Every design for Kalix

On the Norrbotten coast lies Kalix, the main town of the municipality that shares its name and a place where a good half of the municipality's inhabitants make their home. Norrbotten is felt for real here, in daily life and in the landscape, with Finnish and Meänkieli an obvious part of the district - the town is called Kainuu in both languages.

Walk through Kalix's little wooden town and you meet the small-scale charm that makes the place Kalix. Ryssgraven carries stories from times past, while Mästerlotsen and Kransågarna recall life by water and forest. And then of course there is Helge the elk, one of the figures lodged in local memory and one locals nod at in recognition.

For anyone who grew up here, or who returns again and again, the feeling sits deeper than you would think. Having Helge and the blocks of the wooden town printed in map form becomes a way of carrying the home district with you - not as a souvenir, but as something you recognise and hold dear wherever you are.