Interviews 2025 |
Central Finland: Eila Minkkinen
“If you are satisfied with your finished work, be happy, because not everyone is!”Read more »
yesterday hrs 14:28
Helsinki Metropolitan Area: Alexander Salvesen
Alexander wants to create ensembles that offer small gifts and experiences. The longer you look, the more you get.Read more »
yesterday hrs 13:04
Lapland: Pasi Jaakonaho & Virpi Jääskö
Two masters in crafts from Inari combine tradition, design and natural materials. Read more »
yesterday hrs 13:01
Eastern Finland: Tero Hulkkonen
Carpenter and master wood carver Tero Hulkkonen's workshop in Taipalsaari is now participating in Konstrundan for the first time.Read more »
yesterday hrs 12:59
Tavastia Proper: Ville Heimala
"In the studio, it’s easy to see the process behind the artworks. It’s interesting to hear what people think about my pieces and to hear their own interpretations and thoughts on what the works evoke. It’s fun to meet new people – and also old acquaintances."Read more »
yesterday hrs 12:56
Eastern Uusimaa: Kaisa Leka
Kaisas comics revolve around adventures, internal as well as external.Read more »
yesterday hrs 12:52
The Åland Islands: Camilla Edström Ödemark
In her art, Camilla endeavours to highlight the natural qualities of wood and is particularly fascinated by its decomposition process - the biological transformation from one state to another. "Poetry tends to emerge from what at first glance may seem banal and simple". Read more »
yesterday hrs 12:49
Ostrobothnia: Zacheriah Kramer
Zacheriah is inspired by beauty and life questions about people and their relationship to their surroundings.Read more »
yesterday hrs 12:46
Interviews from previous years |
Eastern Uusimaa: Meri Helmi Särkkä
An artist who is passionate about the world of art and the lives of artists is Meri-Helmi Särkkä. She is from Bahrain and changed her name to a Finnish name so that her art would be seen differently.Read more »
05.08.2024 hrs 18:37
Satakunta: Tarmo Thorström
Becoming an artist was kind of an awakening for Tarmo Thorström. It started with his discovery of a technique, lacemaking, which was interesting but the end product wasn´t. Later, he realized that this was the medium through which he could express himself. He found a channel to speak that wasn't verbal and that's how it took off. Read more »
05.08.2024 hrs 18:35
Eastern Finland: Maria Nuutinen
The studio of jewellery artist Maria Nuutinen is a real cornucopia: on the tables there are many finished and unfinished enamel works, on the walls hangs large photographs of her work, and a flock of ceramic swans looks down from a shelf. Read more »
05.08.2024 hrs 18:32
Southwest Finland: Life on a Leaf
The Life on a Leaf residence in Hirvensalo, Turku, is an artistic and architectural masterpiece designed by Jan-Erik Andersson together with architect Erkki Pitkäranta. The residence is intended for Finnish or international artists and researchers whose work focuses on urban spaces or urban environments.Read more »
05.08.2024 hrs 18:29
Northern Finland: Heidi Toviainen
Visual artist Heidi Toivainen works in Komus’ house in Oulu. She studied in Liminka Art School, at Konstfack in Stockholm and she has a Master of Arts degree from Lapland University in Rovaniemi. Read more »
05.08.2024 hrs 18:28
Western Uusimaa: Daniel Enckell
For Daniel Enckell, the inspiration to become an artist began with his youthful anxiety and a deep need for self-expression. Read more »
05.08.2024 hrs 18:27