▁Finn ish ▁street ▁artist ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁Hels ink i . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁transl ating ▁the ▁visual ▁language ▁cultiv ated ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁into ▁illustr ations , ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings . ▁His ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁several ▁locations ▁around ▁Finland , ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁P ori ▁Art ▁Museum ▁together ▁with ▁such ▁intern ation ally ▁ren owned ▁street ▁artists ▁as ▁Bl u ▁and ▁Inv ader . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁Maj a ' s ▁interest ▁towards ▁drawing ▁was ▁triggered ▁by ▁his ▁b ab ys itter ' s ▁boy friend , ▁a ▁gra ff iti ▁artist . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed , ▁Maj a ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁master ▁urban ▁can v ases , ▁developing ▁a ▁good ▁sense ▁of ▁space ▁which ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁illustr ations ▁and ▁draw ings . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Hels ink i ▁had ▁a ▁zero ▁toler ance ▁policy ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁street ▁art , ▁enfor ced ▁with ▁private ▁security ▁contract ors . ▁In ▁this ▁atmosphere ▁many ▁artists , ▁including ▁Maj a , ▁needed ▁to ▁develop ▁both ▁ste alth ▁and ▁methods ▁to ▁create ▁pieces ▁quickly ▁- ▁stick ers , ▁st enc ils ▁and ▁paste - ups . ▁ ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁batt ling ▁with ▁the ▁authorities , ▁Maj a ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁Hels ink i ▁to ▁study ▁graph ic ▁design ▁at ▁a ▁folk ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁An jal ank os ki , ▁ending ▁up ▁teaching ▁it ▁for ▁another ▁year ▁at