In the words of the artist: The poster depicts a happy cyclist gliding along the river. Art, birch trees and a lovely greenery line the road that winds through the Arts Campus, past the Bildmuseet and on towards Umeå’s city centre. This poster is inspired by retro bikes and green parks. I wanted to capture […]
Denmark is sooo much. Also in German! When the Danish artist Laus Lauesen wanted to create a poster for Denmark, he made a collage – in a quirky way. The figures look sure like they are thoroughly enjoying whatever they are doing in Denmark. The poster hunters at Come to Sweden have found a twin […]
Olle 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.
Already at the last turn of the century, Saltsjöbaden stood for a salty call for leisure and outdoor life – only half an hour from the stressful life of the city. A perfect day trip! In 1891 at the age of 38 Knut Wallenberg, prominent bankman and politician, bought large areas of untouched land in […]
The artist presents the poster: When visiting northern Europe I was very excited to see the midnight sun. Moreover, the atmosphere in the cities and the facial expressions of the locals were very cheerful! So, based on a mysterious and cheerful summer memory and experience in a Nordic country, I wanted to use humour to […]
Runner-up, Swedish travel poster of the year 2020. The artist presents her poster: Sweden has always had a very special place in my heart. I have visited Sweden ever since I was a child and always found it exciting as well as very welcoming. To the extent that I found myself a Swedish husband and […]
Bergslagen is a region that traditionally is known as a mining district. Since the Middle Ages (and probably much longer), mining has been important to the region, so it is obvious that iron should be included in the only poster we have found from the area. Today, however, all the former mines have closed. Times […]
Like many other travel posters, this poster came to be through a poster contest. The city of Helsingborg organized the competition and Gunnar Christenson won the first prize with this entry. The focus in the poster is the tower Kärnan, the only building left from the medieval castle that once stood in Helsingborg. The story […]
In the 1930s, the expansion of the train lines was happening at a brisk pace, and thanks to that Sweden now becomes closer than ever before. Now it was possible for visitors to come to Stockholm, without spending days at sea. Of course, the train’s expansion is a huge boost for tourism and B. Gjörwell […]
What a feeling and harmony in this poster! Not to mention that Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) was one of Europe’s most successful graphic artists and poster makers of his time. The American Edward McKnight Kauffer moved to London early on and quickly became one of Europe’s foremost poster makers. He is best known for his […]
