Finland
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[edit] Introduction
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[edit] History
Below is a timeline of fandom related events that took place in Finland.
- "The first Finnish science fiction convention was organized by the Students’ Union at Turku University way back in 1969, but fandom as we know it wasn’t born until the Turku Science Fiction Society was founded in the town of Turku in 1976." [1]
[edit] Wikipedia Timeline
- On July 9, 2004, a Finnish language article about Amadeus was created on Wikipedia. [2]
- On August 11, 2005, a Finnish language article about Yes was created on Wikipedia. [3]
- On March 17, 2006, a Finnish language article about 28 Days Later was created on Wikipedia. [4]
- On January 1, 2008, a Finnish language article about Kappa Mikey was created on Wikipedia. [5]
[edit] Canon Release Dates
Below is a partial timeline of canon release dates in Finland.
- On August 26, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in Finland. [6]
- In 1998, the Fantastic Four cartoon premiered in Finland. [7]
- Dark Shadows premiered on television on September 14, 1992 in Finland.[8]
- On November 10, 1997, Adventures of Shirley Holmes premiered on television in Finland. [9]
- On January 15, 2003, Dragon Ball Z premiered on television in Finland. [10]
[edit] Fans
Below is a list of members of fandom from Finland.
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[edit] Fanzines
The first fanzine was born when Turku Science Fiction Society started to publish its ‘zine Spin in 1977. [11]
[edit] Publishing timeline
Below is a partial list of fanzines published in Finland.
[edit] Conventions
- The one thing that sets Finncon apart from foreign cons is that attendance is free. Since Finncon ‘89, one of the main principles of Finncon has been that everyone interested should be able to attend. [12]
- The first convention (that identified itself as such), KingCon (1982), was a Swedish–Finnish cooperation, starting with Swedish fans taking the ferry to Finland and continuing in Helsinki. The second convention was TamCon in 1985 in Tampere. These were traditional, small, meeting-of-fandom conventions, with some programming, movie showings, etc. These were traditional, small, meeting-of-fandom conventions, with some programming, movie showings, etc.
- The Finnish national convention, Finncon, has been in existence since 1986, so it is a relatively new convention. From 1989 on it was held biannually, but recently most years have seen a Finncon. It’s been most often held in Helsinki; four times in Jyväskylä, two times in Turku, and this year for the first time in Tampere. [13]
[edit] Åcon
Åcon was held in Mariehamn. [14]
[edit] ESCON
ESCON was held in Espoo. [15]
[edit] Finncon
The first Finncon was held in 1986. [16]
[edit] Ropecon
"Ropecon is the biggest roleplaying (and cards, miniatures etc.) convention in Finland." [17]
[edit] TamFan
TmFan is a biennial fantasy convention held in Tampere. [18]
[edit] External Links
- Finnish Fandom: Conventions: Jeff Vandermeer
- Fandom Again: BossBattle.net
[edit] See Also
[edit] Sources
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