List of Finnish painters
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An incomplete list of notable painter
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Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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- Eeli Aalto (1931- ), born in VyborgVyborgVyborg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, to the northwest of St. Petersburg and south from Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland...
, primarily paints scenes of OuluOuluOulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world.... - Ilmari Aalto (1891-1934), Finnish wiki article here
- Lauri Ahlgrén (1921- ), abstract graphic artist and painter
- Fredrik Ahlstedt (1839-1901) Finnish wiki article here
- Urho Ahonurho (1894-1952) Finnish wiki article here
- Taisto Ahtola (1917-2000), painter and first curator of the Hämeenlinna Art Museum
- Heikki Alitalo (1923-2007), Finnish wiki article here
- Immanuel AlmImmanuel AlmImmanuel Alm , was a Finnish painter.Alm's father Johan Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in Kaustinen. The National Museum of Finland also has some of his works.-References:* Some of this material was translated...
(1767-1809), painter primarily of altarpieces - Johan AlmJohan AlmJohan Alm , was a Finnish painter and field sergeant.Alm was born and lived and worked most of his life in the city of Vaasa. Alm's son Immanuel Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in Kaustinen...
(1728-1810), painter of primarily religious-themed works - Tor Arne (1934- ), Finnish wiki article here
- Helena ArnellHelena ArnellHelena Arnell-Gezelius was one of the first Finnish painters in Finland.She was one of the few female artists known in Scandinavia before the 19th century, along with Swedish Ulrika Pasch and Danish Johanna Marie Fosie....
(1697-1751) one of the first Finnish painters, and one of the few female artists - Alku Avanto (1907-1984), Finnish wiki article here
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- Johan BackmanJohan BäckmanErkki Johan Bäckman is a Finnish political author, legal sociologist and criminologist, holding an adjunct professorship in three Finnish universities....
- Adolf von BeckerAdolf von BeckerAdolf von Becker was a Finnish painter.Adolf von Becker was a realist painter and one of the first Finnish artists to receive training in France. In Paris he was a pupil of the realist innovator Gustave Courbet...
(1831-1909) - Jonas Bergman
- Gunnar BerndtsonGunnar BerndtsonGunnar Berndtson was a Finnish painter.-references:"The cover", JAMA, May 18, 1984 - Vol 251, No. 19, p 2518, by Ilkka Vartiovaara, MD....
(1854-1895) - Helmi Biese
- Johan Zacharias Blackstadius
- Edla Blommér
- Juhana Blomstedt
- Aino von Boehm
- Tuomas von Boehm
- Elias Brenner
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- Margareta CapsiaMargareta CapsiaMargareta Capsia was a Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland. She mainly painted altarpieces, but was also active as a portrait painter.-Biography and career:...
(1682-1759), first professional native female painter in Finland - Birger CarlstedtBirger CarlstedtBirger Carlstedt was a Finnish pioneer of Modern Art. He studied at the School of the Fine Arts Association of Finland and the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki.He developed a non-figurative abstract form of expression.-External links:...
- Wilhelm Maximilian Carpelan
- Alvar CawénAlvar CawénFrans Alvar Alfred Cawén was a Finnish expressionist painter. He was born in Korpilahti and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts between 1905 and 1907 and in Paris between 1908 and 1909....
- Eva Cederström
- Fanny ChurbergFanny ChurbergFanny Churberg was a Finnish painter and one of the great masters of her time.Her father, Matias Churberg, was a doctor from a family of farmers and her mother Maria was the daughter of the vicar in Liperi parish, Nils Johan Perander. Fanny was the third of seven children...
(1845-1892) - Marcus Collin
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- Albert EdelfeltAlbert EdelfeltAlbert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt was a Swedish-speaking Finnish painter.Albert Edelfelt was born in Porvoo, Finland. His father Carl Albert was an architect. Edelfelt admired the poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, who was a friend of the family...
