MILU CORRECH, Urkupillintie 4
The assisted living building in the neighbourhood of Kannelmäki received a mural in June 2017 by the Argentinian street artist Milu Correch. The piece was partly inspired by the residents of the house, and it shows four of the residents in the middle of a card game.Correch often spends her summers working in different parts […]
Jarno Sinivaara’s new piece at Tullintori
Jarno Sinivaara’s new piece at Tullintori
CoolHead’s Gardenia
We painted Gardenia, the new space of CoolHead brewery, with an urban artist PNKFT!
LAURI AHTINEN, Kaivopiha, Helsinki
Lauri Ahtinen is an Oulu based artist working with many mediums within the art field. He is a comic artist, a painter, a pattern designer, a teacher and an illustrator. He has been working with different surfaces and medias for over a decade. To Kaivopiha, Ahtinen painted an abstract mural playing with light pastel colours, […]
ANETTA LUKJANOVA, Kaivopiha, Helsinki
Kaivopihan uudistuksen yhteydessä tilaan saatiin myös taidetta, kun Anetta Lukjanova maalasi Helsingerin portaikkoon Helsingin katutunnelmaa kuvastavan teoksen. Maalauksessa Helsingin modernit ja klassiset elementit yhdistyvät toisiinsa Lukjanovan vahvan maalaustekniikan siivittäminä. Muraaliin valittiin paikkaan sopiva hillitty ja seesteinen värimaailma. Se ei kuitenkaan jää tilassa huomiotta, sillä teoksen vasemmasta reunasta kajastava valo kiinnittää ohikulkijan huomion ja houkuttelee laskeutumaan […]
I.C.E. – Indisputable Case of Emergency
Helsinki Urban Art took part in creating an event against climate change together with the city of Lahti at Kansalaistori, in Helsinki. An art work, I.C.E. – Indisputable Case of Emergency, viewing climate change was made for the event.
Brahe art field
Brahe Art Field -project has brought vibrant street art to the area surrounding Brahe sports field in Helsinki. The painting of the area in an around Brahe sports field started in January 2016, when the kindergarten Tapio located next to the field made a wish to get some colour to their grey, gloomy yard. In […]
ANETTA LUKJANOVA, Kapinatori, Mäntsälä
Anetta Lukjanova In August 2019, Mäntsälä’s first large scale mural was painted in Kapinatori. Three giant robins embellish a wall that outlines the market square. Anetta Lukjanova, experienced in figurative art and magical realism, designed and painted a mural that fits the lush green scenery of Kapinatori, the locals’ meeting place. The mural is first […]
TUULI HUOVILA, bicycle parking garage of the Old Student House
Street and community artist Tuuli Huovila started as a streetartist in 2016 when she joined the art guild G-Rex. G-Rex brings art to urban spaces and it is working towards legal and positive street art culture. Huovila studies art education and she has arranged several mural painting workshops and communal art projects. As a community […]
MAIKKI RANTALA, Tuubapolku 2
Maikki Rantala created a vibrant mural to the wall of a residential building located in the corner of three busy streets in the residential area of Kannelmäki in Helsinki. The aim was to brighten up the look of the heavy concrete building. The residents were included in the making of this participatory piece in all […]
Terhi Ekebom, UniCafe Kaivopiha
Terhi Ekebom Finland’s biggest student restaurant UniCafe Kaivopiha (Kaivokatu 10 A, Helsinki) was renewed completely in a renovation in summer 2019. The restaurant wanted to highlight its new look with Terhi Ekebom’s mural that covers an entire wall next to the entrance. UniCafe Kaivopiha is a student restaurant located in the heart of Helsinki. It […]
ANETTA LUKJANOVA & TANELI STENBERG, Leonkatu 22
Anetta Lukjanova ja Taneli Stenberg When the Kalasatama district in Helsinki was under construction we had the chance to paint the first murals of the area. In September 2017 we painted both sides of a large ramp that leads to a courtyard in Kalasatama, in Leonkatu 22. Residents got their say in resident meetings and […]
MILU CORRECH, Helsinginkatu 21
Milu Correch An inner courtyard mural at Helsinginkatu 21 was made in 2017 by Argentinian Milu Correch An apartment building in Kallio had requested their wall in the inner courtyard to be painted, and the shape of the wall inspired the artist to create a very special composition. “Drinking mate (and tea) is an important […]
SARA MULTANEN, Leonkatu 16-18
Sara Multanen Sara Multanen’s series of murals is located on a shared courtyard used by residents of the block and a kindergarten. They are painted on bulky cylinder-shaped ventilation towers that dominate the yard. The series’ theme is the five big oceans of the planet: Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, the Atlantic, Pacific Ocean and Southern […]
OTECKI, Prinssitie 4
Otecki The Polish street artist Otecki was brought to Finland to create a mural onto the wall of a residential building in the Roihuvuori neighbourhood in Helsinki. Otecki often features animals and different mythical creatures in his works. For this piece, the artist sought inspiration from the animals that have a special meaning to the […]
ESSI RUUSKANEN & JUKKA HAKANEN, Haapaniemenkatu 16
Essi Ruuskanen and Jukka Hakanen In August 2017, the grey district of Merihaka received a 80 meter long street art piece on the walls of its shared courtyard, made by Essi Ruuskanen and Jukka Hakanen. Helsinki Urban Art was contacted by a resident from the district of Merihaka already in the December of the previous […]
MAIKKI RANTALA & SARA MULTANEN, Raappavuorenrinne 2
Maikki Rantala and Sara Multanen Residents and visitors of Martinlaakso now have a new dose of color in their surroundings in the form of a mural inspired by the neighborhood’s forest sceneries. Helsinki Urban Art’s Maikki Rantala and Sara Multanen painted a mural in Martinlaakso, Vantaa in May of 2017. Planning of the piece started […]