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Finland from the view of a miniaturist

What does Finland offer to miniaturists, both local and tourists?

This is the place for the picture (e.g. from a fair, club meeting, exhibition or miniatures made by local people).

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Dollhouse hobby history of Finland

The most popular scale is 1:12. The dollhouse hobby became popular in 2000´s thanks to the the exhibitions arranged by the dollhouse association and by some local clubs.
In 2005 the first Finnish dollhouse hobby book called Nukkekotielämää was published and raised the profile of hobby in media and blog, establishing that minis are not just for kids.
Nukkekotiyhdistys has about 600 members and there are about 10 000 miniaturists in Finland.
There is an association for dolls, teddies and dollhouses called Suomen nukkeyhdistys, as well as local clubs and associations. They arrange shows and fairs yearly in cooperation with each other. The oldest one is Nukke ja nallemarkkinat in Helsinkin (Nov-Dec). In the summer there are fairs in Lahti and Forssa. Check the details from Nukkekotiwiki´s calendar.

Popularity of miniatures, approximate number of miniaturists, most popular scales

the most popular scale for grown-up miniaturists is 1to12 while most of the kids have a Lundby dollhouse which is 1to16 or 1to18. The younger generation of doll lovers like fashion dolls which are typically from 1to6
there are thousands of miniaturists and doll lovers and there are association for dollhouse miniaturists as well as doll, dollhouse & teddy lovers.

Well known Dollhouse Projects

The most famous dollhouse is in Finland is a Moomin house built by Tove Jansson and her friends which is now in Tampere
Nukkekotielämä (the group behind the first book) built a Goldilocks and the 3 Bears´dollhouse together for a children's hospital.
See also museums for places to visit

Famous trademark related to dollhouses/dolls/miniatures are...

there are not that big dollhouse trademarks in Finland but some nice artisans making miniatures.

Publications

See also magazines

Famous artisans, miniaturists, writers

Taru Astikainen - dollmaker
Hannajaleijona - Hanna Meronen, who is famous for her felted animals
Maria Malmström - makes furniture and publishes a lot of instructions for foreign magazines like Miniatura.
Anna-Mari Kaipainen sculpts e.g. fairies and
Maija-Leena Autio creates e.g. glass birds which are sold in Dolores.

Calendar

Add upcoming events for Finland on the appropriate date. This calendar can be embedded on your personal blog or website and it updates to current events automatically. see Littleroomers

Photos, web pages, shops and blogs

see Finnish for all other pages in this wiki related to this country

On-line Digests

Digests which discuss Finnish minis

Clubs/Groups/associations

Add links to Finland's national and local clubs here, along with contact information.

Nukkekoti wiki - Finnish miniatures wiki, older sister of Minitreasures wiki

Exhibitions

Check wiki photo_exhibits page.

List regularly scheduled shows by month and location e.g. September - annual show x, and link to website.

FAQ for people living in this country

As a newbie miniaturist, what should I know?

You are very lucky as the first dollhouse wiki in the world (created by Johanna Janhonen) is in Finnish. See Nukkekotiwiki.

Where can I find the materials I need?

There is a good variety of materials available in craft stores and there are even some dollhouse shops in Finland. The best place to find them is in Nukkekotiwiki´s shops (kaupat) page but see also shops_finland .

FAQ for visitors

Where can I find miniatures in an average town in this country?

Check the craft shops and toy shops. In big cities there are shops selling souvenirs which might be useful also. There is a lot of flea markets (called kirpputori) in evevy city in Finland and they of course are good places for making finds.