Pekka Puupää

Ola Fogelberg’s Pekka Puupää is a classic Finnish comic series that ran for ten issues from 1943 to 1952, chronicling the misadventures of its hapless, well-meaning title character. A cornerstone of early Finnish comics, it reflects the wartime and post-war era with a gentle, slapstick humor that made it a beloved national staple. Fogelberg’s clean, expressive art and warm, relatable storytelling established Pekka Puupää as a foundational work in the country’s comic tradition.