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Lands of the Vikings by Christina Hägerfors

December 5, 2024 1:48 pm Published by

The artist presents her poster: The illustration shows a dragon ship with armed Vikings on their way from Scandinavia on adventure. It’s a retro-inspired graphic image with a simple design language that works on both key rings and posters. In the picture we see all the countries of Scandinavia and also Finland. Surely travel posters […]

Göteborg by Lotta-Li Alftberg

June 8, 2023 1:28 pm Published by

In the words of the artist: The poster is an imaginative interpretation of Gothenburg, where I have portraited several of the citys landmarks and symbols. The tram may be the most classical symbol of Gothenburg which ties the whole city together, therefore it has a given place in the center. In the poster Feskekôrka, as […]

Staycation in Sweden

Känn ditt land – Travel in Sweden

March 29, 2022 6:28 pm Published by

This 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 […]

SJ Roundtrips

November 23, 2018 12:21 pm Published by

In the 1940s the State Railways (Statens Järnvägar) bragged about having cheap round trips. Wherever you are going, and whenever you are going, the train is the best and cheapest.