The body is white porcelain — clean, smooth, the wall weight right for something meant to be used daily. A cobalt blue band circles the shoulder. Below it, blueberry clusters: dark navy berries in loose groups of three and four, scattered dots suggesting more fruit off the branch, and paired green leaves rendered in a flat botanical hand. The rim is scalloped, a soft wave at the lip. The handle is a confident loop. The piece holds about a cup of cream comfortably and sits level without any ceremony.
Arabia Finland's Mustikka — blueberry — was a seasonal decoration featuring blueberries with light green leaves printed on a white background. The Pomona series, designed by Raija Uosikkinen, brought the full vocabulary of Nordic berries and fruits to Arabia's porcelain tableware across several decades of production. The base carries the Arabia crown stamp — the embossed mark used from 1949 onward — along with a red production mark.
Michigan produces more blueberries than nearly any other state in the country. This small Finnish creamer, printed with the same berry that grows in the fields an hour north of where it was found, arrived at a Shelby Township Salvation Army in October 2025 and met a Hunter who understood exactly why it mattered.
Condition: Excellent. No chips, no cracks, no crazing. The decoration is fully intact and vivid. The crown mark and red code are clearly visible on the base. No utensil marks or staining to the interior.
Hunter's Notes
It was just sitting there on the shelf. A Finnish blueberry creamer in Michigan — the state that grows more blueberries than nearly anywhere else in the country. That connection was impossible to ignore. I just had to grab it.
The Archive Record — JLM-250026
| Maker |
Arabia Finland, Helsinki, Finland |
| Established |
1873 |
| Object |
Pomona series Mustikka (blueberry) creamer |
| Material |
White porcelain; cobalt blue underglaze decoration |
| Construction |
Slip-cast; Pomona Mustikka pattern; scalloped rim; loop handle; Arabia crown stamp |
| Era |
Circa 1960s–1980s | confidence: attributed (crown mark post-1949; red production code) |
| Country of Origin |
Finland — confirmed |
| Condition Tier |
Excellent |
| Condition |
No chips, cracks, or crazing. Decoration fully intact and vivid. Crown mark and red production code clearly legible on base. Interior clean, no utensil marks or staining. |
| Hunt Provenance |
Salvation Army, Shelby Township, Michigan — October 2025 |
| Authentication |
Embossed crown mark — Arabia Finland; red production code on base; Pomona series Mustikka pattern by designer Raija Uosikkinen; crown mark in use from 1949 |
| Comparable Sold |
$22–$48 (eBay / Etsy — May 2026) |
| JLM Price |
$38 |
| Food Safe |
yes — food-safe porcelain; recommend standard vintage caution |
| Lead Risk |
unknown — age-appropriate caution |
| Child Safe |
unknown |
| Gift Idea |
Scandinavian Collector, Michigan Gift, Tea or Coffee Service |
Product Specs
| Dimensions |
4.5″ L × 3″ W × 4.5″ H |
| Weight |
0.75 lb |
