List of Finnish painters

An incomplete list of notable painters from Finland:

A

• Ilmari Aalto (1891–1934)
• Fredrik Ahlstedt (1839–1901)
• Urho Ahonurho (1894–1952)
• Taisto Ahtola (1917–2000), painter and first curator of the Hämeenlinna Art Museum
• Heikki Alitalo (1923–2007)
• Immanuel Alm (1767–1809), painter primarily of altarpieces
• Johan Alm (1728–1810), painter of primarily religious-themed works
• Tor Arne (born 1934)
• Helena Arnell (1697–1751) one of the first Finnish painters, and one of the few female artists
• Alku Avanto (1907–1984)

B

• Johan Backman (1706–1768)
• Adolf von Becker (1831–1909)
• Carl Bengts (1876–1934)
• Jonas Bergman (1724–1810)
• Gunnar Berndtson (1854–1895)
• Helmi Biese (1867–1933)
• Edla Blommér (1817–1908)
• Juhana Blomstedt (1937–2010)
• Aino von Boehm (1892–1939)
• Tuomas von Boehm (1916–2000)
• Elias Brenner (1647–1717)

C

• Margareta Capsia (1682–1759), first professional native female painter in Finland
• Birger Carlstedt (1907–1975)
• Wilhelm Maximilian Carpelan (1878–1830)
• Alvar Cawén (1886–1935)
• Eva Cederström (1909–1995)
• Fanny Churberg (1845–1892)
• Marcus Collin (1882–1966)

D

• Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861–1919)
• Emil Danielsson (1882–1967)
• Auguste Joseph Desarnod (1812–1850)
• Gösta Diehl (1899–1964)

E

• Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905)
• Aksel Eino Einola (1894–1948)
• Ragnar Ekelund (1892–1960)
• Robert Wilhelm Ekman (1808–1873), teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits
• Samuel Elmgren (1771–1834)
• Magnus Enckell (1870–1925)
• Cris af Enehielm (born 1954)
• Georg Engeström (1921–2008)
• Kaarlo Enqvist-Atra (1879–1961)
• Erik Enroth (1917–1975)
• Uuno Eskola (1889–1958)

F

• Severin Falkman (1831–1889)
• Mauri Favén (1920–2006)
• Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg (1784–1833)
• Lennart Forstén (1817–1886)
• Hanna Frosterus-Segerstråle (1867–1946)
• Alexandra Frosterus-Såltin (1837–1916)

G

• Lars Gallenius (1658–1753)
• Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931)
• Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898–1939)
• Albert Gebhard (1869–1937)
• Johannes Gebhard (1894–1976)
• Johan Georg Geitel (1683–1771)
• Berndt Godenhjelm (1799–1881)
• Emanuel Granberg (1754–1797)
• Alvar Gullichsen (born 1961)

H

• Axel Haartman (1877–1969)
• Anna-Liisa Hakkarainen (born 1946)
• Pekka Halonen (1865–1933)
• Simo Hannula (born 1932)
• Ilona Harima (1911–1986)
• Johan Erik Hedberg (1767–1823)
• Gustaf Erik Hedman (1777–1841)
• Jonas Heiska (1873–1937)
• Ester Helenius (1875–1955)
• Reino Hietanen (born 1932)
• Werner Holmberg (1830–1860)
• Ilmari Huitti (1897–1960)
• Olavi Hurmerinta (born 1928)

I

• Einar Ilmoni (1880–1946)
• Martti Innanen (born 1931)
• Edvard Isto (1865–1905)

J

• Fritz Jakobsson (born 1940), portraitist
• Karl Emanuel Jansson (1846–1874)
• Tove Jansson (1914–2001), Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, and comic strip author
• Lennu Juvela (1886–1979)
• Kari Jylhä (born 1939)
• Eero Järnefelt (1863–1937)
• Laila Järvinen (1895–1969)

K

• Hannu Kaakko (1951–2006)
• Väinö Kamppuri (1891–1972)
• Ole Kandelin (1920–1947)
• Aimo Kanerva (1909–1991)
• Hanna Kantokorpi (born 1963)
• Aarno Karimo (1886–1952)
• Johan Knutson (1816–1899)
• Ejnar Kohlmann (1888–1968)
• Unto Koistinen (1917–1994)
• Aukusti Koivisto (1886–1962)
• Pentti Koivisto (1917–1961)
• Rudolf Koivu (1890–1946), painter best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children
• Erkki Koponen (1899–1996)
• Pehr Adolf Kruskopf (1805–1852)
• Sylvi Kunnas (1903–1971)
• Väinö Kunnas (1896–1929)
• Sinikka Kurkinen (born 1935)
• Helmi Kuusi (1913–2000)
• Juho Kustaa Kyyhkynen (1875–1909)

L

• Mikko Laasio (1913–1997)
• Atte Laitila (1893–1972)
• Ilkka Lammi (1976–2000)
• Vilho Lampi (1898–1936)
• Petter Lang (1927–1980)
• Claes Lang (1690–1761)
• Aleksander Lauréus (1783–1823)
• Kuutti Lavonen (born 1960)
• Thomas Joachim Legler (1806–1873)
• Kauko Lehtinen (1925–2012)
• Nikolai Lehto (1905–1994)
• Aleksander Lindeberg (born 1917)
• Armas Lindgren (1874–1929), architect, professor and painter
• Johan Erik Lindh (1793–1865)
• Berndt Lindholm (1841–1914)
• Erik Johan Löfgren (1825–1884)
• Sirkka-Liisa Lonka (born 1943)
• Anitra Lucander (1918–2000)
• Gustaf Lucander (1724–1805)
• Amélie Lundahl (1850–1914)
• Leena Luostarinen (1949–2013)

