sivelvin
Potete trovare maggiori informazioni su Annika Aro attraverso la sua pagina Instragram : @mariannica.art e il suo sito web www.annikaaro.com
Annika Aro – Serenity
Annika Aro – Bliss
Annika Aro – Rebirth
Annika Aro – Orchid
Annika Aro – Triangle Drama 1
Annika Aro – Triangle Drama 2
Annika Aro – Triangle Drama 3
Annika Aro – Finding Joy
Annika Aro – TRUST
Annika Aro – Frequencies
Annika Aro – The Wait
Annika Aro – Transitions
Annika Aro – Roots
Annika Aro – What title would you give to this painting?
Art exhibitions
Cable Factory, Helsinki Annual exhibition, Finnish Artists Association 11.-31.8.2025 Cable Factory, Helsinki Rhythms, Helsinki Art Association 11.-31.8.2025 Strömfors Ironworks, Loviisa Eudaimonia. Group exhibition Annika Aro, Lotta Sahrqvist, Sanna Nyberg & Marie-Elisabeth Tiitinen 4.-30.7.2025 Piano Art Gallery, Helsinki Joint exhibition Annika Aro & Sanna Nyberg 6.3.-13.5.2025 Opus Business Park, Helsinki Private exhibition 5.2.-3.8.2025 Jorvi Hospital, Espoo Joy and Inspiration, Helsinki Art Association 26.1.-22.2.2025 Strömfors Ironworks, Loviisa Eudaimonia. Group exhibition Annika Aro, Lotta Sahrqvist, Sanna Nyberg & Marie-Elisabeth Tiitinen 4.-30.7.2025 Aatos Gallery, Porvoo Joint exhibition Annika Aro & Sanna Nyberg 8.-31.1.2025 Strömfors Ironworks, Loviisa On the growth curve. Group exhibition Annika Aro, Lotta Sahrqvist, Sanna Nyberg & Marie-Elisabeth Tiitinen 1.-31.8.2024 Petite & Cherie Gallery, Helsinki Group exhibition 29.6.-27.7.2024 Cable Factory, Helsinki Splendor themed exhibition, Association of Finnish Artists April 1-14, 2024 Fogga Gallery, Helsinki Call of the Jungle, group exhibition 2023 Fogga Gallery, Helsinki Together for a new beginning, joint exhibition 2022
Today I’m delighted to introduce you to Finnish artistKatja Stefanovic, born in Kuopio but currently lives in Lahti.
Although she began drawing and painting as a child, Katja only began dedicating herself full-time to painting in 2021, when an even deeper passion for art developed within her.
Before becoming a full-time artist, Katja worked as a hairdresser and singer, and she continues to sing and compose music in addition to her art.
Her paintings express an abstract realism created with a wide range of acrylic colors, often mixed with gold.
She loves to portray the hypnotic beauty of flowers and nature, sometimes incorporating human or animal figures to give the painting a different depth.
Her mission is to bring beauty, joy, hope, and harmony through her art to this broken world, something that makes the soul soar with ease toward happiness.
In a world where frenzy reigns supreme, Katja invites those who are about to view her works to take a break and reconnect with the childlike essence that resides within each of us, allowing us to see the world through eyes guided by that kind of childlike wonder that knows no filters, only profound feelings of freedom.
One of her latest abstract paintings, ” My Kind of Elegance “ conveys a sense of calm and harmony through a wild and colorful look. Katja pays close attention to the quality of the materials she uses for her works, because a work of art must remain intact over time.
For this reason, she uses wedge frames and fabrics purchased from a reliable, national manufacturer.
The wedge frames and spacers are made of specially dried, knot-free national pine.
Above all, they are highly durable and retain their shape over time, while the canvas fabric is made of high-quality, medium-to-coarse linen.
The acrylic paints she uses are exclusively high-quality pigments, offering excellent lightfastness, coverage, durability, and resistance.
You can find her work on two Instagram pages: Bella Katrien, which focuses on floral art, and Katja Stefanovic art design, which includes all types of art she creates.
On her website,www.bellakatrien.com you’ll also find all the prices for her work and how to purchase it. Instagram Bella Katrien Katja Stefanovic art Website
Katja Stefanovic e il suo realismo astratto ti portano nel mondo delle meraviglie
Con grande piacere oggi vi presento l’artista finlandeseKatja Stefanovicnata a Kuopio ma attualmente residente a Lahti.
