Photo: Pasi Rauhala
Satu-Minna Suorajärvi (b. 1967) is a sculptor based in Helsinki. She first trained as a physician, graduating as a Licentiate of Medicine from the University of Helsinki in 1993, before studying sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, where she graduated with an MFA in 2008.
Medicine taught her to observe closely and to see the fragility of the human body. In her art, that way of looking turned towards nature and technology. Her works begin with a question: how do leaves breathe, what remains of a memory, why do corals lose their colour? Rather than presenting nature as a beautiful object, she looks for what is hidden inside it: processes, structures and changes.
Since the early 2010s, digital tools have been central to her practice. 3D modelling, scanning and growth algorithms let her study forms that cannot be seen with the naked eye, and digital fabrication turns them into physical sculpture.
She has completed public commissions in Finland and Sweden, and her works are in collections including the Finnish State Art Collection and the Wihuri Art Collection. She teaches at Aalto University.
Studio
Photo:Mikko Mäkelä
Since 2023, my studio in Helsinki has had its own ceramic kiln and clay 3D printer. It is where digital models become physical objects, and where 3D printers, casting and traditional sculpture tools work side by side.
Studio visits by appointment.
Viinentie 1 C, 00370 Helsinki
satuminna@icloud.com · +358 50 573 4099
Instagram: @satuminna
Selected press
2025 · Matkailua ja kulttuuria: Digitaalisesti veistettyjä surun kuvia Katariinassa
2025 · Koivukuja Biennale, artist interview (video)
2025 · Pieksämäen lehti: Pieksämäelle tunnustus
2024 · Sinun Savo: Kultainen poika muuttuu veistoksessa mieheksi
2024 · Länsi-Savo: Pieksämäen asema-aukion uusi veistos sai kiitosta
2023 · All3DP: Modern Michelangelos – The 15 Most Impressive 3D Printed Sculpture Projects of 2023
2023 · Länsi-Uusimaa: Hiidensalmen Hiisi-veistos nyt kaikessa komeudessaan
2022 · Yle Puhe: Tekoälyn tekemiä kuvia ja 3D-tulostettuja veistoksia
2018 · Turun Sanomat: Kuvanveistäjä Satu-Minna Suorajärvi veistää 3D-tulostimella
2018 · The Finnish Institute in London: Artist teaches teens to use virtual reality beyond gaming
2017 · Tekniikka ja Talous: Suomalainen kuvanveistäjä löysi 3D-tulostuksen työmenetelmäksi
2017 · Länsi-Suomi: Satakunnan keskussairaalaan uutta taidetta
2016 · Hämeen Sanomat: Taiteen ja tieteen raja-alueella