In 1435, a meeting was held in Arboga with the purpose to discuss and decide on Sweden’s affairs, and this meeting is now known as Sweden’s first parliament. When it was time for the parliaments 500th anniversary, it was obvious that it would be arranged in Arboga – the same place where it all started. […]
Iwar Donnér had a distinct ability to create life and movement in his artwork. You can look at this poster for a long time and constantly discover new things and details. A masterpiece!
The building pictured in this poster, the City Hall of Stockholm, is one of the most famous buildings in Stockholm. If you’ve ever watched the prestigious Nobel banquet on TV, you’ve seen this establishment. First they dine in the Blue Hall (Blå Hallen) and from there they move on to the Golden Hall, where the […]
The mountains, rapids, forests and cultural heritage of Jämtland – in the middle of Sweden! The moose is a well-known symbol for Jämtland. The moose made out of wood, known as Jämtälgen, came to being 1955 after the newspaper Östersunds-Posten announced a design competition to find a good souvenir for and from the county of […]
Just looking at this poster makes you happy, isn’t that so? The genius Erik Heffer is the man behind this Winter in Jämtland-poster. The Alpine World Championship in downhill skiing was organized in Åre in 1954 and becomes a sucée that consolidated Jämtland as the winter sports landscape above all others in Sweden. And it […]
Another masterpiece signed Hans-Eric Olsén. A boy and his boat with the fortress of Varberg in the background. Varberg is a charming and popular summer resort on the coast of the province Halland. The city has a long tradition of baths and health resorts and, of course, that has been a great asset while marketing […]
The sea, the sky, the boat steering towards the lcity surrounded by the yellow fields. For many of us this is excactly how we see Visby when we close our eyes. Erik Ölmebo definitely knew what he was doing when making this poster!
This poster was commissioned by Ångermanlands Turistförbund and was recognized in 1948 in the monthly newspaper “Advertiser”. There, the signature “Mr Poster” writes: “The landscape poster from Ångermanland has a solid base. The idea of using the flower typical for the landscape, which is shown in the front, as well as the autumn vein is […]
For every event and every happening at Skansen, they made a poster! Some poster were simpler and some where more lavish – here is one in the latter category. Gotthard “Gotte” Gustafsson is the artist behind this poster. Gotte worked at Skansen, and besides being a poster maker of great dimensions he was a skilled […]