M

• Elvi Maarni (1907–2006)
• Charlotta Malm-Reuterholm (1768–1845), Finnish-Swedish artist, painter, writer and noble
• Totte Mannes (born 1933)
• Onni Mansnerus (1906–1980)
• Olavi Martikainen (1920–1979)
• Veikko Marttinen (1917–2003)
• Åke Mattas (1920–1962)
• Jaakko Mattila (born 1976)
• Bruno Maximus (born 1970)
• Karl Peter Mazér (1807–1884)
• Pentti Melanen (1917–2003)
• Matti Mikkola (born 1930)
• Nándor Mikola (1911–2006), watercolor painter
• Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973)
• Hjalmar Munsterhjelm (1840–1905)
• Helvi Mustonen (born 1947)
• Abraham Myra (1639–1684)
• Lars Myra (died 1712)
• Juho Mäkelä (1885–1943)
• Marika Mäkelä (born 1947)
• Martti Mäki (born 1947)
• Otto Mäkilä (1904–1955)
• Didrik Möllerum (1642–1702)
• Ville Mönkkönen (born 1983), Finnish PC game programmer and painter

N

• Arvo Naatti (born 1925)
• Riitta Nelimarkka (born 1948), painter, professor, graduate art teacher
• Jochim Neiman (1600–1673)
• Eero Nelimarkka (1891–1977)
• Johannes Nevala (born 1966)
• Antti Nieminen (1924–2007)
• Jussi Niva (born 1966)
• Oskar Nylander (1827–1849)

O

• Onni Oja (1909–2004)
• Yrjö Ollila (1887–1932)
• Vieno Orre (1920–1984)
• Paul Osipow (born 1939)

P

• Juhani Palmu (born 1944)
• Kalervo Palsa (1947–1987)
• Samuli Paronen (1917–1974)
• Essi Peltonen (born 1982)
• Erkki Pirtola (born 1950)
• Pilvari Pirtola (born 1978)
• Unto Pusa (1913–1973)
• Paavo Pyhtilä (born 1927)
• Kimmo Pälikkö (born 1938)
• Markku Pääkkönen (born 1955)

R

• Oskari Räisänen (1886–1950)
• Einar Reuter (1881–1968)
• Heimo Riihimäki (1907–1962)
• Juho Rissanen (1873–1950)
• Mathilda Rotkirch (1813–1842)
• Jalmari Ruokokoski (1886–1936)
• Eino Ruutsalo (1921–2001)

S

• Yrjö Saarinen (1899–1958)
• Tyko Sallinen (1879–1955)
• Elsa Salminiitty (1901–1981)
• Santeri Salokivi (1886–1940)
• Armid Sandberg (1876–1927)
• Reidar Särestöniemi (1925–1981), painter from Lapland
• Sigrid Schauman (1877–1979)
• Nils Schillmark (1745–1804)
• Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946)
• Olli Seppänen (1921–1968)
• Jaakko Sievänen (1932–2013)
• Hugo Simberg (1873–1917)
• Sulho Sipilä (1895–1949)
• Wilho Sjöström (1873–1944)
• Anita Snellman (1924–2006)
• Venny Soldan-Brofeldt (1863–1945)
• Kaarina Staudinger-Loppukaarre (1911–2013)
• Kaj Stenvall (born 1951)
• Beda Stjernschantz (1867–1910)
• Vihtori Storck (1911–1993)
• Johan Stålbom (1712–1777)
• Mari Sunna (born 1972)
• Léopold Survage (1879–1968), painter of Russian-Danish-Finnish descent
• Ahti Susiluoto (born 1940)
• Gabriel Gotthard Sweidel (1744–1813)
• Annele Synterä

T

• Tapani Tamminen (born 1937)
• Marjatta Tapiola (born 1951)
• Emanuel Thelning (1767–1831)
• Ellen Thesleff (1869–1954)
• Verner Thomé (1878–1953)
• Esko Tirronen (1934–2011)
• Mikael Toppelius (1734–1821)
• Aukusti Tuhka (1895–1973)
• Heikki Tuomela (1923–1991)
• Alpo Tuomisto (born 1937)
• Veikko Törmänen (born 1945)
• Mika Törönen (born 1968)

U

• Ragnar Ungern (1885–1955)
• Aukusti Uotila (1858–1886)

V

• Sam Vanni (1908–1992)
• Eric Vasström (1887–1958)
• Veikko Vionoja (1909–2001)
• Kaarlo Vuori (1863–1914)

W

• Isak Wacklin (1720–1758)
• Dora Wahlroos (1870–1947)
• Rafael Wardi (born 1928)
• Matti Eliel Warén (1891–1955)
• Einari Wehmas (1898–1955)
• Martta Wendelin (1893–1986)
• Victor Westerholm (1860–1919)
• Erik Westzynthius the Elder (1711–1757)
• Erik Westzynthius the Younger (1743–1787)
• Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa (1870–1946), artist and amateur egyptologist
• Fridolf Weurlander (1851–1900)
• Maria Wiik (1853–1928)
• Kaapo Wirtanen (1886–1959)
• Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906)
• Magnus von Wright (1805–1868), painter and ornithologist
• Wilhelm von Wright (1810–1887)
• Henry Wuorila-Stenberg (born 1949)

Y

• Signe Yletyinen (1900–1985)

External links

• Articles on the painters at Finnish Wikipedia