Come to beautiful Wermland
August 30, 2024 9:16 amYes, everybody should Come to Beautiful Wermland – nowadays spelled Värmland. In this nostalgic Swedish travel poster you get it all: the authentic looking locals and the stunning scenery.
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Norvège by Schenk
January 11, 2023 4:28 pmThis is a French-language poster for Norway. The (unknown) artist, with the signature ”Schenk”, has used the sky to illustrate the smallness of the tourist and woman & man. Thru the poster we reverently admire the mighty mountain world. The slogan in the poster reinforces the message: Norway is a true natural wonder!
Winter in Lapland
November 28, 2022 2:34 pmSome things just feel eternal. Like the harmony of skiing in Swedish Lapland. This poster was created almost 100 years ago, but hey, it looks like the 2020’s, doesn’t it? The poster was commissioned by the Swedish Tourist Association, they sure knew what the people needed in the stressful 1930s, sorry … the 2020’s.
Dänemark – Das Land der Meeres
October 6, 2022 5:20 pmDenmark put a lot of poster energy into presenting itself as a beach paradise. Which of course was and is completely true. Sven Henriksen’s poster Dänemark – Das Land des Meeres (”Denmark – Land of the Sea”) shows a country where the entire population – including the children – splash in the sea. See it […]
Västerbotten
April 14, 2022 9:25 amHey you! Welcome to the beautiful province of Västerbotten – West Bothnia! We’ve got rivers, mountains and even a small village with a church – and a factory. Yes, this charming image was how Västerbotten was marketed to travellers all over the world. We believe the poster is from the 1930s (it is undated). We […]
Känn ditt land – Travel in Sweden
March 29, 2022 6:28 pmThis fabulous vintage poster advertises staycation in Sweden. It’s an excellent example of the Swedish Tourist Association’s insistence on their message. By every means possible – through posters, brochures, films and presentations – it tried to persuade Swedish tourists to travel within Sweden, still more than 50 years after their founding in the 1880s. That […]
Saltsjöbaden 20 min from Stockholm
March 19, 2022 6:02 pmThis uniqe poster promotes the seaside district Saltsjöbaden, 15 km from Stockholm. This is a very unique poster since it combines poster art and photography, which was very uncommon in the 1930s. The artist is unknown.
Skansen with Swedish flags
January 27, 2021 4:56 pmOlle Nyman created quite a few posters for the open-air museum Skansen, and this poster is one of his earlier works for the museum. In this poster from 1935, we can see people enjoying a sunny day at the legendary resturant Solliden.
See the land of the Vikings
November 23, 2018 1:35 pmA classic in the poster world. The slightly fuzzy slogan “See the Lands of the Vikings” causes us to blush a bit, but at the same time we are proud of how the Nordic countries are united. The artist Ben Blessum was born in Norway, but got his career as a painter and illustrator in […]
Saltsjöbaden Map
November 23, 2018 1:26 pmSaltsjöbaden was once an area that put a lot of effort in their marketing: Come to us! It’s really nice out here in the woods! The artist Ernst Åkerbladh rented a summer house in the area and the marketing officer at the time was cleaver enough to use his artistic skills.