Inked Mag
May 3rd, 2019
25 Reasons To Go To Sweden For Your Next Tattoo Appointment
With these incredible Swedish-based tattoo artists, you'll want to book your flight ASAP
While we would love to put Swedish-born Miryam Lumpini on the list, she is based in LA, so we can’t put her on this list. However, there are plenty of incredible artists who have stayed – and moved to – “The Elongated Country.” Or, as the Swedes call it, “Det avlånga landet.”
Check out these 25 insanely talented tattooists, who each as their own reason to book your trip to Sweden for your next tattoo session. In no particular order….
1. Pulled Poltergeist
See more of this portfolio on Instagram: @pulledpoltergeist
2. Oscar Akermo
See more of Oscar’s portfolio on Instagram: @oscarakermo
3. Jacob Wiman
See more of Jacob’s portfolio on Instagram: @blackmagicjake
4. Jose Batar
See more of Jose’s portfolio on Instagram: @Josefbatar
5. Peter Lagergren
See more of Peter’s portfolio on Instagram: @peterlagergren
6. Jack Ankerson
See more of Jack’s portfolio on Instagram: @jack_ankerson
7. Kari Gratieri
See more of Kari’s portfolio on Instagram: @karibloomtattoo
8. Ellen Westholm
See more of Ellen’s portfolio on Instagram: @ellenwestholmtattoo
9. Michael Stade
See more of Michael’s portfolio on Instagram: @mikestatuering
10. Daria Shishkina
See more of Daria’s portfolio on Instagram: @shishkina_art
11. Jimmy Johnsson
See more of Jimmy’s portfolio on Instagram: @bigtime_jimmy
12. Cidemon
See more of this portfolio on Instagram: @cidemon
13. Peppe
See more of this portfolio on Instagram: @lefthandtattoo
14. Touka Voodoo
See more of Touka’s portfolio on Instagram: @stockholmalternative
15. Aron
See more of this portfolio on Instagram: @rottenmind13
16. Electric Martina
See more of Martina’s portfolio on Instagram: @ElectricMartina
17. Jacob Pedersen
See more of this portfolio on Instagram: @jacobpedersentattoo
18. Iain Mullen
See more of Iain’s portfolio on Instagram: @iainmullen
19. Joel Soos
See more of the Beard Weave’s portfolio on Instagram: @joel_soos
20. Destroyer Mahashakti
See more of this portfolio on Instagram: @De.stroy.er
21. Ville Prinsen
See more of Ville’s portfolio on Instagram: @villeprinsen
22. Kir
See more from Kir on Instagram: @kir_tattoo
23. Anastasia Vilks
See more of Anastasia’s portfolio on Instagram: @anastasia_vilks
24. Marianne
See more of Marianne’s portfolio: @dye_em_black
25. Jens Bergström
See more of Jens’ portfolio: @jensatheavenlyink
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