Before there were hashtags or high-res drone shots of Lapland, Akseli Gallen-Kallela—the artist who gave Finland its visual mythos. He painted our heroes, our lakes, our long silences. Born in 1865 and originally named Axel Waldemar Gallén (he Finnicized it later—very in vogue at the time), he was one of those rare types who could […] The post Akseli Gallen-Kallela – The Man Who Painted Finland’s Soul appeared first on Featuring Finland.
