Mikko Väyrynen is an award-winning comic artist and illustrator. He has graduated as Master of Arts from Aalto University. His cartoons have been published in several anthologies in Finland and abroad. The pencil-drawn album Omissa Käsissä (In your own hands) came out in 2019. He is currently working on a new album. His interest in gritty realism transpires in his work, as his comics are often inspired by real life and true facts, and are characterized by a sharp sense of humor and a distinctive “Finnishness”.
