The company SVEA is one of three shipping companies (together with the Finnish Ångfartygs AB and Ångfartygs AB Bore) that later merged in the 1950s and became what today is Tallink Silja Line. The company got its start in 1871, when four wholesalers in Stockholm came together and started the business. It was a golden […]
Carl Mikael Gunne was a painter through and through, and this is the only poster we have found amongst his works. But what a poster – he has truly managed to capture the soul of Medelpad on a canvas! Born in Sundsvall as he was, he knew how to paint the movements of a river. […]
The well-known poster artist Göte Hennix was born and raised in Östersund, so it was obvious that he would enter the poster contenst organized by his hometown for the upcoming anniversary. And, no surprise, his poster won! In conjunction to Östersund’s 150th anniversary, a large exhibition was organized. The organizer was the Östersund Factory and […]
Summer and sun and vacation on the Kulla penisula!
Take the train to the Artic Circle and see the magical midnightsun! Bengt Brattström has in a simple but beautitful way illustrated the red sun. Brattström was teaching illustration at Konstfack and also wrote a book about chromatics, so it’s no wonder that the colors in this posters are perfect.
In 1936, Ystad hosted an exhibition called Fritiden (leisure time). The government had decided on a maximum of eight-hour working days, and the shorter days at work lead to what some people called the” leisure problem “. The exhibition’s catalog showed that the purpose was to illustrate how modern free time has grown as a […]
After the end of World War II, when the situation in Europe was stable again, it was finally time to wave goodbye to Sweden and discover that the world is big … incredibly big. And we want to be exactly as good-looking as the couple with the binoculars when we go traveling! Even though it’s […]
Erik Heffer once again captured what’s the best about travelling by boat – spending time on the sundeck with beautiful views, good company and a lovely breeze from the sea.
Already in 1864, the first spa resort opened in Borgholm, located on Sweden’s second largest island, Öland. Twenty years later they took the full step out to become a perfect seaside resort, when the cold bath house and pavilion were added to the premises. Still today Borgholm is a very popular destinations during the summer […]
Linjebuss was once upon a time Sweden’s largest bus company. But still the name was not known to everyone, and there is a explanation to that – the company bought smaller bus companies around the country and either kept the old name or gave a new one, depending on the reputation of the company in […]
