Finnish Science Fiction Resources Page
A Few Words in English
..for you furriners about the contents of these
Finnish science fiction pages. Most of the stuff in
these pages is written in Finnish, which may cause some trouble for non-Finnish
speakers.
But for starters, take a look at Ben Roimola's article
A Short Look at
Finnish Fandom, which gives a good overall view on sf-culture in Finland.
SF-Societies' Pages
Many Finnish towns have their own sf-societies:
Helsinki,
Jyväskylä,
Kuopio,
Tampere and
Turku.
Universities of
Helsinki
and
Turku
have also sf-clubs.
Finnish Science
Fiction Writers
have their own www-page, as well as
Finnish Tolkien Society,
Tähtiallianssi (Star Wars fans).
From those pages you'll find basic information, like contact addresses, times
and places of meetings and other activities, and info about fanzines.
SF-Fanzines
There are no professional sf-magazines in Finland, but the biggest fanzines
Portti,
Tähtivaeltaja and
Spin
are of professional quality, publishing both original Finnish and translated
stories, articles, comics and so on.
Aikakone
magazine is nowadays published only in www.
SF-FAQ
From the Finnish SF-FAQ you'll find
sf-societies' and fanzines' postal-, email- and www-addresses, phone numbers,
meeting times and places, and other info. Forthcoming sf-happenings in Finland
are also listed there. If you are looking for Finnish sf-fandom addresses or
contacts, this is the place to look at first!
SF-Bibliogaphy and lists
The bibliography is a quite comprehensive listing of science fiction, fantasy
and horror literature published in Finland.
Bibliography:
A-D,
E-H,
I-L,
M-P,
Q-T,
U-Ö
There are separate lists for Finnish short stories published in
collections and anthologies
and in
sf-fanzines. Also listed are translated short
stories published in
collections and anthologies
and in
sf-fanzines.
Finncon
Planning a trip to Finland next summer? In that case, check
Finncon
pages. It will be held in Jyväskylä, 14. - 15.7.2007 and it's free.
There he go makin' those ungrammatipickle outcries
an' incries.. Who but a iggerant uncouth type boor
could unnerstand such slovenlike English?
(Walt Kelly: Pogo)
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