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Tackle social exclusion by buying art

One in five children lives in relative poverty. Teens feel this at first hand, yet their voices are often unheard. We want to change that together. That is why we asked three young artists from Finland to paint hope with a giant crane into a paintbrush to tackle social exclusion among teenagers. The Zero Exclusion project draws attention to a big issue, by giving little voices a big canvas to express how they feel.

All proceeds from the sold paintings will be donated to the Finnish NGO Hope and their work against social exclusion of kids.

A skyhigh art project for social inclusion

At Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki, after only one hour of practice at the controls of a 380-tonne Mantsinen 300, three young artists were invited to paint pictures of “hope” and “optimism” onto 5 meter x 2 meter artistic grade and canvases.

Zero Exclusion has been put together by two long-time business partners: Neste and Mantsinen. While the canvases were recycled, Mantsinen 300 was also filled with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. Teknos also developed a coating based on Neste MY Renewable Isoalkane for the project and some of the paintings were painted with that, for the first time in the world.

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Buy a painting – help the cause

The collection consists of 42 paintings. They were created in two stages. The first one was at the harbour using Mantsinen 300 as the brush.

The second stage was done at the Albright-Knox, Buffalo, one of the leading modern art museums. At this stage the harbor-scale canvases were cut in smaller individual works and then finalised using various methods. Albright-Knox provided artistic coaching for the teens throughout the process.

The artworks are on display at Bio Rex, Helsinki, between 4–22 December 2019. All the proceeds from the paintings will go for the NGO Hope and their work against social exclusion of children. See the paintings below – buy art for good.


Get to know our artists:
Kip Pääkkönen
Kukka-Maaria Juvonen
Miia Kuittinen

Art gallery

Each painting of the Zero Exclusion project is for sale. All the proceeds will go for the NGO Hope, and their fight against social exclusion of children. By purchasing a unique piece of art, you support this important cause.

So far, we have raised:

€55,000

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Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

1. Hope for the different

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
72 x 92 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

2. Hope for future

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
50 x 70 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

3. Hope for dreams

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

4. Hope for art

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
72 x 50 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

5. Hope for equality

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
72 x 50 cm

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

6. Hope for people

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 92 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

7. Hope for kids

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
110 x 110 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

8. Hope for the sick

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
92 x 70 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

9. Hope for our planet

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
71 x 90 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

10. Hope for life

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
110 x 71 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

11. Hope for friends

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
92 x 71 cm
SOLD

Kukka-Maaria Juvonen

12. Hope for the environment

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
90 x 80 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

13. You are not alone

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
110 x 150 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

14. Good conquers evil

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
110 x 110 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

15. Roses

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 110 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

16. You decide I support

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
110 x 70 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

17. Out of the dark into the light

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 61 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

18. Giving back

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
50 x 72 cm

Miia Kuittinen

19. Don't look back

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
55 x 65 cm

Miia Kuittinen

20. A mixture of past and present

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 41 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

21. Rise

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 54 cm
SOLD

Miia Kuittinen

22. Hope for kids

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
52 x 70 cm

Miia Kuittinen

23. Straight line

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
50 x 72 cm

Miia Kuittinen

24. Phoenix

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
46 x 70 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

25. Untitled 1

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
65 x 110 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

26. Untitled 2

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
46 x 70 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

27. Untitled 3

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

28. Untitled 4

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

29. Untitled 5

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 35 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

30. Untitled 6

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 70 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

31. Untitled 7

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

32. Untitled 8

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
50 x 70 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

33. Untitled 9

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

34. Untitled 10

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm
SOLD

Kip Pääkkönen

35. Untitled 11

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

36. Untitled 12

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
50 x 70 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

37. Untitled 13

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

38. Untitled 14

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
50 x 70 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

39. Untitled 15

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm

Kip Pääkkönen

40. Untitled 16

2019
Acrylic on canvas with Mantsinen 300
70 x 50 cm

Healthier Planet 1

41. Healthier Planet 1

2019
Neste MY Renewable Isoalkane™ based coating by Teknos on recycled canvas, painted with Mantsinen 300
65 x 80 cm
SOLD

Healthier Planet 2

42. Healthier Planet 2

2019
Neste MY Renewable Isoalkane™ based coating by Teknos on recycled canvas, painted with Mantsinen 300
55 x 65 cm
SOLD


Buy a painting

Each painting of the Zero Exclusion project is for sale. All the proceeds will go for the NGO Hope, and their fight against social exclusion of children and youth. You can make an offer for the painting using the form below. Minimum price for a painting is 1000 euros. You will get all the information about the payment and shipment via email.



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Join the #zeroexclusion movement

No teen should feel excluded from their own life. In Zero Exclusion we want to raise the voice of kids at the risk of social exclusion. The project helps teens help other teens – a rare opportunity in charitable work. But we realize this challenge needs everyone onboard.

We invite you to make a pledge for #zeroexclusion. It could be a monetary donation, giving a hand in social exclusion programmes, or just spreading the word of the project. Act now, spread hope.

We have embarked on a journey towards a carbon neutral future. However, it takes more than one to reach zero. Together with our partners, Neste will explore new ideas and steer the world towards a better future.