Director Viivi Huuska does exactly what she likes and envies her grandmother’s gentleness. She created the Weekly Mix Playlist of the songs she plays over and over again.

Ilari Laamanen has co-curated the fashion after Fashion exhibition in New York. The long-distance runner compiled a playlist for running by the East River.

New Music Director at Radio Helsinki, Henri Pulkkinen listens to podcasts while sleeping and appreciates awkward lines, too. He created the February Weekly Mix playlist for coming home.

The most important works of artist Frida Hultcrantz are the ones she'd rather not to show to anyone. This wintry playlist is a combo of her all-time favourites.

Teemu Suviala works as executive creative director at brand consultancy Collins in New York and thinks there is room for Finnish expertise in the US. He compiled a five-hour Weekly Mix playlist that supports creative thinking. 

Together, Taika Mannila are Lina Schiffer make D.R.E.A.M – a DJ duo, radio show, and most of all, a feel-good collective. Listen to their playlist made for Helsinki Design Weekly!

A pioneer of sneaker fashion, Tuomo Järvi founded a sneaker store in the centre of Helsinki because he thinks Helsinki is not a proper city without one. Music plays an important role in his retail experience. 

Summer's first playlist is created by artist Katti Meu, who is not only a musician, but also a phenomenon backed by a large group of design people.

Visual artist and print designer Jenni Rope listens to lyrics as if they were poems and gets excited about weird arrangements. She sings Sininen uni (Blue Dream), a Finnish lullaby by Tapio Rautavaara, to her children every night.

Graphic Designer of the Year 2016, composer Pekka Toivonen, created a list of music recommended by his random buddies.

Tiia Vanhatapio is a designer and a creative director, currently working at Bulls Press and R-Collection. The Stockholm-based part-time dj told Weekly about her relationship with music. Listen to her Spotify playlist at the end of the article.

The second Weekly Mix of the spring was created by Päivi Häikiö. Häikiö, who won gold at the Vuoden Huiput – The Best of Finnish Advertising and Design competition, talked to us about work and music.

This spring’s first Weekly Mix playlist was created for us by artist, illustrator and art director Toni Halonen, whose works for Kenzo have gained recognition in Finland and internationally. We talked with Toni about work, music and inspiration. 

Our Weekly Mix series kicks off with a playlist created for us by Matti Nives, artistic director of We Jazz festival and designer behind the Nivesknits knitwear collection.