(1854-1905) - Aksel Eino Einola
- Ragnar Ekelund
- Robert Wilhelm EkmanRobert Wilhelm EkmanRobert Wilhelm Ekman , aka R. W. Ekman, was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism.-Childhood and Arts Education:...
(1808-1873), teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits - Samuel Elmgren
- Magnus EnckellMagnus EnckellMagnus Knut Enckell was a Finnish painter.Enckell was born in Hamina, a small town in eastern Finland, the son of Carl Enkell, a priest, and Alexandra Enckell...
(1870-1925) - Cris af EnehielmCris af EnehielmCris af Enehielm Cris af Enehielm Cris af Enehielm (born March 24, 1954 Helsinki is a Finish artist. Cris af Enehielm graduated as a visual artist from Fria konstskolan in Helsingfors in 1977, and as an actress from the Theatre Academy in Helsinki in 1981...
- Georg Engeström
- Kaarlo Enqvist-Atra
- Erik Enroth
- Uuno Eskola
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- Severin Falkman
- Mauri FavénMauri FavénProfessor Mauri Favén was a Finnish painter. His uncle was the painter Antti Favén and his grandfather's brother was the painter Aukusti Uotila.-Biography:...
(1920-2006) - Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg
- Lennart Forstén
- Hanna Frosterus-Segerstråle
- Alexandra Frosterus-Såltin
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- Lars Gallenius
- Akseli Gallen-KallelaAkseli Gallen-KallelaAkseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic . His work was considered very important for the Finnish national identity...
(1865-1931) - Jorma Gallen-KallelaJorma Gallen-KallelaJorma Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish artist. He followed in the footsteps of his father, the famed artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela....
(1898-1939) - Albert Gebhard
- Johannes Gebhard
- Johan Georg Geitel
- Berndt Godenhjelm
- Emanuel Granberg
- Alvar Gullichsen
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- Axel Haartman
- Anna-Liisa Hakkarainen
- Pekka HalonenPekka HalonenPekka Halonen was a painter of Finnish landscapes and people. He lived with his family in a home and studio on Lake Tuusula in Järvenpää, Finland that he, himself, designed and named Halosenniemi. The beautiful and serene building is now a museum that includes original furnishings and Halonen’s...
(1865-1933) - Simo Hannula
- Johan Erik Hedberg
- Gustaf Erik Hedman
- Ester Helenius
- Reino Hietanen
- Werner Holmberg
- Ilmari Huitti
- Olavi Hurmerinta
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- Fritz JakobssonFritz JakobssonFritz Jakobsson is a painter living in Vaasa, Finland most known for his portraits. He started his career in 1967 and has since then had about 110 art exhibitions in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Italy. He has done over 2000 works of art, of which about 800 are portraits...
(1940- ), portraitist - Karl Emanuel JanssonKarl Emanuel JanssonKarl Emanuel Jansson . Very early in life, he became interested in drawing and painting. His art studies in Turku, Stockholm and Düsseldorf were financially supported by the Finnish Art Society...
- Tove JanssonTove JanssonTove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
(1914-2001), Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, and comic strip author - Lennu Juvela
- Kari Jylhä
- Eero JärnefeltEero JärnefeltEero Erik Nikolai Järnefelt was a Finnish realist painter.Eero Järnefelt was born in Viipuri, Finland. His father August Aleksander Järnefelt was an officer in the Russian army and his mother was Elisabeth Järnefelt . He studied at the St...
(1863-1937) - Laila Järvinen
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- Hannu Kaakko
- Väinö Kamppuri
- Ole Kandelin
- Aimo Kanerva
- Hanna Kantokorpi
- Aarno Karimo
- Jouni Kesti
- Johan Knutson
- Ejnar Kohlmann
- Unto Koistinen
- Aukusti Koivisto
- Pentti Koivisto
- Rudolf KoivuRudolf KoivuRudolf Koivu was a Finnish illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children, which are enduringly and timelessly popular.-External links:*...
