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    Tero Ykspetäjä

    Finnish sf fan and conrunner.

    ‘Extraction 2’ Has Wrapped Filming After 5 Months of Snowy Sets

    Actor and comedian Jim Carrey says that the fastest he ever said yes to a role was 1998’s The Truman Show, in which he played mild-mannered insurance salesman Truman Burbank. The dramatic comedy tells the story of a man whose day-to-day life is secretly fabricated for a TV audience. Everything from Truman’s wife to his friends to the neighborhood he lives in is part...
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    Archipelacon – The Nordic Convention in 2015

    Archipelacon is a new Nordic convention that will be held in Mariehamn, in the Åland islands, Finland June 25–28, 2015.The convention will have a...

    Finnish Weird – Free Fanzine

    Finnish Weird is a free magazine published by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society. It introduces the concept of “Finnish Weird”, showcases a few writers and...

    New ESFS Website

    The European Science Fiction Society website has been renewed, both in content and in appearance. The goal is to communicate better to members in...

    Iron Sky Crowdfunding Successful

    Iron Sky The Coming Race is the sequel to the Finnish sf film Iron Sky, about Moon Nazis who return to Earth in 2018...

    Sf Awards at Finncon

    At Finncon last weekend, several awards were presented:The Tähtifantasia Award, a juried award for best translated fantasy book published in Finnish in 2012 went...

    Åcon 6, the SF Convention from Mariehamn, Åland (Ahvenanma), Finland – Tero Ykspetäjä (Finland)

     Day 1First day of Åcon went pretty much as expected (that is, it was great as usual). Morning started at too early o’clock at...

    Finnish Tähtivaeltaja (Stellar Wanderer) Award 2013 – Tero Ykspetäjä (Finland)

    The Tähtivaeltaja Award, given by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction book published in Finnish in 2012, was announced yesterday....

    Johanna Sinisalo Visits Minnesota (U.S.A)

    Finnish SF&F Author Johanna Sinisalo is currently visiting the Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota (St. Peter, Minnesota, U.S.A.) as this year’s Out of Scandinavia...

    New Management at ESFS

    The European Science Fiction Society has gone through a generational shift at the Kiev Eurocon last weekend. It’s not always easy to find people...