Fat heat In recent years, Härmälänranta in Tampere has been under construction and new buildings are continuously going up in the area. Construction company Skanska ordered a mural that honors Härmälä’s industrial history. Skanska, who is the main constructor in Härmälänranta, wanted to brighten up a 47 meter long grey wall in the area. The […]

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 […]

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, designed and painted a mural that fits the lush green scenery of Kapinatori, the locals’ meeting place. The mural is first of its kind as nothing […]

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 a mural that colors the whole entrance, painted by Terhi Ekebom. UniCafe Kaivopiha is a student restaurant located in the heart of Helsinki. It was renovated in […]

The Polish street artist Otecki was brought to Finland to create a mural to the wall of a residential building in the neighbourhood called Roihuvuori in Helsinki. Otecki often features animals and different mythical creatures in his works. For this piece, the artist sought inspiration for the mural from the animals that have a special […]

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 Antarctica. Their landscapes, […]

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 2017. Planning of the piece started a year before that, and the […]

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 year, with the wish to […]

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. Milu Correch often spends her summers working in […]

After finishing the mural in Kannelmäki and continuing her journey towards southern Europe, the argentinian Milu Correch painted another piece in Helsinki. 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.The address: Helsinginkatu […]

Kalasatama district is still under construction, so 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 courtyard in Kalasatama, in Leonkatu 22. Residents got their say in resident meetings, and the style and themes were selected on the […]

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 the […]