Niklas Ekholm
Niklas Ekholm is credited on four families in the library. The first was added in 2022 and the latest in 2026. Every one is filed as sans serif. Four are variable fonts. The most frequent co-credit is Helsinki Type Studio, on 3 families.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
FinlandicaSans serif · 2022 · weights 400–700
Finlandica TextSans serif · 2026 · weights 100–900
Finlandica HeadlineSans serif · 2026 · weights 100–900
Valley SansSans serif · 2026 · weights 100–900
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from Finlandica Headline, the shortest at 499 units per 1,000 em, to Finlandica Text at 532. In width, Finlandica Headline is the narrowest (459) and Valley Sans the widest (549). Beyond Latin, the families cover three subsets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, two of the four families with ascenders have a taller x-height, two of all four set a wider lowercase and two a darker one.
Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points
| Family | Class | x-height | Width | Ink | Weights | Subsets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finlandica Text | Sans serif | +14 | +17 | −2 pts | 100–900 + italic | 5 |
| Valley Sans | Sans serif | +1 | +27 | +1 pts | 100–900 + italic | 2 |
| Finlandica | Sans serif | −19 | −50 | ±0 pts | 400–700 + italic | 4 |
| Finlandica Headline | Sans serif | −20 | −63 | −2 pts | 100–900 + italic | 5 |