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Pekka Rahkonen

Hi! I am Pekka Rahkonen, an versatile illustrator and cartoonist with a degree in architecture. I acquired the enthusiasm and basic skills for illustration in the 1970s and 1980s, drawing both in school and in my spare time. I have been working as an illustrator since the 1990s and as a full-time illustrator since 2003. I have created numerous textbook and editorial illustrations, as well as cartoons and weekly caricatures for various magazines.

Awards:
2023 Seesam Award from The Finnish Centre for Easy Language
2008 Pirkanmaa Environmental Award and Local Book of the Year Award for the book "Tampereen Kaupunkiluonto" together with biologist Pertti Ranta.
1994 1st prize in the 13th Kemi Comic Strip Festival caricature competition
1994 2nd place in the strip series of the 13th Kemi Comic Book Competition
1986 2nd prize in the "Me magazine" cartoon competition

Due to my education as an architect, my special expertise lies in illustration work related to construction and buildings. In addition, I am familiar with educational materials and illustrations for children.

Edita Publishing Oy, SanomaPro, Otava, Gummerus, Aamulehti, The Finnish Ministry of the Environment, The Finnish Diabetes Association, Sley-Media Oy, Karas-Sana Oy, Lastenkeskus and Kirjapaja Publishing Oy, The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Kepa ry, The Central Union for Child Welfare, The Church Council of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Felm (Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission), The Finnish Bible Institute, The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, Atria Suomi Oy, Roche Finland Oy, Oy Eli Lilly Finland Ab, Tampere-Seura ry, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality

Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

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Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for magazines / Various magazines

Here are some examples of my illustrations for newspapers and magazines.

Accessible illustration Editorial Animals Family History Nature Spirituality
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

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Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

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Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for children’s and YA books / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for children’s and YA books.

Accessible digital publication Accessible illustration Character art Children’s book Cover art Picture book
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

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Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

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Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for textbooks / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for educational textbooks.

Accessible illustration Character art Comics and graphic novels Educational
Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for nature trail signs, and other nature related publications.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization

Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

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Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for nature trail signs, and other nature related publications.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for nature trail signs, and other nature related publications.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for nature trail signs, and other nature related publications.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for nature trail signs, and other nature related publications.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Illustrations for nature related publications / Various clients

Here are some examples of my illustrations for nature trail signs, and other nature related publications.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Cartoons / Various magazines

Here are some (political) cartoons I have drawn, for example, for newspapers and magazines.

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Cartoons / Various magazines

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Cartoons / Various magazines

Here are some (political) cartoons I have drawn, for example, for newspapers and magazines.

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Cartoons / Various magazines

Here are some (political) cartoons I have drawn, for example, for newspapers and magazines.

Caricatures Character art Comics and graphic novels Editorial
Cartoons / Various magazines

Here are some (political) cartoons I have drawn, for example, for newspapers and magazines.

Caricatures Character art Comics and graphic novels Editorial
Comics / Various magazines

Here are examples of cartoons (comics) I have made for various newspapers and magazines.

Comics and graphic novels

Comics / Various magazines

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Comics and graphic novels
Comics / Various magazines

Here are examples of cartoons (comics) I have made for various newspapers and magazines.

Comics and graphic novels
Comics / Various magazines

Here are examples of cartoons (comics) I have made for various newspapers and magazines.

Comics and graphic novels
Comics / Various magazines

Here are examples of cartoons (comics) I have made for various newspapers and magazines.

Comics and graphic novels
Caricatures, portraits / Various clients

Here you can see caricatures and portraits I have done.

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Caricatures, portraits / Various clients

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Caricatures, portraits / Various clients

Here you can see caricatures and portraits I have done.

Caricatures Character art Portrait
Caricatures, portraits / Various clients

Here you can see caricatures and portraits I have done.

Caricatures Character art Portrait
Caricatures, portraits / Various clients

Here you can see caricatures and portraits I have done.

Caricatures Character art Portrait
Caricatures, portraits / Various clients

Here you can see caricatures and portraits I have done.

Caricatures Character art Portrait
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics

Character Design / Various clients

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Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Character Design / Various clients

Here you can find different characters I have designed for clients.

Character art Concept Infographics
Infographics / Various clients

Here are my infographic illustrations for different clients.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization

Infographics / Various clients

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Infographics / Various clients

Here are my infographic illustrations for different clients.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Infographics / Various clients

Here are my infographic illustrations for different clients.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Infographics / Various clients

Here are my infographic illustrations for different clients.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Infographics / Various clients

Here are my infographic illustrations for different clients.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Infographics / Various clients

Here are my infographic illustrations for different clients.

Educational Infographics Knowledge visualization
Game graphics / SanomaPro

Here are some samples of my game graphics.

Games

Game graphics / SanomaPro

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Games
Game graphics / SanomaPro

Here are some samples of my game graphics.

Games
Game graphics / SanomaPro

Here are some samples of my game graphics.

Games
Storyboards / Matila Röhr Productions Oy

Here you can find samples from illustrations to films’ marketing materials.

Concept Marketing Storyboard

Storyboards / Matila Röhr Productions Oy

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Storyboards / Matila Röhr Productions Oy

Here you can find samples from illustrations to films’ marketing materials.

Concept Marketing Storyboard
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book

Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

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Children’s book Cover art +2
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book
Layouts, graphic design / Various clients

Here are some of my works which include illustration, layout and graphic design.

Children’s book Cover art Educational Picture book
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