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Aino Saarikivi

Hi! I'm Aino Saarikivi, a Helsinki-based graphic designer and illustrator and a visual designer with over 15 years of experience in print media. I'm currently working at Viestimedia as an Art Director for Aarre magazine. I can work in Finnish and English.

Combining graphic design and illustration is one of my strengths as an artist. I’ve been praised for my imaginative designs, professionalism and the fact that my style fits a variety of subjects. Experimenting with different styles and fondness for using rich colors, textures and atmospheres is at the core of my work.

Aarre magazine, Viestimedia, Pirta magazine, S&A magazine, Finnish Literature Society

Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel

Helsinki series / Personal project

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Illustrative art Poster +5
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Helsinki series / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Architecture Arts and Culture City Travel
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society

Personal Finance / Aarre

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Character art Editorial +4
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Personal Finance / Aarre

Illustrations for Aarre magazine about personal finance

Character art Editorial Journalism Economy Family Society
Mythical emuus / Aarre

Illustration for Aarre magazine about the mythical Finnish emuus.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Animals Folklore History Nature

Mythical emuus / Aarre

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Character art Editorial +5
Mythical emuus / Aarre

Illustration for Aarre magazine about the mythical Finnish emuus.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Animals Folklore History Nature
Mythical emuus / Aarre

Illustration for Aarre magazine about the mythical Finnish emuus.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Animals Folklore History Nature
Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre

Illustration for Aarre magazine. Pike is well known in Finnish folklore. Väinämöinen, the hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, made a sweet-sounding kantele, a traditional Finnish zither, from a giant pike’s jawbone.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Animals Folklore History Nature

Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre

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Character art Editorial +5
Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre

Illustration for Aarre magazine. Pike is well known in Finnish folklore. Väinämöinen, the hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, made a sweet-sounding kantele, a traditional Finnish zither, from a giant pike’s jawbone.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Animals Folklore History Nature
Väinämöinen's pike / Aarre

Illustration for Aarre magazine. Pike is well known in Finnish folklore. Väinämöinen, the hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, made a sweet-sounding kantele, a traditional Finnish zither, from a giant pike’s jawbone.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Animals Folklore History Nature
Maahinens / Aarre

Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.

The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Folklore History Nature People

Maahinens / Aarre

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Character art Editorial +5
Maahinens / Aarre

Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.

The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Folklore History Nature People
Maahinens / Aarre

Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.

The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Folklore History Nature People
Maahinens / Aarre

Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.

The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Folklore History Nature People
Maahinens / Aarre

Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.

The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Folklore History Nature People
Maahinens / Aarre

Illustration for the magazine Aarre about Finnish Maahinen. Maahinen are a certain kind of elf or gnome. They live underground, are usually invisible to the human eye and can play tricks on people.

The most famous stories about maahinen are the changeling stories. A Maahinen enters a bedroom and changes a human baby into one of its kind, either an older Maahinen or a baby. It’s said that a changeling child of a maahinen often grows up crooked or crazy.

Character art Editorial Illustrative art Folklore History Nature People
Afternoon tea / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Arts and Culture City Family People

Afternoon tea / Personal project

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Illustrative art Poster +5
Afternoon tea / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Arts and Culture City Family People
Afternoon tea / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Arts and Culture City Family People
Afternoon tea / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Arts and Culture City Family People
Afternoon tea / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Arts and Culture City Family People
Afternoon tea / Personal project

Illustrative art Poster Social Media Arts and Culture City Family People
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History

A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

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Children’s book Cover art +6
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
A Little Ghostbook / Finnish Literature Society

Illustration and graphic design for a children’s book called Pieni kummituskirja – Tarinoita vuosien takaa. Publisher Finnish Literature Society / SKS, 2006.

Children’s book Cover art Picture book Adventure Children Emotions Folklore History
Halloween / Personal project

Character art Illustrative art Postcard Children Festivities Folklore

Halloween / Personal project

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Character art Illustrative art +4
Halloween / Personal project

Character art Illustrative art Postcard Children Festivities Folklore
Halloween / Personal project

Character art Illustrative art Postcard Children Festivities Folklore
Halloween / Personal project

Character art Illustrative art Postcard Children Festivities Folklore
Halloween / Personal project

Character art Illustrative art Postcard Children Festivities Folklore
Whimsuary / Art Challenge

Character art Illustrative art Social Media Children Nature People

Whimsuary / Art Challenge

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Character art Illustrative art +4
Whimsuary / Art Challenge

Character art Illustrative art Social Media Children Nature People
Whimsuary / Art Challenge

Character art Illustrative art Social Media Children Nature People
Christmas cards / Viestimedia

Printed christmas cards for Viestimedia.

Marketing Paper product Postcard Christmas Festivities Holidays

Christmas cards / Viestimedia

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Marketing Paper product +4
Christmas cards / Viestimedia

Printed christmas cards for Viestimedia.

Marketing Paper product Postcard Christmas Festivities Holidays
Christmas cards / Viestimedia

Printed christmas cards for Viestimedia.

Marketing Paper product Postcard Christmas Festivities Holidays
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Character art Journalism Poster Cover art Picture book Illustrative art Children’s book Editorial Marketing Paper product Postcard Social Media Architecture Animals History People Christmas Holidays Festivities Folklore City Children Nature Travel Family Adventure Arts and Culture Economy Emotions Society