Viivi
@sunshine-9.bsky.social
📍🇫🇮. Mom. I support 🇺🇦. Interested in a bit of everything, but especially nature, art, culture, politics.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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'Sunny day' a painting by Greta Olga Hällfors-Sipilä (1899–1974), Finnish painter #WinterSun
January 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
'Sunny day' a painting by Greta Olga Hällfors-Sipilä (1899–1974), Finnish painter #WinterSun
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“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”
-Tove Jansson
-Tove Jansson
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”
-Tove Jansson
-Tove Jansson
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Rise and Shine!!
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Rise and Shine!!
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
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Contemporary Ukrainian painter Maria Chepeleva #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Contemporary Ukrainian painter Maria Chepeleva #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
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Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-portrait, 1912 #womensart
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-portrait, 1912 #womensart
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Winter Landscape, 1880 by Finnish landscape painter Fanny Churberg #womensart
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Winter Landscape, 1880 by Finnish landscape painter Fanny Churberg #womensart
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Friday Finnish!!
Pekka Halonen, Finnish, 1865–1933 (born Lapinlahti; died Tuusula)
Winter Landscape, 1922
Oil on canvas laid on panel
55 × 40.5 cm
Housing: Documented at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and later sold at Bukowskis (2024); current collection not publicly disclosed
Pekka Halonen, Finnish, 1865–1933 (born Lapinlahti; died Tuusula)
Winter Landscape, 1922
Oil on canvas laid on panel
55 × 40.5 cm
Housing: Documented at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and later sold at Bukowskis (2024); current collection not publicly disclosed
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Friday Finnish!!
Pekka Halonen, Finnish, 1865–1933 (born Lapinlahti; died Tuusula)
Winter Landscape, 1922
Oil on canvas laid on panel
55 × 40.5 cm
Housing: Documented at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and later sold at Bukowskis (2024); current collection not publicly disclosed
Pekka Halonen, Finnish, 1865–1933 (born Lapinlahti; died Tuusula)
Winter Landscape, 1922
Oil on canvas laid on panel
55 × 40.5 cm
Housing: Documented at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and later sold at Bukowskis (2024); current collection not publicly disclosed
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Maria Wiik (1853-1928), Finnish painter
Home Alone, 1885
Painted at Löyttymäki mansion. During this period she was known for painting folkloric children portraits.
Oil on canvas.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Home Alone, 1885
Painted at Löyttymäki mansion. During this period she was known for painting folkloric children portraits.
Oil on canvas.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Maria Wiik (1853-1928), Finnish painter
Home Alone, 1885
Painted at Löyttymäki mansion. During this period she was known for painting folkloric children portraits.
Oil on canvas.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Home Alone, 1885
Painted at Löyttymäki mansion. During this period she was known for painting folkloric children portraits.
Oil on canvas.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Friday Finnish!
Helene Schjerfbeck, Finnish, 1862–1946 (born Helsinki, Finland; died Saltsjöbaden, Sweden)
Girl from Eydtkuhne II, 1927
Oil on canvas
70 × 54.5 cm
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Yrjö and Nanny Kaunisto Collection (Suomen valtio)
Helene Schjerfbeck, Finnish, 1862–1946 (born Helsinki, Finland; died Saltsjöbaden, Sweden)
Girl from Eydtkuhne II, 1927
Oil on canvas
70 × 54.5 cm
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Yrjö and Nanny Kaunisto Collection (Suomen valtio)
December 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Friday Finnish!
Helene Schjerfbeck, Finnish, 1862–1946 (born Helsinki, Finland; died Saltsjöbaden, Sweden)
Girl from Eydtkuhne II, 1927
Oil on canvas
70 × 54.5 cm
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Yrjö and Nanny Kaunisto Collection (Suomen valtio)
Helene Schjerfbeck, Finnish, 1862–1946 (born Helsinki, Finland; died Saltsjöbaden, Sweden)
Girl from Eydtkuhne II, 1927
Oil on canvas
70 × 54.5 cm
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Yrjö and Nanny Kaunisto Collection (Suomen valtio)
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Friday Finnish!!
Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865-1931
Finnish painter best known for illustrations of Kalevala, the Finnish national epic considered a very important aspect of Finnish national identity.
Pariisilainen takapiha
Parisian backyard 1884
28 cm x 23 cm
Oil on canvas
Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865-1931
Finnish painter best known for illustrations of Kalevala, the Finnish national epic considered a very important aspect of Finnish national identity.
Pariisilainen takapiha
Parisian backyard 1884
28 cm x 23 cm
Oil on canvas
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Friday Finnish!!
Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865-1931
Finnish painter best known for illustrations of Kalevala, the Finnish national epic considered a very important aspect of Finnish national identity.
Pariisilainen takapiha
Parisian backyard 1884
28 cm x 23 cm
Oil on canvas
Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865-1931
Finnish painter best known for illustrations of Kalevala, the Finnish national epic considered a very important aspect of Finnish national identity.
Pariisilainen takapiha
Parisian backyard 1884
28 cm x 23 cm
Oil on canvas
Hyvää isänpäivää kaikille isille! 💐
Myös sinne taivaaseen 💙💙
Myös sinne taivaaseen 💙💙
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hyvää isänpäivää kaikille isille! 💐
Myös sinne taivaaseen 💙💙
Myös sinne taivaaseen 💙💙
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Rise and Shine!!
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
October 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Rise and Shine!!
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
Tää kirja on kyllä saatava pian luettavaksi. 📚 🤓
#kirjallisuus #Suomi #historia
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#kirjallisuus #Suomi #historia
demokraatti.fi/arvio-kun-su...
