Sebastian Dahlström
– journalist and illustrator
I work in two fields: journalism and illustration. Features, interviews and news writing in Swedish and English – and editorial illustration, caricature and infographics for press, publishers and organisations.
My background is more than 15 years as a news journalist, news editor and producer at Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Since 2020 I have worked full time as a freelancer, with clients in Finland, Sweden and across the Nordic region. I am used to getting to grips with difficult subjects quickly and making them understandable.
Journalism in English
Features, interviews, news writing and conference reports. My clients include the Nordic Welfare Centre, the Nordic Council of Ministers, Integration Norden and the Swedish journal Alkohol & Narkotika.
- Sarifa Moola-Nernæs calls for belonging and a more humane society
- Hygge and beer: Danish alcohol culture puts responsibility on the individual
- Nordic Welfare Forum 2025: Nordic trust in a changing world
- Preventing dementia in the Nordics
- Nordic integration policy shifts towards restriction and selectivity
- The Nordic welfare model: Strong public foundations for a productive private sector
See the full list of published work →
Illustration
Editorial illustrations, caricatures, realistic portraits and infographics. Everything is made by hand from scratch – no AI, no photo manipulation. I work digitally and deliver in the size and file format you prefer; the work goes through a sketch for your approval.
“Working with Sebastian is fun, easy and inspiring. As an illustrator he masters several different techniques and is eager to meet the thoughts, requests and requirements of those he is working with. Agenda has had the pleasure of co-operating with Sebastian for many years.”
“As a Visual Producer at Yle for the presidential election 2018, I asked Sebastian Dahlström to draw caricatures of each candidate (8 altogether) for our web site. His caricatures were brilliant. Funny but in a decent way, just as we wanted them, and Sebastian’s drawing technique is mind blowing. A strong recommendation!”
“Sebastian is an amazing illustrator and an overall great guy to work with. He has a broad field of knowledge and is a fast learner. He’s helped us out at Lindebarn for a long while, handling very different kinds of graphic design and even animation tasks, in a flexible and diverse manner, always with a positive and helpful attitude. I strongly recommend him.”
About
I hold a master’s degree in communication from the University of Helsinki; my thesis examined visual journalism in political elections. I was awarded Svenska Yle’s language prize in 2012–2013, and from autumn 2026 I am editor-in-chief of Fanbäraren, the magazine of the Nyland Brigade.
My mother tongue is Swedish. I am a member of the Finnish Illustration Association and the Union of Journalists in Finland.
Clients include Yle, the Nordic Welfare Centre, the think tanks Agenda and Magma, Svenska folkskolans vänner, the Åbo Akademi University Foundation, the City of Espoo, HELCOM, Genesta Properties, Lindebarn and Otava.