Interviews
Each year, Konstrundan’s regional contact persons interview one artist from their region. Konstrundan selects participants from different regions who represent a broad range of art forms. The interviews are published on the Konstrundan website.
Interviews from previous years |
Central Finland: Eila Minkkinen
“If you are satisfied with your finished work, be happy, because not everyone is!”Read more »
13.05.2025 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 »
13.05.2025 hrs 13:04
Lapland: Pasi Jaakonaho & Virpi Jääskö
Two masters in crafts from Inari combine tradition, design and natural materials. Read more »
13.05.2025 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 »
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 »
13.05.2025 hrs 12:56
Eastern Uusimaa: Kaisa Leka
Kaisas comics revolve around adventures, internal as well as external.Read more »
13.05.2025 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 »
13.05.2025 hrs 12:49
Ostrobothnia: Zacheriah Kramer
Zacheriah is inspired by beauty and life questions about people and their relationship to their surroundings.Read more »
13.05.2025 hrs 12:46
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