Illustration for Polku journal, Mikkeli Cathedral Parish, 2023.



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.



Editorial Illustrations

All the editoria illustrations are made in corporation with Napa Agency.



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.


“Crisis in EU”, Yliopisto, 2023.

“Counterforces for 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).

 


Illustration and typography for Vino puu Jalokiviä single, 2021
Illustration and typography for Vino puu Hämärä vuodenaika single, 2021



Illustration and design for the album KOLMOS by Kytäjä, 2022


Back cover for the album KOLMOS by Kytäjä, Panama-levyt, 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, 2015




Other 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)




Illustration and design for an advent calendar 2018 for Lutheran Church in Helsinki metropolitan area. The calendar was a free gift for the church members with 3 languages and round 400 000 copies. 

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.