As you know, this year's Finncon is taking place in St. Petersburg, a small Baltic city annexed by the Finns during the Russo-Finnish War of 1939-40. Due to the proximity to the Russian border, we are expecting several thousand Russian SF fans to attend. Today, however, we are in Helsinki where we will be attending a press conference for the Finnish media, following which we, and a large contingent of Finnish fans, will be traveling on to the convention by luxury train.
Dispatches From FinnCon #1
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Meanwhile, in Finland...
Turning to one of my other corporate hats, this year's Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards were announced earlier today at Finncon in…
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Photos from Finland
Ellen Datlow has published a whole lot of FinnCon photos, including a bunch of the anime costumes and the convention guests, including Cheryl.
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Dispatches From FinnCon #8
This would appear to be the final report from Finland. Wish I could have gone myself. It's not like I was doing much this past weekend. Monday was…
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