Tuuli Hypén (born 1983,

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) is a Finnish comics artist known especially for her ''Nanna'' comics. ''Nanna'' cartoons have been published in several

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and in newspapers such as ''

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'', and was a candidate for the prize in 2011. In addition to comics, Hypén has published two children's books, (Arktinen Banaani, 2014) and (Arktinen Banaani, 2016). Hypén also makes illustrations for games and teaches cartoon drawing, among other things. Hypén graduated with a Master of Philosophy in Cultural History in 2012.

Selected works

Comics albums

* ''Kas, kissa'' * ''Kuoleman pidot'' * ''Nanna'' ** ''Nanna - Cityeläinkirja'' ** ''Nanna 3'' ** ''Nanna 2'' ** ''Nanna - Eläimen pelikirja'' ** ''Nanna - Ketun koko kuva''

Books

* ''Veikan metsäretki'' (Arktinen banaani, 2014) * ''Veikka ja talvi'' (Arktinen banaani, 2016) * ''Karu kissakirja'' (poetry collection)

Board games

* Mule (M.U.L.E. The Board Game) (2015); Heikki Harju (designer); Ossi Hiekkala, Tuuli Hypén, Jere Kasanen (artists)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hypen, Tuuli 1983 births Living people Artists from Turku Finnish comics artists Finnish female comics artists Finnish female comics writers Finnish children's writers Finnish women children's writers 21st-century Finnish illustrators Finnish children's book illustrators Finnish women illustrators Finnish educators Finnish women educators