In 1909, Gallen-Kallela moved to Nairobi in British East Africa (present-day Kenya) with his family but he returned to Finland after a couple of years, because he realized Finland was his main inspiration.
In 1909, Gallen-Kallela moved to Nairobi in Kenya with his family, and there he painted over 150 expressionist oil-paintings and bought many east African artefacts. But he returned to Finland after a couple of years, because he realized Finland was his main inspiration.