{"id":11666,"date":"2020-04-28T12:21:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T10:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/finncult.asiakkaat.sigmatic.fi\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2022-03-24T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:54:22","slug":"5-finnish-floral-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finncult.be\/fi\/5-finnish-floral-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Finnish Floral Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>As a cultural institute, the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak have a direct influence on everything we do. Many organisations and artists we work with are directly affected and face uncertain times. Exhibitions, festivals, fairs and all sorts of events and jobs have been cancelled and the cultural agenda will be disrupted for quite a while, putting a financial and operational strain on a lot of players in the broad cultural field.\u00a0<\/i><i>With all calendars emptied and plans changed, we want to help our community in a different way. Over the coming weeks, we\u2019ll use our social media and website as a platform for culture, sharing and highlighting things we think you should know of. Artists we have worked with, interesting reads, organisations or venues we have collaborated with, our cultural favourites and tips, etc.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>We encourage you to click, discover, enjoy, support and stick together in these unreal times.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hanna has selected 5 Finnish floral artists who are definitely worth checking out. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image block-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/643\/piipo.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/643\/piipo.png\/thumb\/w1200 1200w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/643\/piipo.png\/thumb\/w720 720w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/643\/piipo.png\/thumb\/w600 600w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/643\/piipo.png\/thumb\/w360 360w\" alt=\"Photograph of a flower arrangement in a small vase on a table.\" width=\"700\" height=\"702\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannapiippo.com\/\">Hanna Piippo<\/a>\u00a0is a floral artist born in Helsinki, trained in New York and now based in Stockholm. She specialises in flower arrangements, installations and workshops. Her client portfolio includes NK, Filippa K and Iittala. Together with the latter, she hosts weekly online Instagram Live workshops at the moment on how to combine your Iittala vases and pots with the nicest floral arrangements. Hanna has also written a book on the topic, together with Elinor Tilander. \u201cFlower Power, konsten att lyckas med blommor och buketter\u201d was published in 2018. This year, Hanna went back to school and started studying ecological gardening, a perfect addition to her way of working with flowers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image block-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/640\/kreeta.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/640\/kreeta.png\/thumb\/w1200 1200w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/640\/kreeta.png\/thumb\/w720 720w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/640\/kreeta.png\/thumb\/w600 600w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/640\/kreeta.png\/thumb\/w360 360w\" alt=\"Photograph of a flower arrangement in a pot, on a stack of books on a table with a wrinkly tablecloth.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kreettajarvenpaa.com\/\">Kreetta J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4<\/a>\u00a0is a multidisciplinary artist who has become known for her beautiful flower, food and portrait photography. The use of natural light in her work creates authentic dreamy images. In her own words she\u2019s a storyteller, which indeed shines through her works and engages the viewer. In addition to photography, she hosts flower-themed workshops and makes ceramics, and handmade props.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image block-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/641\/studio_viivi_2.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/641\/studio_viivi_2.jpeg\/thumb\/w1200 1200w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/641\/studio_viivi_2.jpeg\/thumb\/w720 720w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/641\/studio_viivi_2.jpeg\/thumb\/w600 600w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/641\/studio_viivi_2.jpeg\/thumb\/w360 360w\" alt=\"Photograph of a young woman against a light coloured painting. She's holding a bunch of large and small flowers, and wears a flowery crown.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studioviivi.com\/\">Studio Viivi<\/a>\u00a0is the Helsinki-based floral design studio by Viivi Valkeeniemi, celebrating the natural beauty of flowers through thoughtful, powerful compositions. Catering to floral needs in all fields, Viivi\u2019s style is colourful, sculptural and wild. She often combines unexpected colours and textures in one arrangement.\u00a0 Specialising in contemporary creations, Studio Viivi offers services from flower styling &amp; art direction to bespoke arrangements and event design.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image block-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/634\/flora-laura-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/634\/flora-laura-1.jpg\/thumb\/w1200 1200w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/634\/flora-laura-1.jpg\/thumb\/w720 720w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/634\/flora-laura-1.jpg\/thumb\/w600 600w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/634\/flora-laura-1.jpg\/thumb\/w360 360w\" alt=\"Photograph of a woman in a bright dress, lying on white sofa in a white room, surrounded by flowers and large plants. A dalmatian lies in front of her on the floor.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joolaurajoo\/\">Laura V\u00e4in\u00f6l\u00e4<\/a>\u2019s skill set is quite versatile to say the least. A prime example of a new-generation designer, she wears many hats. From creative direction, graphic design, event production, advertising, and more: creative ideas are always the starting point, and the means in which these are expressed van vary. At the moment, her main focus goes to Art Direction at Marimekko. Under the name \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floraandlaura.com\/\">Flora &amp; Laura<\/a>\u2019 she works on unique flower stylings big and small, whether for photographs, big public dos or private banquets. As she says it, flowers are nature\u2019s way of saying \u201cI love you\u201d and this is her way to spread the love.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image block-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/644\/vieno.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/644\/vieno.png\/thumb\/w1200 1200w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/644\/vieno.png\/thumb\/w720 720w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/644\/vieno.png\/thumb\/w600 600w, https:\/\/finncult.be\/files\/output\/644\/vieno.png\/thumb\/w360 360w\" alt=\"Photograph of the profile of a dark haired women. Her hair covers her face, and on her head is a large flowery crown.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vienomotors\/\">Vieno Motors<\/a>\u00a0is a project by artist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilonavalkonen.com\/\">Ilona Valkonen<\/a>, and can be described as an anarcho-floral performance. During the performance, artists combine flowers and greenery with other materials. The combination between the botanical elements and electrical wire, pipes, waste, etc. creates fantastical, out-there compositions. For Ilona, flowers have always been important. She remembers the smell vividly, and how she would bike to the flower shop on her own for a fresh bouquet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hanna picked 5 Finnish artists doing creative things with flowers, whether it&#8217;s photography, installation or making bouquets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Finnish Floral Artists - Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/finncult.be\/fi\/5-finnish-floral-artists\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fi_FI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Finnish Floral Artists - 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