Fashion, Illustration & Photography from Finland

Helsinki FRESH is a Finnish cultural export agency founded in 2012. The agency's mission is to promote Finnish design and culture abroad.

In 2012 Helsinki FRESH presents 25 top Finnish designers in their book Helsinki FRESH: 25 Young Creatives and in the Helsinki FRESH exhibition 15.6.-8.7.2012 in the Direktorenhaus, the exhibition space in the heart of Berlin.

Marita Huurinainen

Helsinki FRESH Marita Huurinainen, photo by Heidi Uutela

Marita Huurinainen (b. 1975)

Fashion and shoe designer for her own label Studio Marita Huurinainen since 2003.

Marita Huurinainen is a fashion designer whose work is inspired by Finland. Huurinainen, who graduated from University of Art and Design Helsinki, has won several international awards. She uses Finnish innovative materials in her collections, for example birch wood.