(1890-1946), painter best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children - Veli Koljonen
- Erkki Koponen
- Inari Krohn
- Pehr Adolf Kruskopf
- Matti Kujasalo
- Sylvi Kunnas
- Väinö Kunnas
- Sinikka KurkinenSinikka KurkinenSinikka Mirjam Kurkinen is a Finnish painter. She studied in Helsinki and Paris.Kurkinen debuted in Imatra in 1955 and in Helsinki in 1958. Her works can be seen at Ateneum, the Imatra Museum of Art and in various other locations all over the country.Kurkinen is an honorary member of the Imatra...
(1935- ) - Helmi Kuusi
- Juho Kustaa Kyyhkynen
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- Tero Laaksonen
- Mikko Laasio
- Atte Laitila
- Ilkka Lammi
- Vilho LampiVilho LampiVilho Henrik Lampi was a Finnish painter who is best known for his self-portraits and paintings of Liminka and the people who lived there.Lampi was born in Oulu but lived the most of his life in Liminka...
(1898-1936) - Petter Lang
- Claes Lang
- Aleksander Lauréus
- Kuutti LavonenKuutti LavonenKuutti Lavonen is a Finnish painter, photographer, and graphic artist, who has worked as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts . His poetry book Havahtumisia was published in 2005 by Kirjapaja....
- Thomas Joachim Legler
- Kauko Lehtinen
- Nikolai Lehto
- Elina Liikanen
- Aleksander Lindeberg
- Armas LindgrenArmas LindgrenArmas Eliel Lindgren was Finnish architect, professor and painter.- Biography :Armas Lindgren was born in Hämeenlinna on November 28, 1874. He studied architecture in the Polytechnic Institute of Helsinki, from where he graduated in 1897. While being a student he collaborated with Josef Stenbäck...
(1874-1929), architect, professor and painter - Johan Erik Lindh
- Berndt Lindholm
- Juhani Linnovaara
- Sirkka-Liisa LonkaSirkka-Liisa LonkaSirkka-Liisa Lonka is a Finnish painter and graphic artist. She studied in Finnish Academy of Fine Arts 1963-67 and department of graphic art 1968....
(1943- ) - Anitra Lucander
- Gustaf Lucander
- Hannu Lukin
- Pellervo Lukumies
- Amélie Helga LundahlAmélie Helga LundahlAmélie Helga Lundahl was a Finnish painter.She studied in Stockholm's School of Fine Arts and obtained a student grant to continue her studies at the Académie Julian in Paris. Following a visit to Brittany in the 1870s, she decided to move there and paint her typical landscapes and...
(1850-1914) - Leena Luostarinen
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- Elvi Maarni
- Charlotta Malm-ReuterholmCharlotta Malm-ReuterholmLovisa Charlotta Malm-Reuterholm was a Finnish - Swedish artist, painter, writer and noble.She was the daughter of Major Jacob Georgsson Malm and Eleonora Lovisa von Köhnnigstedt. She married court president Baron Axel Christian Reuterholm in 1797. She was a Dilettante painter. She is represented...
(1768-1845), Finnish-Swedish artist, painter, writer and noble - Totte MannesTotte MannesTotte Mannes is a renowned visual artist whose oil paintings are on display in many museums and collections. She lives in Madrid...
(1933- ) - Onni Mansnerus
- Olavi Martikainen
- Åke Mattas
- Jaakko MattilaJaakko MattilaJaakko Antti Mattila is a Finnish painter. Mattila graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College in 2001...
(1976- ) - Bruno MaximusBruno MaximusBruno Maximus is a Finnish art painter. His artistic style is "hypnorealism", or hypnotic dreamlike realism, deriving from surrealism...
(1970- ) - Karl Peter Mazér
- Pentti Melanen
- Matti Mikkola
- Nándor MikolaNandor MikolaNándor Mikola was a watercolor painter from Vaasa, Finland, but born in Budapest, Hungary....
