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The Oulu Comics Festival presents the annual Comic Strip World Championships! In this competition the contestants will have few days to create a comic strip with a given theme. This year, the competition returns for its sixth time. Mark your calendars for the Comic Strip World Championships 2025! On September 12th, 2025, the pencils will dance again.

At the heart of the Comic Strip World Championships lies the belief that the pen is mightier than the sword. And that comic art is a powerful vessel for sharing thoughts. Through this competition, we aim to inspire everyone to pick up a pen, to draw, and to tell their stories.

The competition is organized by the Oulu Comics Festival – the northernmost annual comics art event in the world and the Oulu Comics Center, which promotes comics awareness especially in the farthest northern corners of the globe, across the Euro-Arctic regions. The values of the Oulu Comics Center are rooted in northerness, visual storytelling, and the power of narrative.

Treasures from Past Years – The Winning Strips

The Comic Strip World Championships were first launched under the pandemic in the year of 2020. The idea was born at a time when societies and borders were closed. We wanted to bring people together through comics – to share stories, connect beyond walls, and getting something inspiring for everyday life.

Hall of Fame

2024
Comic Strip World Champion: Pyromon & Threat Kreator (Finland), 57 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAQNY0NC9JY/
Runner-up: Einar Másson (Iceland), 54 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAP1fy9Iem7/

2023
Comic Strip World Champion: Einar Másson (Iceland), 52 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxl6Ii8oD46/
Runner-up: Tea Tauriainen (Finland), 47 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxmrBHzNvKt/

2022
Comic Strip World Champion: Nina Mutik (Finland), 53 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7RX94NSIb/
Runner-up: Mikko Kanninen (Finland), 52 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7Ku96Ku9j/

2021
Comic Strip World Champion: Don Arvidsson (Sweden), 60 pts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVr-oR-oY5o/
Runner-up: Salar Eshratkhah (Iran), 58 pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWgSLGTjTAB/

2020
Comic Strip World Champion: Jenny Henningsson (Sweden), 60pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHBGXKSJ3qU/
Runner-up: Reetta Laitinen (Finland), 53pts.: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5J-o-hUeV/

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