Mika Mäkiranta
Mika Mäkiranta is a 54-year-old self-taught visual artist from Tampere. In addition to creating images, he writes poetry, prose, and lyrics. “The need to create is coded into my DNA. In that sense, I am lucky. The world is a fascinating place. I always find myself facing the new, like a monkey with a wrench,” […]
Milla Heart
Milla Heart is a Helsinki-based songwriter who makes dreamypop-music in Finnish. Milla’s music is about hope, joy and love. Milla wants her music to have a positive impact and to make people see themselves as perfect with all their flaws. Milla Heart has been performing her own music since 2019 at various events around Finland. […]
Jussi P Niinku Pekka & Vähäsähkö
The duo of Jussi P Niinku Pekka & Vähäsähkö perform experimental brainfolk in Finnish. Jussi P has been making brainfolk since 2017 and before that other kinds of music since 2006. Jussi P Niinku Pekka released his second album “Lellikkikantarellit” in the spring 2025. Vähäsähkö AKA Harri Vähänissi makes noise, ambient, sounds and rhythms with […]
RÄKÄlicious
RÄKÄlicious is a performative pop-punk duo consisting of video artist Sandra Marins and sound artist Mai Pesonen. The essence of RÄKÄlicious is a DIY approach and a slightly skewed approach to queer experience. RÄKÄlicious’ performances create a raucous and feminist space in which the audience is invited to participate as themselves. The concepts in the […]
Vapaa Sana
Vapaa Sana (real name Sanna Ruokonen) is a spoken word artist based in Kerava. As a child, Vapaa Sana fell severely ill and became disabled, which made producing speech difficult. For this reason, spoken word art has been a particularly important form of expression for her. Ruokonen has been a trailblazer with her performances at […]