(1911-2006), watercolor painter - Christel MinottiChristel MinottiFinnish-born Christel Minotti is an artist painting in oil, acrylic and mixed media. Christel left Helsinki at the age of 18 to study art in the United States. Based in her Atlanta, Georgia studio, her works have been displayed in galleries in Washington, D.C...
- Timo K. MukkaTimo K. MukkaTimo Kustaa Mukka was a Finnish author who wrote about the lives of people in Lapland.-Life and work:Timo Mukka was born in Bollnäs in Sweden...
- Hjalmar Munsterhjelm
- Helvi MustonenHelvi MustonenHelvi Mustonen , is a Finnish artist and a painter. Mustonen's works of art are mainly paintings, but she also creates sculptures in bronze. Helvi Mustonen's art has typically very strong and emotional themes and strong colours. The paintings are usually quite dark and symbolistic.Mustonen was born...
- Abraham Myra
- Lars Myra
- Juho Mäkelä
- Marika Mäkelä
- Martti Mäki
- Otto Mäkilä
- Didrik Möllerum
- Ville MönkkönenVille MönkkönenVille Mönkkönen is a Finnish PC game programmer and painter. He is working on his next game, Driftmoon. Ville runs the game studio Instant Kingdom. In 2010 the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture awarded Ville the 50 000€ Sammon Tekijät Award for creativity and innovation.Mönkkönen's games...
(1983- ), Finnish PC game programmer and painter
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- Arvo Naatti
- Riitta NelimarkkaRiitta NelimarkkaRiitta Nelimarkka is a Finnish artist, professor, graduate art teacher 1972, Master of Art 1998, and Doctor of Art 2001.-Studies:...
(1948- ), painter, professor, graduate art teacher - Jochim Neiman
- Eero NelimarkkaEero NelimarkkaEero Nelimarkka born 10 November 1891, Vaasa was a Finnish painter. He is best known for depicting the flat landscapes of Ostrobothnia known as laskeus but he also produced portraits of notable Finns and family members. Nelimarkka studied in Académie de la Grande Chaumière,...
- Johannes NevalaJohannes NevalaJohannes Nevala, born 1966 in Finland, is an artist who paints birds, especially on the seashore where he captures the birds in oil, watercolors and different graphic techniques...
- Antti Nieminen
- Jussi Niva
- Oskar Nylander
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- Juhani Palmu
- Kalervo PalsaKalervo PalsaHugo Kalervo Palsa , or Kalle was a Finnish artist in a style that has been described as fantastic realism....
(1947-1987) - Samuli Paronen
- Essi Peltonen
- Erkki Pirtola
- Pilvari Pirtola
- Paavo Pyhtilä
- Kimmo Pälikkö
- Markku Pääkkönen
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- Raili Tang
- Reijo Raekallio
- Tapani Raittila
- Silja Rantanen
- Einar Reuter
- Heimo Riihimäki
- Juho Rissanen
- Nina Roos
- Mathilda RotkirchMathilda RotkirchMathilda Wilhelmina Rotkirch was Finnish painter. She is often referred to as the first female artist in Finland....
(1813-1842) - Topi Ruotsalainen
- Antti Ruuhela
- Eino Ruutsalo
- Oskari Räisänen
- Hannu Rönkkönen
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- Yrjö Saarinen
- Tykö Sallinen
- Elsa Salminiitty
- Armid Sandberg
- Reidar SärestöniemiReidar SärestöniemiReidar Särestöniemi was a Finnish painter from Finnish Lapland. He is considered one of the greatest Finland-Lappish artists in the entire history of Finland....
(1925-1981), painter from Lapland - Sigrid SchaumanSigrid SchaumanSigrid Maria Schauman was a Finnish artist and art critic....
- Nils Schillmark
- Helene SchjerfbeckHelene SchjerfbeckHelene Schjerfbeck was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and still lifes...
