"Helena Junttila is a Finnish artist displaying works primarily in Indian Ink and oil on canvas. Her vision is unique and the artistic images presented are from another time. Like the organic art of Native Americans, the forms in Helena's works are elemental, but their ideas complex, symbolic, and mystic. Her website is also a cultural exchange, showing the fierce pride of Lapland natives. Her website is bilingual and accompanied nicely with an unknown solo piano selection. Relax and explore the Finland of Helena Junttila."
" Junttila balances a white surface reminiscent of the endless emptiness of snow, with black, which is a part of a "sinful song". The stroke begins to break into a Lapp chant. Figures darken and shadows gain permission to creep into sight.
Erkki Pirtola, Vihreä Lanka -magazine 7.11.1996
There is something acutely heart rending in Helena Junttila´s art. Something in regard to which the world might recognize the features of the Finnish experience. And what else could this be anymore but Lapland? Let us desist from the imitation of Euro-art and coolly revert to seeking, in the midst of darkness and ice, our true values. They represent the sort of depth which has already retreated elsewhere. Let this be our contribution to the world: beyond this horizon, time is not money; rather it is eternal life."
