Tuulikki Pietilä

Pietilä is considered one of Finland's most influential graphic artists, with her work being shown in multiple art exhibitions.

Pietilä was born in Seattle, Washington, United States, before moving with her parents to Finland as a child.

Pietilä garnered acclaim for her work, and was awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1963; she became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, where she had previously been a student, in 1982.

Several documentaries have been made from this footage, including Haru, yksinäinen saari (Haru, the lonely island; 1998) and Tove ja Tooti Euroopassa (Tove and Tooti in Europe, 2004).

[7] Pietilä was Jansson's companion at the Presidential Palace's Independence Day reception in 1992; they have retrospectively been described as being the first female same-sex couple to attend the event as guests.