We Love Illustration.
The Finnish Illustration Association promotes illustration in various fields and supports illustrators in their profession. Our organization’s close-knit professional community includes over 800 members.
Julia Savtchenko
28.11.2025 – 21.12.2025
When Julia Savtchenko was a child, her Ukrainian father read her a fairy tale book brought from Kiev, where horses shone in pink and green. Now, the treasures preserved from her childhood; the Ukrainian folk tales book and dishes painted in the petrykivka technique have served as inspiration for the exhibition Breath of Life.
An inspiring reading package
Kuvittaja magazine highlights the most interesting illustrators and phenomenas from Finland and abroad. Read here the latest articles.
The Finnish Illustration Today 2025 -report is out
The illustration business is in a weaker economic period for the second year running and expectations also for the current year are low.. Growth is now sought abroad and as many as 65% of illustrators report working internationally.
Call for Competition: Mikkeli’s 14th Illustration Triennial
In 2026, the Mikkeli Art Museum, Grafia ry and Kuvittajat ry are organizing the Mikkeli’s 14th Illustration Triennial. The exhibition will showcase illustrations published in Finland after 1.1.2023 in the widest possible range. Participate in the competition – 12.1.-1.2.2026!
Free Contract Models
Our renewed contract models for Illustration Commissions and Illustration Licensing are an easy way to a successful Illustration Commission.
