Interviews 2025

Eila in her studio.

Central Finland: Eila Minkkinen

“If you are satisfied with your finished work, be happy, because not everyone is!”Read more »
Sara Panelius
13.05.2025 hrs 14:28
Alexander is standing by the table making art.

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 »
Gisela Montonen
13.05.2025 hrs 13:04
Pasi and Virpi sitting on a sofa smiling.

Lapland: Pasi Jaakonaho & Virpi Jääskö

Two masters in crafts from Inari combine tradition, design and natural materials. Read more »
Ami Avellán
13.05.2025 hrs 13:01
Tero and his woodwork.

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 »
Tiina Rajakallio
13.05.2025 hrs 12:59

Western Uusimaa: 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 »
Nicole Hjelt
13.05.2025 hrs 12:56
Kaisa is smiling to the camera.

Eastern Uusimaa: Kaisa Leka

Kaisas comics revolve around adventures, internal as well as external.Read more »
Leena Stolzmann
13.05.2025 hrs 12:52
Camilla sitting on a table with art by her.

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 »
Therese Hjälmarstrand
13.05.2025 hrs 12:49
Zacheriah is painting outside.

Ostrobothnia: Zacheriah Kramer

Zacheriah is inspired by beauty and life questions about people and their relationship to their surroundings.Read more »
Heidi Stenberg
13.05.2025 hrs 12:46

Interviews from previous years

Eastern Finland: Alexandra Lindqvist

Tufted jewellery and tufting as a technique caught Alexandra interest, the material and technique inspires!Read more »
Veronica Svenskberg
14.08.2023 hrs 14:25

Aland Islands: Berit Olander

Starting from Karl-Axel Persson's imaginative images of paradise, Berit Olanders creates colourful, life-affirming and lush watercolors. She says that she lived in Africa for ten years and that she has a close relationship with the tropical greenery. Read more »
Therese Hjälmarstrand
07.08.2023 hrs 07:34

Eastern Uusimaa: Aino Ulmanen

Aino Ulmanen's self-built home and garden made of recycled materials is an art experience in itself. The home is in Myrskylä with nature and all kinds of animals around her.Read more »
Leena Stoltzman
07.08.2023 hrs 07:29

Southwest Finland: Antero Kare

Exploring the Artistic Universe of Antero Kare: A Fascinating Journey into Bioart and Beyond.Read more »
Frida Gullichsen
07.08.2023 hrs 07:19

Helsinki: Arni Aromaa

Arni Aromaa is an accomplished industrial designer and sculptor. Aromaa's creative journey unveils his unique blend of design expertise and ceramics craftsmanship. From the inception of his design studio, Pentagon Design, to his profound fascination with clay and glass, Aromaa's artistic exploration is a fusion of form and material.Read more »
Frida Gullichsen
07.08.2023 hrs 07:16

Ostroborthnia: Christa Friberg

Christa Friberg lives and works as an artist in Jakobstad. She graduated in visual arts from Yrkeshögskolan Novia in 2021, but the path to being able to call herself a professional artist took time. Read more »
Nicole Hjelt
07.08.2023 hrs 07:15