The hilla group
PHOTO: Eleonoora Mikkola
Mari kätkä
Mari Kätkä is a multitalented performer and educator. She has worked in several fields, including children’s culture, theatre, TV, and conducted theatre orchestras. She teaches at the Art University, Helsinki, in the Theatre Department.
PHOTO: Henna Junnila
tuomas kesälä
Tuomas Kesälä is a multitalented pianist-musician. He has worked as performer, arranger and composer in several groups in Finland. Kesälä also teaches piano at the Art University, Helsinki, and Sibelius Academy.
PHOTO: Armi Lampela
Topi Eskelinen
Topi Eskelinen is a high school student who has made technology his area of expertise through a multitude of hobbies and interests. He’s been with the Hilla group since 2018 and has, among other things, been the leading force in developing the website and the Hilla app.
PHOTO: Heli Sorjonen
Sari Airola
Sari Airola is an author/illustrator working broadly in the field of children’s culture. Themes that appear frequently in her work are communication and tolerance. Airola has taught at Aalto University and Lahti Polytechnic University.
ULLA piispanen
Ulla Piispanen is an experienced professional in children’s music. She has worked as a musician, early music educator and trainer in Finland and abroad.
PArtners
AR and 3D production: Aalto University laser scanning unit
Sebastian Aho, 3D artist
Marika Ahlavuo, science producer
Hannu Hyyppä, 3D Supervisor
Publisher Teos
Suomen kulttuurirahasto and Alfred Kordelinin säätiö have supported the production of Hilla’s world.