Eero Aarnio — Designer of Modern Finnish Furniture
"Pastics, he discovered, allowed for great flexibility and innovation in the creation of exciting new organic and zoomorphic forms that could be fun, functional and ergonomic, an interesting new concept." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Rudy Autio — Finnish American Ceramist
"Rudy Autio is recognized as having been one of the most masterful and influential artists working with clay in the United States." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Charles Magnus Bergman — Carver of Waterfowl Decoys
"Carlie Bergman is now recognized as the founding father of the Astoria (Oregon) school of decoy makers. Considering that there were thousands of decoy makers across North America, it is important to also note that Charlie is regarded one of the all-time premier decoy carvers." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Albert Gustav Aristides Edelfelt — Nineteenth Century Finnish Painter
"His approximately 1400 paintings and drawings of women, landscapes, historical subject matter and portraits of high society are considered classics today." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Jari Hakala — Finnish Landscape Photography
"Jari's photographs dramatically challenge that simplistic point of view by presenting a much more intimate and sensitive vision of the rich and continually changing natural environment." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Gene Kangas — Finnish American Artist, Author and Teacher
"He has exhibited his artwork internationally, won many awards and received numerous public sculpture commissions. The most recent was the designing of the granite and stainless steel "Finnish Monument" Veteran's Memorial Park in Fairport Harbor." (Profile)


Joyce Koskenmaki — Paintings and Drawings of Nature
"One thing I love about living in the U.P. is the birch trees...I have painted them over and over again. I especially like them with dark evergreens behind them! (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Seppo Leinonen — Cartoons With a Social Conscience
"He and his peers utilize their artistic talents to openly question policies and trends in order to encourage individuals to carefully consider the long-term consequences of decisions made by elected officials." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


William Vaino Perry — Finnish/American Regionalist Folk Painter
William Perry's genre paintings describe recognizable landmarks in and around Fairport Harbor, Ohio. (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Matti Söderkultalahti - Contemporary Finnish Woodturning
"Matti often allows the natural drying process to influence the shaping of final forms as they eventually twist, warp and move in interesting and sometimes unexpected ways." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Erkki Tanttu — Finnish Social Humorist
"A prolific illustrator of novels and works of cultural history, Tanttu is perhaps best known to the general public for his pictorial embellishments of the sayings of ordinary Finnish people." (Profile | Virtual Gallery)


Tapio Wirkkala — Award Winning Finnish Designer "Wirkkala was a successful award winning international designer, working for the Iittala glassworks, the Venini factory in Italy and the Rosenthal porcelain plant in Germany." (Profile)