Arvio: Kun suomalaiset tappoivat toisiaan – uutuuskirja paljastaa, kuinka hitsauduimme yhteen ennen kahta uutta sotaa
Sotienväliset kaksi vuosikymmentä on merkittävä, mutta suuren yleisön parissa vähemmän tunnettu ajanjakso Suomen historiassa. Monia tutkimuksia siihen liittyvistä teemoista ja keskeisistä henkilöistä...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tää kirja on kyllä saatava pian luettavaksi. 📚 🤓
#kirjallisuus #Suomi #historia
demokraatti.fi/arvio-kun-su...
#kirjallisuus #Suomi #historia
demokraatti.fi/arvio-kun-su...
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”The homeward road was very long, I haven’t met a soul
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
”The homeward road was very long, I haven’t met a soul
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
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I had a horrific panic attack today. One of the worst in months or maybe even years. I thought I’d like to just explain what it feels like to normalize it for everybody else out there who suffers for anxiety, depression or similar.
Be kind to each other
Be kind to each other
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I had a horrific panic attack today. One of the worst in months or maybe even years. I thought I’d like to just explain what it feels like to normalize it for everybody else out there who suffers for anxiety, depression or similar.
Be kind to each other
Be kind to each other
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Friday Finnish!
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 –1931) Finnish painter.
"The First Lesson" c.1887-89) Oil on canvas.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 –1931) Finnish painter.
"The First Lesson" c.1887-89) Oil on canvas.
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Friday Finnish!
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 –1931) Finnish painter.
"The First Lesson" c.1887-89) Oil on canvas.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 –1931) Finnish painter.
"The First Lesson" c.1887-89) Oil on canvas.
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Friday Finnish!!
Weaver,1883-84.
oil
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny (2 November 1863, Helsinki – 10 October 1945, Lohja) was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer.
Weaver,1883-84.
oil
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny (2 November 1863, Helsinki – 10 October 1945, Lohja) was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer.
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Friday Finnish!!
Weaver,1883-84.
oil
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny (2 November 1863, Helsinki – 10 October 1945, Lohja) was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer.
Weaver,1883-84.
oil
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny (2 November 1863, Helsinki – 10 October 1945, Lohja) was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer.
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Friday Finnish!!!
Gunnar Berndtson, Finnish, 1854–1895
Still Life, Flowers in Baroque Jug, 1890s
Oil on wood
19.0 × 19.0 cm
Reitz Foundation Collection
Associated with Finland’s late nineteenth-century academic realism, is celebrated for his precise technique and meticulous rendering of surfaces.
Gunnar Berndtson, Finnish, 1854–1895
Still Life, Flowers in Baroque Jug, 1890s
Oil on wood
19.0 × 19.0 cm
Reitz Foundation Collection
Associated with Finland’s late nineteenth-century academic realism, is celebrated for his precise technique and meticulous rendering of surfaces.
October 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Friday Finnish!!!
Gunnar Berndtson, Finnish, 1854–1895
Still Life, Flowers in Baroque Jug, 1890s
Oil on wood
19.0 × 19.0 cm
Reitz Foundation Collection
Associated with Finland’s late nineteenth-century academic realism, is celebrated for his precise technique and meticulous rendering of surfaces.
Gunnar Berndtson, Finnish, 1854–1895
Still Life, Flowers in Baroque Jug, 1890s
Oil on wood
19.0 × 19.0 cm
Reitz Foundation Collection
Associated with Finland’s late nineteenth-century academic realism, is celebrated for his precise technique and meticulous rendering of surfaces.
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Friday Finnish!!
Tove Jansson (Finland/Sweden 1914‑2001)
Still life with spring flowers, 1939
oil on panel, 61 x 45 cm
Tove Jansson (Finland/Sweden 1914‑2001)
Still life with spring flowers, 1939
oil on panel, 61 x 45 cm
October 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Friday Finnish!!
Tove Jansson (Finland/Sweden 1914‑2001)
Still life with spring flowers, 1939
oil on panel, 61 x 45 cm
Tove Jansson (Finland/Sweden 1914‑2001)
Still life with spring flowers, 1939
oil on panel, 61 x 45 cm
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Friday Finnish!!
Albert Edelfelt (Finnish, 1854-1905)
Seashore at Haikko in Autumn, circa 1892
45,5 × 31,5 cm, paper
Finnish National Gallery
Albert Edelfelt (Finnish, 1854-1905)
Seashore at Haikko in Autumn, circa 1892
45,5 × 31,5 cm, paper
Finnish National Gallery
October 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Friday Finnish!!
Albert Edelfelt (Finnish, 1854-1905)
Seashore at Haikko in Autumn, circa 1892
45,5 × 31,5 cm, paper
Finnish National Gallery
Albert Edelfelt (Finnish, 1854-1905)
Seashore at Haikko in Autumn, circa 1892
45,5 × 31,5 cm, paper
Finnish National Gallery
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
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And now for something completely different..
Girl With Kittens In A Summer Landscape, 1892
oil
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
(1861-1919) Finland.
Girl With Kittens In A Summer Landscape, 1892
oil
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
(1861-1919) Finland.
June 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
And now for something completely different..
Girl With Kittens In A Summer Landscape, 1892
oil
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
(1861-1919) Finland.
Girl With Kittens In A Summer Landscape, 1892
oil
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
(1861-1919) Finland.
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After breakfast, c.1900 by Finnish painter Elin Danielson-Gambogi
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
June 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
After breakfast, c.1900 by Finnish painter Elin Danielson-Gambogi
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.
Happy Birthday @KathyBurke.bsky.social ! English actress, writer and comedian.