Paula Pääkkönen (born 1990) is a glassblower and a glass artist. She works in the famous glass village of Nuutajärvi, Finland. Glass is her main material because it’s such a challenging element – the glassblowing techniques are an endless source of inspiration for her. As an artist, she is currently working with the theme of childhood, memories and imagination. In her work she is chasing the moment, when common things still have a hint of magic and the proportions of the world may vary. 

Pääkkönen did her BA studies in Savonia University of Applies Sciences, in Design Program 2014. She continued her studies concentrating on glass as a material in Tavastia Vocational College in Nuutajärvi graduating as a Glass Artisan 2016. Pääkkönen finalized her studies as a Glass Blower in Nuutajärvi 2017. She is now working as an artist producing her own glass art as well as a glass blower, blowing glass for other designers and artists.

2017 – Further Vocational qualification in glass blowing, Glassblower, Tavastia Vocational College
2016 – Vocational qualification in Crafts and Design, Glass artisan, Tvastia
2014 – Bachelor of Design in Product and Glass design, Savonia UAS, Kuopio Academy of Design
2009 – Matriculation Examination, Kuopio Upper Secondary school of Music and Dance

2022 – Taike, Sholarship for an exhibition
2021 – Glassblowing demonstration, Berengo Studio, Murano
2021 – Glassblowing demonstration, Wave Murano glass studio
2021 – Berengo Studio collection, Assorted flavours – icecream sculpture
2021 – Taike, Scolarship for artistic work
2020 – Taike, Scolarship for artistic work

2022 – Take Away Art Shop, Gallery Duerr, Stockholm
2022 – LOKAL Thaw, Helsinki
2022 – Finlands Institute Gallery, Stockholm, Serving Sculpture exhibition
2021 – Venice Glass Week, Fresh Finland – contemporary art glass, Bel Air Fine Art, Dorsoduro, Venice
2021 – Glasshouse Helsinki, Hand blown glass art, Helsinki
2021 – Gallery Aura, Summer Fair 21, Turku
2021 – LOKAL Spring Salon, Helsinki
2020 – Nouvelle Saison, Institut Finlandaise, Paris/ Online exhibition, France Vocational qualification in Crafts and Design, Glass artisan, Tvastia Vocational
2020 – Juuri, ROOT summer exhibition, Nuutajärvi Glass Village
2020 – LOKAL Gathering, Helsinki 
2020 – Artek x Dialogi, with artist Milla Vaahtera
2019 – CHART fair, Studio section, UUmarket, Copenhagen, Denmark

2020–2021 – Lasikomppania board member
2017 – Personal artistic work and freelance blowing for other artists
2019 – Organizer of Lasiakatemia/Glass Academy, Nuutajärvi cultural foundation
2019 – Glassblower, Saariston Lasifabriikki
2018 – Glassblower, Saariston Lasifabriikki
2017 – Glassblower, Jussis Keramik, Åland
2016 – Assistant to glassblower, Lasiakatemia
2015 – Technical assistant, Corningin glass museum, NY, USA