Illustrations
I’ve been working as a professional illustrator and graphic designer since 2003. During years I’ve done a lot of editorial editorial and cover illustrations for different magazines and journals, corporate illustrations, children’s book illustrations, book covers and music related illustrations. Here’s some examples of commissioned and some of my personal works.
Illustration and design for an advent calendar 2024 for Lutheran Church in Helsinki metropolitan area, including Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. The calendar is a free gift for the church members with 3 languages and more than 400 000 copies. This year the calendar is also available in other cities: Turku, Kaarina, Kerava, Seinäjoki, Kouvola, Vaasa and Kuopio.
Texts are written by essayist Antti Nylén. Calendar was made in corporation with Napa Agency.
Editorial Illustrations
All the editoria illustrations are made in corporation with Napa Agency.
Illustration for Polku journal, Mikkeli Cathedral Parish, 2023.
Series of illustration for an article about EU for Yliopisto journal, for University of Helsinki, 2023. // How to share the money in EU.
“Cooperation in EU”, Yliopisto, 2023.
“Work for nature in EU”, Yliopisto, 2023.
Illustration for an article about cryptocurrencies for Yliopisto journal, for University of Helsinki, 2022.
Illustration for an article about cryptocurrencies for Yliopisto journal, for University of Helsinki, 2022.
Cover illustration for the Christmass issue of Katedraali magazine for Lutheran Church in Helsinki, 2021.
Editorial illustration for the Easter issue of Katedraali magazine for Lutheran Church in Helsinki, 2021.
Cover illustration for Helsinki-info magazine (5/2015), for City of Helsinki. 2015.
Illustration for Music
Visual identity, illustrations, logo design & poster for Ruisrock festival, 2013–2018. (W/ Napa Agency).
Litku Klemetti & Tuntematon numero, fan picture, 2017.
Illustration and typography for 
Illustration and design for the album KOLMOS by Kytäjä, 2022
Illustration and design for the album by Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus, 2021
Back cover for the album by Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus, 2021
Book Covers
Finnish translation of Sōsuke Natsukawa's novel The Cat Who Saved Books with Finnish title ”Kissa joka suojeli kirjoja”, Tammi 2021.
Finnish translation of Francesca Hornak’s novel ”Seven Days Of Us” with Finnish title ”Viikko on pitkä aika”), Tammi 2018.
Markku Ropponen: Koirapuistoromaani, 2017
Markku Ropponen: Hautaustoimisto Wähähappinen, 2019
Poster Illustrations
The Queen of the Woods, 2015
The Woodoo Woods, 2015
The Family, 2015.
The Drive, 2015Other projects
Illustrations for Luonto ja tunteen (Nature & Emotions) project, for website and teachers' materials, 2020. The project deals with our relationship with the nature. On the site, you will find solution-focused information about environmental anxiety and other feelings caused by a natural emergency. Check out the whole site: www.luontojatunteet.fi (in Finnish)
Texts are written by Kaisa Kariranta (Finnish), Monica Vikström-Jokela (Swedish) and Hans Krausen (English). Read an interview about my work with calendar in Kirkko ja kaupunki (in Finnish). Calendar was made in corporation with Napa Agency.
I designed and illustrated the Valentine's Day stamps for Finnish post in 2015. The Friends together (Ystävät yhdessä) miniature sheet has six 1st class stamps as well as Priority labels designed to go with each of the stamps. Stamps were issued in January 19, 2015. "The Fox & The Rabbit" stamp was chosen as the second beautiful Finnish stamp of the year 2015. In corporation with Napa Agency.
Illustration of 100 years old steamship S/S Kouta for Oulujärven Laiva-Osakeyhtiö that offer old school cruises round Lake Oulujärvi in my childhood home town Kajaani. In corporation with Napa Agency.
Spring! The idea for this poster came from the long days and weeks that I spent with kids during first corona lockdown in spring 2020.
The picture was originally a full page art piece with essayist Antti Nylén for Ponnahus Galleria project published in local news paper Koti-Kajaani and was delivered to every home in the city of Kajaani, 2020.