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Finlandica

About

The official typeface of Finland commissioned by the Prime ministers office and Business Finland for the promotion of Finnish exports. Its strong and compressed shapes embody a traditional virtue in Finnish culture: honest and resilient determination - "Sisu". Ink traps like cuts from a blunt ax, makes the typeface reliable in small sizes and gives it character in large headlines. Like the Finnhorse it's a breed suitable both as riding horse and workhorse.

To contribute, see github.com/HelsinkiTypeStudio/Finlandica.

Designers

Helsinki Type Studio specialises in finding cultural resonances and designing uniquely recognisable fonts. It was founded in 2010 by Niklas Ekholm, Juho Hiilivirta, Jungmyung Lee and Jaakko Suomalainen. The web shop maintains an eclectic selection of fonts by associated designers.

helsinkitypestudio.com

Niklas Ekholm is a type designer and founding member of Helsinki Type Studio. His work explores the materiality of language by investigating the tension between intentionality and path dependence through scrutinising artefacts of lingual processes and remediation.

niklasekholm.com

Juho Hiilivirta is a type designer and founding member of Helsinki Type Studio. Uniting the disciplines of type design and environmental art, he explores typographic practices from a northern perspective.

www.juhohiilivirta.com

Jaakko Suomalainen is a type designer and founding member of Helsinki Type Studio. A constant search for new takes on still and moving architecture shapes his form and written language.

Finlandica - Google Fonts