Pur avendo iniziato a disegnare e dipingere da bambina, Katja ha iniziato a dedicarsi a tempo pieno alla pittura solo dal 2021 da quando si è sviluppata in lei una passione per l’arte ancora più profonda.
Prima di intraprendere l’attività di artista a tempo pieno Katja ha lavorato come parrucchiera e cantante, e tuttora continua a cantare e comporre musica oltre a dedicarsi all’arte.
La sua pittura racconta di un realismo astratto creato con colori acrilici utilizzati in una gamma piuttosto ampia e spesso mescolati con oro.
Ama ritrarre la bellezza ipnotica dei fiori e della natura, a volte inserendo figure umane o animali capaci di dare una diversa profondità al dipinto.
La mission che si è data consiste nel portare bellezza, gioia, speranza e armonia attraverso la sua arte in questo mondo spezzato, qualcosa che faccia volare l’anima con facilità verso la felicità.
In un mondo dove la frenesia la fa da padrona, Katja invita chi si appresta a visionare le sue opere a prendersi una pausa per ritornare in contatto con l’essere bambino che alberga dentro ognuno di noi e che ci permette di guardare il mondo attraverso gli occhi guidati da quella sorta di meraviglia infantile che non conosce filtri ma solo sentimenti profondi e di libertà.
Uno dei suoi ultimi dipinti astratti dal titolo “ My Kind of Elegance “ è capace di trasmettere un senso di calma e armonia attraverso un look selvaggio e molto colorato. Katja è molto attenta alla qualità dei materiali che usa per le sue opere perché una opera d’arte per essere tale deve mantenersi integra nel tempo.
Per questo motivo usa cornici a cuneo e tessuti acquistati da un produttore non solo nazionale ma anche affidabile.
Le cornici a cuneo e i distanziatori sono realizzati in pino nazionale, appositamente essiccato e privo di nodi, ma soprattutto sono molto resistenti e mantengono inalterata la loro forma nel tempo, mentre il tessuto della tela è in lino di alta qualità, di grana medio-grossa.
I colori acrilici da lei utilizzati sono solo ed unicamente pigmenti di altissima qualità capaci di avere un’eccellente resistenza alla luce, copertura, durata e resistenza.
Le sue opere le potete trovare sulle due pagine Instagram :Bella Katrien che si concentra sull’arte floreale e Katja Stefanovic art designche include tutti i tipi di arte da lei realizzati
Mentre sulla sua pagina web www.bellakatrien.com troverete anche tutti i prezzi delle sue opere e le modalità per poterle acquistare Instagram Bella Katrien Katja Stefanovic art Website
My Kind Of Elegance – Katja StefanovicA Happy Day – Katja Stefanovic
Pure In Heart – Katja Stefanovic
Here I Belong – Katja Stefanovic
A Butterflies Dance – Katja Stefanovic
Elegance – Katja Stefanovic
Lumi, Snow, Neve – Katja Stefanovic
Happy Heart – Katja Stefanovic
The Pink Scent of Summer The Pink Scent of Summer
Kultainen polku – Katja Stefanovic
Hope – Katja Stefanovic
Beauty of Femininity – Katja Stefanovic
Eagles Sight – Katja Stefanovic
A New Beginning – Katja Stefanovic
It Is Finished – Katja Stefanovic
Suojassa – Katja Stefanovic
Dream – Katja Stefanovic
Highest Majestic – Katja Stefanovic
Rose painting set ” Dawn ” – Katja Stefanovic
Rose painting set ” Dawn ” – Katja Stefanovic
Rose painting set ” Dawn ” – Katja Stefanovic
Hope – Katja Stefanovic
Beautiful Sensitivity set – Katja Stefanovic
Beautiful Sensitivity 1 – Katja Stefanovic
Beautiful Sensitivity 2 – Katja Stefanovic
un giornalista in viaggio che non sopporta gli ombrelli
Today, it’s my great pleasure to introduce you to Finnish artist AnnaMaya Sarjula, creator of SoulCrafted Art & Flow and artist at Atelier AnnaMaya.
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