Julius Kuusisaari
Julius “Julle” Kuusisaari is a 48-year writer who has been writing since childhood. He is also recovering from 33 years of substance abuse that nearly killed him. During these years he drifted away from the world of literature but now that he is sober he has discovered the pleasures of expressing himself through writing again. […]
Jukka Nevalainen
Jukka Nevalainen is a docent of astronomy who works in the University of Helsinki. During the day, that is. At night he shuttles between the worlds of science and art like a psychic and brings cosmic messages from beyond space and science. He performs the messages in the form of stage poetry and music. At […]
Jim Dahl
Jim Dahl, also known as Ollipekka Laakso, is a writer from Helsinki who has released tens of texts in different publications in Finland and abroad. At the festival Dahl will perform takes from his fictional autobiography called Huominen oli eilen (Tomorrow was yesterday). Huominen oli eilen is a fragmented book about writing that utilizes metafiction. […]
Jaana Miettinen
Jaana Miettinen is a visual artist who works in Studio Viis -collective in Lahti. Miettinen works with painting, sculpture and animation. To the festival she brings a Poke House -sculpture that is a three-stories high dollhouse-like piece. Pikachu, who lives in the Poke House, will also come to life in the form of an animation. […]
Grandefinale
Grandefinale is a Finnish pop-rock group spiced up with electronic sounds and influences from many genres. The unique sound of the group is born from utilizing vocoders and drum machines in addition to traditional band instruments. The story of Grandefinale started on a holiday trip in the mountains of Norway in the year 2019. The […]
Felix ja Kuuhullun kuolema
Felix Lybeck has released two albums under the name Kuuhullu. He is now ready to set the artist alias Kuuhullu into its final rest and continue in new directions. Before that there needs to be one last release with the project Felix ja Kuuhullun kuolema (Felix and the Death of Kuuhullu). The approach has changed […]
Elina Hiekkavirta
Elina Hiekkavirta is a textile artisan and a visual artist who has worked in the Lyhty Ry´s art and textile workshop Luovilla from the year 2019. She focuses in portrait drawing and painting and also doing rya tapestry and felting in her work. At the festival Hiekkavirta presents a series of portaits that she has […]
Eeva Lusenius
Eeva Lusenius is a singer and a songwriter whose songs deal with everyday phenomena with a big heart and bubbly humor. The texts of the songs describe the life of a visually impaired person with great insightfulness. The texts are filled to the brim with things that evoke good vibes and pleasant sounds like nuggets […]
Christelle Mas
Christelle Mas a visual artist who was born in France but who lives and works in Oulu, Finland. She has graduated from the University of Sorbonne, Paris. Mas works with multiple mediums by combining photography with drawings and installations. To the festival Mas brings a collection of sculpture-like photocollages called Living Codes. For Living Codes […]
Anne Kalliola
Anne Kalliola is a photographer, videographer and graphic designer, who has explored Karelian identity before in her project Katoamispiste, which deals with transgenerational memory. At the festival we will see Kalliola’s new film series, Karjalaine iäni (The Karelian voice), that explores what it is like to be a young Karelian person in Finland today. The […]