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This visualization utilizes open data provided by Fintraffic through a Digitraffic service. The API used for this visualization provides AIS (Automatic Identification System) -information on vessel locations in Finnish waterways. Area of observation is delimited to cover the surroundings of City of Helsinki.

Making sense of your data.

Koponen+Hildén is a full-stack information design agency. We help public sector, media and corporate clients to collect, curate and analyze data, and create data-driven presentations, both digital and print. We also train designers, communications specialists, researchers and other experts in creating visualizations of their own.

Graphic designer of the year 2024 device in the shape of a pie chart with letter frequencies in Finnish for the letters in the words 'Vuoden Graafikko'. A is the most common letter, 12% of total.

Work

Here is a selection of our projects done with different clients over the years.

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Arts and Culture in Helsinki publication, view of cover page with colorful graphics.

Arts and Culture in Helsinki

Publication
Culture
Information design
Graphic design
Visualization
Print
Maps
Charts
View
Detail of chart showing fashion consumption emissions in select countries from Hot or Cool institute’s report “Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable”.

Selected infographics

Visualisation
Graphic design
Information design
View
Detail of a book page showing a map with infographics

Manner geography textbooks

Maps
Charts
Graphic design
Information design
Visualization
Geography
Education
Print
View
detail of chart from website.

YTN Data

Interactive
Charts
Graphic design
Information design
Visualization
View
Detail of interactive visualization, showing street view of Hong Kong highrise apartments with superimposed light line indicating sea level.

Coastline Paradox

Maps
Information design
Visualization
Interactive
Graphic design
Data analysis
View
Detail of infographic in guideline.

City of Helsinki infographics guidelines

Information design
Guidelines
Accessibility
Consulting
View
detail of heatmap visualization showing influensa and pneumonia cases per month

SAGE Datasets

Charts
Tutorials
Guidelines
Information design
Visualization
View
Examples of pictograms from the project

Pictograms for Kuntaliitto

Pictograms
Visualization
Graphic design
Illustration
View
Detail of dashboard showing a bar chart of number of applications and playful letter K by illustrator Camilla Pentti.

Konstsamfundet grant dashboard

Interactive
Maps
Charts
Graphic design
Information design
Visualization
Natural language processing
View
Detail of a cartogram depicting the results of the Finnish 2017 municipal election

Election map for Aamulehti

Maps
Information design
Visualization
Interactive
Politics
Cartogram
View
Pile of Helsinki Bicycle Account publications

Helsinki Bicycle Account

Publication
Information design
Graphic design
Visualization
Print
Maps
Charts
View
Detail of a choropleth map

Interactive visualization for Finnish literature Exchange FILI

Maps
Information design
Visualization
Interactive
Graphic design
View
Map of Finland in green showing Metsä Fibre locations as circles of different sizes.

Metsä Fibre annual review

Interactive
Charts
Graphic design
Information design
Visualization
View
Detail of a map

Nordic Culture Point interactive visualization

Interactive
Maps
Charts
Graphic design
Information design
Visualization
View

Books

Dark blue cover of Data visualization handbook

Data Visualization Handbook (2019)

A practical guide for creating clear and compelling data visualizations, based on the Finnish-language original.

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Bright orange cover of Tieto näkyväksi book

Tieto Näkyväksi (2016)

The original Finnish-language primer on data visualization.

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People participating in a workshop using lego pieces

Training

Both of the company’s founders—Juuso Koponen and Jonatan Hildén—are experienced educators. We have taught close to 200 individual courses and workshops during the past decade and a half. We both hold positions as visiting lecturers at several Finnish universities. We offer data visualization training in Finnish, English and Swedish for designers, communicators, researchers, and other experts—with open enrollment or tailored to specific client needs.

For quotes or inquiries please contact Juuso Koponen: juuso@koponen-hilden.fi

Information Design for Lawyers

An easy-to-follow, hands-on online course by Juuso Koponen and Dot., a leading legal design and technology studio in the Nordics. The course offers a mix of videos, audio, pictures, graphs, tables, and text content, catering to different learning styles and ensuring a diverse and interactive learning journey.
While the course is geared towards the needs of lawyers, it can also be suitable to professionals in other fields.

Sign up here: legaldesignschool.com/challenge-page/information-design

Contact

Juuso Koponen

juuso@koponen-hilden.fi

+358 40 568 0558

Office

Koponen+Hildén Oy

Hämeentie 19, 00500 Helsinki

visiting address: Käenkuja 3a A

Jonatan Hildén

jonatan@koponen-hilden.fi

+358 50 341 0461

Laura Koivunen-Niemi

laura@koponen-hilden.fi

+358 45 697 5700

Invoicing

E-Invoice: 003726609535

Operator: OKOYFIHH

VAT ID: FI26609535

Portrait of company founders Juuso and Jonatan