Multi-talented Estonian creative Eiko Ojala is a particular paper collage whizz
2013
Graphic designer Toni Halonen is creating the visual identity for Helsinki's nightlife
2012
Estonian design agency AKU creates versatile design identity for new banking service Pocopay
2016
The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
Retro-futuristic digital scenes from Lithuanian artist Art Belikov
2015
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection
2021
Finnish illustrator Daniel Stolle’s atmospheric editorial illustrations
2017
Latvian illustrator Zane Zlemeša's delicately painted drawings
2016
Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
A catalogue of legendary gay artist Tom Of Finland celebrates good sex and good art (NSFW)
2025
Studio Chris Bolton’s identity for a Finnish shop is all about circles
2024
Kokoro & Moi's bright exhibition identity for Helsinki Design Competition
2015
Prakt designs a custom typeface for a Finnish illustration festival identity
2014
A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog
2014
More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen
2014
Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8
2016
Delicious New identity for Lithuanian restaurant of wonders
2013
Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight
2012
Riga-based illustrator Roberts Rurans on the evolution of his lively style
2020
Malou Messien on her obsession with display type, secondhand book covers and Estonian design
2024
Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Indulge in the dreamy world of a chocolate factory in the Lithuanian woodlands
2025
Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia
2020
Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner
2024
Graphic Design: Suitably cool identity for electronic music festival in Helsinki
2014
Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki
2012
Beautifully approachable design from Latvian creative Zigmunds Lapsa
2013
Updates from Zigmunds Lapsa, our very favourite Latvian book designer
2014
Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig
2014
Introducing Aiste Bileviciute a Lithuanian illustrator with bags of talent
2012
Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!
2014
Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland
2013
"It looks just the same as when I was a kid": Kristen Dobbin's oddly-timeless images of a Canadian-Estonian summer camp
2018
Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi
2013
Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
2017
The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius
2014
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Simple, adaptable Helsinki film festival identity by Pol Solsona
2015
Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468
2012
On the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija, Anne Helene Gjelstad beautifully photographs its older women
2020
Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander
2014
Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance
2021
Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
2012
New publication chronicles Soviet anti-alcohol posters throughout the ages
2017
New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko
2014
Estonia-based studio AKU creates a tropical identity for a music festival
2014
“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Fashion: Janine Rewell's incredible bodypainting for a Finnish shoe brand
2014
More terrific editorial illustration from Lithuania's Karolis Strautniekas
2015
Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office
2012
Two Points create stirring motivational posters for the Helsinki Design Lab
2013
A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels
2013
Vilnius-based illustrator Kissi Ussuki on her love affair with the colour pink
2018
Bond’s typeface for the Finnish football league is based on the shape and movement of fan scarfs
2025
Every month for three years, Helsinki-club Post Bar has commissioned a poster from local designers to big industry names
2021
Grilli Type designs new typeface inspired by Soviet children’s books
2016
A funky fresh museum identity from Finnish studio Tsto
2014
Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story
2015
Finnish collective GRMMXI creates identity for Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival
2016
A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Illustration: bold, brash patterns and pictures from Finland's Antti Uotila
2013
The grid system in Praktika’s new architecture identity takes inspiration from Lithuanian floor tiles
2026
Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Craig & Karl creates interchangeable identity for Finnish video platform
2016
Tommi Musturi's keeping comics alive for the people of Finland
2013
Denis Kuchta’s subtly pixellated identity for Lithuanian arts fair
2016
Kokoro & Moi's splendid new identity for Helsinki Design Week's tenth anniversary
2014
Helsinki studio designs Moomin typeface inspired by Tove Jansson
2015
Things 2013 #9: a green football zine, a pretty LP, Latvian architecture, superheroes and pop stars
2013
Tom of Finland's house, a hotbed of creativity and desire, captured by Martyn Thompson
2016
The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
Eye-popping poster design inspiration from Finland's Linda Linko
2012