Munken Agenda 2026 is more than just a calendar. It’s an object that combines planning with creativity – its double-sided format lets you choose between a classic weekly planner (“Calendar Side”) and a colourful space filled with games, prompts and blank pages (“Creativity Side”).
Polo & Astro – your companions for the year
This year’s edition comes to life through two stars who guide the user throughout the year: Polo – the reliable companion of the “Calendar Side,” focused on clarity, structure and organization. Astro – the vibrant spirit of the “Creativity Side,” encouraging play, experimentation and self-expression. Together they make Munken Agenda 2026 not just a tool, but an inspiring experience.
The visual identity of the project is inspired by the Aurora Borealis, a tribute to Arctic Paper’s Nordic heritage.
“Working with students from across Europe gives us the opportunity to see paper through the eyes of a new generation of designers. They bring fresh energy and ideas, while we share knowledge and help them create a real product that reaches graphic designers and publishers all over Europe,”
says Erik Bakkelund from Arctic Paper.
Arctic Paper and young creatives – a 20-year collaboration
For more than 20 years, Arctic Paper has been collaborating with creative schools and institutions across Europe. The aim is to support young designers and art directors while showing the potential of paper as a medium for communication, design and innovation.
This collaboration is a true exchange: students contribute fresh perspectives and bold ideas, while Arctic Paper shares its deep knowledge of paper – its properties, advantages and applications. The result is a real, printed object – the Munken Agenda – that every year inspires and reaches professionals in the creative industries throughout Europe.
STAR(t): a project by IED students
The concept STAR(t) was developed by Elienai Barboza, Emma Mapelli, Blu Rigassi and Nour Tabka – students of IED Milan. They are responsible for the entire creative direction of the agenda: from readability and structure to the graphic language, colour palette and the storytelling brought to life by Polo and Astro.
About IED Milan
IED – Istituto Europeo di Design is one of Europe’s most renowned design schools, founded in Milan in 1966. Today it is an international network with 11 campuses across Italy, Spain and Brazil, offering programs in design, fashion, visual arts, film, communication and restoration of art. The school is known for blending theory with practice and for engaging industry professionals to bring real-world expertise into the classroom.
Munken Agenda 2026 is available in a limited edition, and even its packaging has a
second life – it can be transformed into a practical phone stand.
Description:
Format: A5 (192 pages)
Cover: Munken Kristall 400 g/m²
Content: Munken Pure Rough, Munken Lynx, Munken Polar, Munken Kristall Rough – all in 120 g/m²
Envelope: Munken Polar 600 g/m²
Printer: Åtta45, GBGT Box, Sweden
Limited edition – make sure you have your own copy.
Order it at shop.arcticpaper.com
Download Press Kit
AP_Munken Agenda 2026 press release_ENG.docx
Erik Bakkelund
Group Marketing Communication Manager
Mobile +47 930 46 930 | erik.bakkelund@arcticpaper.com
The Munken Design Range
The Munken Design range of eight premium, uncoated papers enables 100% design on 100% natural papers, with a unique tactile and authentic appeal that makes them a perfect choice for all sorts of design projects and corporate identity applications. The range consists of four different shades, from cream to high white, each in two different surface structures.
Arctic Paper Group is a European company and a leading producer of high-quality graphical fine paper, bio-based packaging solutions, high-quality wood pulp, and energy, increasingly of non-fossil origin. The company is present with its own sales offices in Europe. Arctic Paper S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and NASDAQ in Stockholm. The Group is the main owner of the listed Swedish pulp producer Rottneros AB.