Mari Ahokoivu

MARI AHOKOIVU

(b. 1984) is a Finnish Illustrator and a comic artist. She draws comics and illustrations for adults and for kids and has been published in Finland as well as abroad. She lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mari received the Puupäähattu prize in 2023 from the Finnish Comics Society.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Ihme ilmat, children's book by Laura Ertimo (Into, 2019)

Gulliga lillebror , children's book by Moa Eriksson Sandberg (2019 Rabén & Sjögren) (

Häxor åker buss children's book by Ebba Ebba Forslind (Rabén & Sjögren 2021)

Nuppuset 12, Children's picture book (Petomies 2016)

Poster for Oulu roller derby club 2016

Horror sketch 2017

OKSI graphic novel (Asema 2018)

COMICS

Published in English by
Levine Querido (2021)
Publication date:
October 26, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-64614-112-8
400 pages, full colour
English translation by
Silja-Maaria Aronpuro

Published in Finnish by
Asema kustannus (2018)
ISBN 978-952-5909-31-9
376 pages, full colour
In Finnish with English subtitles,
English subtitles by
Silja-Maaria Aronpuro

OKSI is a story about mothers and daughters, stars and myths. It mixes sci-fi and fantasy with Finnish mythology. It's explores the relationships between mothers and daughters through the Finnish myth of bear aetiology.
Foreign rights sold by Tuomas Sorjamaa at Rights & Brands.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

HÄXOR GÅR PÅ BIO

(The withces go to the movies)

Written by Ebba Forslind & Illustrated by Mari Ahokoivu
First published in Swedish 2023 (Rabén & Sjögren )

HÄXOR ÅKER BUSS

(The witches ride the bus)

Written by Ebba Forslind & Illustrated by Mari Ahokoivu

First published in Swedish 2021 (Rabén & Sjögren)

IHME ILMAT! (weird weather!)

Climate changes, why don’t we? Weird Weather! answers children’s tough questions about climate change, and tells how we can all fight against it.

written by Laura Ertimo & Illustrated by Mari Ahokoivu

First published in Finnish 2019 (Into)
Rights sold to over ten countries by
Elina Ahlback Literary agency

AIKA MATKA!

(The Grand Journey Through Time)

Standalone sequel to the bestselling WEIRD WEATHER.

The children find clues about the great changes that life has undergone in the past and how life has continued after major catastrophes. Through their journey, they come to see the roots of the current situation, understand why solving it is so tricky and learn how the human species has overcome previous crises to survive to this day.

written by Laura Ertimo & Illustrated by Mari Ahokoivu

First published in Finnish 2021 Into
Foreign rights:
Elina Ahlback Literary agency

WEBCOMICS

Sound OFF is a slice of life type of comic about a sound hating puffer fish. It follows a life of a little puffer fish who suffers from misophonia, also known as “hatred of sound”.

You can follow Sound OFF from:
TAPAS
WEBTOONS
INSTAGRAM
FACEBOOK
TWITTER

EVENTS