Presidential portraits
The portraits of all the Presidents of Finland are located in the Government Palace: in the Presidential Room and its waiting room.
Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic
By a hundred artists 2018
President Tarja Halonen
Rafael Wardi 2002
President Martti Ahtisaari
Kimmo Kaivanto 1997
President Mauno Koivisto
Jaakko Sievänen 1989
President Urho Kekkonen
Tapani Raittila 1958
President J. K. Paasikivi
William Lönnberg 1948
President C.G. Mannerheim
Eero Järnefelt 1922
President Risto Ryti
Erkki Tilvis 1955
President Kyösti Kallio
Wilho Sjöström 1939
President P. E. Svinhufvud
Antti Favén 1923
President L. K. Relander
Eero Snellman 1925
President K. J. Ståhlberg
Antti Favén 1921
Portraits in image bank
You can download print-quality photos of the presidential portraits from the Government image bank under the “Tilakuvat” tab.
Read more about the Presidents
The website of the Office of the President of the Republic carries more details on the sitting President and the former Presidents of the Republic.
Revealing the portrait of President Niinistö in 2018
The portrait of Finland’s current President Sauli Niinistö was unveiled in the Presidential Room of the Government Palace in May 2018.
His portrait is a mosaic composed of one hundred partial works by one hundred younger-generation artists – graphic artists, sculptors, painters, video artists, performance artists and photographers – who are or have been active in Finland.
The artwork was commissioned by the Government, and President Niinistö himself made the choice for its practical realisation and producers. Produced by visual artists Atro Linnavirta and Anita Naukkarinen, the portrait was realised as collaborative artwork.
The idea for such artistic implementation goes back to 2012, when Sauli Niinistö as the newly elected President received a community art portrait as a visual congratulatory greeting. Inspired by it, and in the spirit of the ‘Together’ theme of Finland’s centenary year celebrations in 2017, the President then invited 100 artists to contribute to his portrait.
Authors of the portrait (alphabetic list)
Photos of the revelation ceremony (4 May 2018)