(1862-1946) - Olli Seppänen
- Jaakko Sievänen
- Hugo SimbergHugo SimbergHugo Gerhard Simberg was a Finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist.-Life:Simberg was born at Hamina in Finland, the son of Colonel Nicolai Simberg and Ebba Matilda Simberg ....
(1873-1917) - Sulho Sipilä
- Wilho Sjöström
- Anita SnellmanAnita SnellmanAnita Snellman was a Finnish painter. She studied in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris.After spending time in Paris, Snellman moved to Ibiza, where she bought an apartment in the late 1960s. She created a notable international career.Snellman received the Pro Finlandia in 1976; she was also made a...
(1924-2006) - Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
- Kaarina Staudinger-Loppukaarre
- Kaj StenvallKaj StenvallKaj Kristian Stenvall is a Finnish artist who became internationally famous when he began his career in 1989 for painting what his site describes as "a very familiar looking duck." Many have likened this duck to the Donald Duck of Disney Comics.Stenvall received his art training at Turun...
(1951- ) - Beda Stjernschantz
- Vihtori Storck
- Johan Stålbom
- Mari Sunna
- Léopold SurvageLéopold SurvageLéopold Survage was an important French painter of Russian-Danish-Finnish descent born in Vilmanstrand, Finland .-Biography:At a young age, Survage was...
(1879-1968), painter of Russian-Danish-Finnish descent - Ahti Susiluoto
- Gabriel Gotthard Sweidel
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- Tapani Tamminen
- Marjatta Tapiola
- Emanuel Thelning
- Ellen Thesleff
- Verner ThoméVerner ThoméVerner Thomé was a post-impressionist graphic artist from Finland. He was influenced by Vitalism a German-Scandanavian movement that incorporated Nietzsche's philosophy.-Life:...
- Esko Tirronen
- Aukusti Tuhka
- Heikki Tuomela
- Alpo Tuomisto
- Veikko TörmänenVeikko TörmänenVeikko Johannes Törmänen is a Finnish artist, who paints and makes graphic art. His works were displayed for the first time in a solo exhibition in Oulu Finland in 1972....
(1945- ) - Mika Törönen
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- Sam Vanni
- Eric Vasström
- Einari Wehmas
- Veikko Marttinen
- Veikko Vionoja
- Kaarlo Vuori
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- Isak Wacklin
- Dora Wahlroos
- Rafael Wardi
- Matti Eliel Warén
- Martta Wendelin
- Victor WesterholmVictor WesterholmVictor Axel Westerholm was a Finnish landscape painter.-Life:Victor Westerholm was born at Turku, Finland on January 4, 1860 and died in Turku on 19 November 1919.He first studied under Eugen Dücker in Düsseldorf...
- Erik Westzynthius (nuorempi)
- Erik Westzynthius (vanhempi)
- Sigurd Wettenhovi-AspaSigurd Wettenhovi-AspaGeorg Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa was a Finnish artist and amateur egyptologist. He is best known for his fantastic theories of the past of the Finnish people...
(1870-1946), artist and amateur egyptologist - Fridolf Weurlander
- Maria Wiik
- Kaapo Wirtanen
- Ferdinand von WrightFerdinand von WrightFerdinand von Wright was a Finnish painter. He is known especially for his paintings of birds and landscapes, but was also a portrait painter....
(1822-1906) - Magnus von WrightMagnus von WrightMagnus von Wright was a Finnish painter and ornithologist.Born into a wealthy family in Kuopio, von Wright went to school in Turku and afterwards studied art in Stockholm under C. J. Fahlgranz and J. F. Julin...
(1805-1868), painter and ornithologist - Wilhelm von Wright
- Henry Wuorila-StenbergHenry Wuorila-StenbergHenry John Carl Wuorila-Stenberg is a Finnish artist, who in many of his works has tones of expressionism and surrealism....
External links
- Articles on the painters at Finnish wikipedia