The Biedermeier EraBourgeois geniality, a slight and sometimes even pronounced sweetness, precise and detailed excecution - all these attributes are connected with the Biedermeier style. Finnish Biedermeier can add to the list genuine naiveness and a realistic undertone.
In Finland the arrival of the Biedermeier style complemented the
established artistic idioms with free painting that was independent of
the client. Landscapes, scenes from literature, ordinary life and
history were now painted. Art was valued for itself more than
previously and in the background loomed larger than ever the goals of
national awakening.
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The Biedermeier Era B.A. Godenhjelm and C.E. Sjöstrand, the First Teachers at the Helsinki Drawing School 
Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm : Omakuva pietarilaisessa työhuoneessa Carl Eneas Sjöstrand : Kullervon surma Kullervo katkoo kapalonsa Robert Wilhelm Ekman : Ilmatar Kreeta Haapasalo soittaa kannelta talonpoikaistuvassa The Collection of the Finnish Art Society and the Idea of a Museum Magnus von Wright : Pulska-alli Sorsia Wilhelm von Wright : Riippuvia sorsia Magnus von Wright : Liljenstrandein talo talvella Annankatu kylmänä talviaamuna Ferdinand von Wright : Huuhkaja iskee jänikseen Ensi yllätys Haminanlahden puutarhassa Taistelevat metsot