Meet Finland’s Hottest Influencers of 2019
Love keeping up with the latest trends in beauty, fashion, and travel? Ready to breathe new life into your Instagram feed? Get to know Finland's hottest new group of rising influencers! Full of advice, tricks, and inspiration, they’re the ones to follow in 2019.
Don’t live in Finland? You’ll still fall in love, we promise!
Tiia & Satu
If you love movies and travel, you need to follow Tiia & Satu and their award winning travel blog about film tourism, Fan Girl Quest. Based in Helsinki, this duo travels the globe to document and share film inspired adventures and other alternative destinations with their fans. (Think Game of Thrones, Marvel, and The Hobbit!) Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to see where they're going next!
Sandra Hagelstam
Sandra Hagelstam is a Finnish-born actress and content creator that's currently blogging from London. She started her blog, 5 inches and up in 2010 to document and nurture her love for fashion and high heels. Today, her blog also reaches into beauty and travel, and she has a large social media fan base, with over 88K followers on Instagram alone. You can also catch up with her and get the latest updates about her blog on Facebook and Twitter.
Virpi Mikkonen
If you're trying to follow a healthier diet and still crave food that looks as delicious as it tastes, you'll thank us for introducing you to Virpi Mikkonen. Known for her highly visual and joyful approach to wholesome, plant-based food, she created her website, Vanelja, as a love letter to natural food and fresh flavors. Download her free eBook from her website, and get the latest on recipe releases by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Jenni Rotonen
Born in Helsinki, Jenni Rotonen is the creator of Pupulandia, a fun yet classy blog covering fashion, beauty, home, culture, and music that was awarded Finland's Best of Fashion Blog in 2016. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram to see her daily style and where she's traveling to next.
Mikko Puttonen
Mikko Puttonen is a Finnish fashion blogger and photographer. Although he's currently based in London, he still attends fashion events in Helsinki regularly, making him a major player in the Finnish fashion scene. His self-titled blog won The Best Fashion Blog Male at the Zalando Blog Awards in 2015, and his Instagram and Facebook accounts beautifully capture his stunning body of work.
Veera Bianca
Veera Bianca is a Finnish travel blogger and social media/marketing specialist with "a heart for unforgettable adventures and old world whiskeys." She created her self-titled travel blog to share her adventures and inspire her readers to find a way to live life on their own terms. Her blog is often listed among the best Finnish travel blogs and she's active on social media, daily updating her Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds with her latest adventures and gorgeous photos that will have you booking your next vacation.
Linda Juhola
Born in Finland but now based in Stockholm, Sweden, Linda Juhola started her blog over 10 years ago as a daily dairy, but since then, it's evolved into a creative outlet to share her personal style journey while covering topics from fashion and beauty to home and travel. She has established a strong social media presence through her blog, Facebook, and Instagram frequently sharing inviting food, travel, fitness, and lifestyle pictures.
Marianna Mäkelä
Marianna Mäkelä is a full-time blogger living in the city centre of Helsinki. Passionate about fashion, beauty, lifestyle, interior design and traveling, she founded her popular blog, Mariannan.com in 2006, as a way to share her thoughts and open a dialogue with readers. She's also active on social media, with over 93K in Facebook likes and a whopping 185K in Instagram followers looking forward to her daily looks and styles.
Alexa Dagmar
As one of Finland’s first professional bloggers, Alexa Dagmar has garnered enormous popularity that has allowed her to partner with some of the biggest names in fashion. Her Instagram and Facebook accounts are full of fashion photography from Finland and across Europe, and her blog contains styling recommendations, fitness videos, and many other informational articles about beauty, food, interior design, and more.
Natali Karppinen
Russian born but raised in Helsinki, Natali Karppinenis a fine art photographer and influencer with a passion for discovering life's beauty in unexpected places. Her website, L'Art of Fashion, is packed with blogs about fashion, lifestyle, food, beauty, and travel. with a unique perspective and refreshing dose of honesty. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram to enjoy her photography in your daily feed and be among the first to know when she releases new content.
Sylvie Mus
Helsinki-based fashion blogger, stylist, and model Sylvie Mus shares her love of fashion on her self-titled blog, striking fashion forward poses in the streets of Helsinki that have earned her international attention. Her styling choices and obvious passion for the fashion industry makes her a fun and influential blogger to follow on Instagram.
Hannu & Raúl
Hannu and Raúl are a married gay couple living in Helsinki, Finland, and the founders of Gay Travel Finland, a website they created as a source of inspiration for every open-minded, big-hearted person that's interested in Finland. Check out their blog for information about not only LGBTQ companies and events in Helsinki, but also other companies and events that are welcoming to LGBTQ people and follow them on Facebook and Instagram for daily updates about gender equality in Finland.
Mikael Sundberg
Born and raised in Espoo, Finland, Mikael Sundberg is a social media influencer best known for his popular YouTube channel, Mikirotta where he posts vlogs, testimonials, challenges, and travel entries for over 164K loyal followers. You can also catch him on Instagram where he keeps his followers up to date on his travels and adventures.
Who are your favorite influencers from Finland?
If we missed any of your favorites, we would love to hear from you! Let us know on Facebook or Instagram who should be added to the list.