Electioneering
The run-up to the parliamentary elections in Finland began in early 2023 with the three major parties deadlocked in polls. The Social Democratic party lead by the prime minister Sanna Marin, the center-right National Coalition, and the far-right populist Finns Party were all vying for the leading position. This reportage transports you to the electioneering events at town halls, libraries, and market places. Then guides you through to the voting booths, ballot counting, and the election day victory celebrations of the winners of the race.
See the full article here.
See the full article here.
PHOTOGRAPHER
SAKARI PIIPPO
BIOSakari Piippo (b. 1981) is a documentary photographer, writer and filmmaker based in Helsinki. He concentrates in his work on building archives to serve as meeting places for utopian imaginations.
His first book, Eräitä huomioita Suomen poliittisesta järjestelmästä (Kosmos, 2019), was awarded Most Beautiful Book of the Year in Finland and shown as a solo exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography. It opened a trilogy on the material and ideological substance of the Finnish welfare state, continuing with Alkuaine (Table of Elements, Khaos Publishing, November 2026), and concluding later with Encyclopedia Fennica.
Piippo holds a master's in visual journalism from the University of Tampere and a bachelor's in literature from the University of Oulu, and has studied visual storytelling at the Danish School of Media and Journalism and writing at the Critical Academy.
Prints and framed works are available through his shop, Pieni taidekauppa. Studio portraits also available on commission.
His first book, Eräitä huomioita Suomen poliittisesta järjestelmästä (Kosmos, 2019), was awarded Most Beautiful Book of the Year in Finland and shown as a solo exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography. It opened a trilogy on the material and ideological substance of the Finnish welfare state, continuing with Alkuaine (Table of Elements, Khaos Publishing, November 2026), and concluding later with Encyclopedia Fennica.
Piippo holds a master's in visual journalism from the University of Tampere and a bachelor's in literature from the University of Oulu, and has studied visual storytelling at the Danish School of Media and Journalism and writing at the Critical Academy.
Prints and framed works are available through his shop, Pieni taidekauppa. Studio portraits also available on commission.
︎ ︎ ︎ ︎