Finndom

Finndom is an affectionate name often used of the Finnish (science fiction) fandom. Traditionally Finndom has had a strong focus on scifi literature, but in recent years anime fans and media fans have also carved their own niche in the fandom scene. Because there has always also been a strong focus on (original) fiction writing, the older fans tend to look down on fanfiction, though this too has started to change with the new generation of fans.
== Cons and other fannish Events ==
For a small country, Finland has a surprising large number of cons and other fannish events. Commercial/industry cons as such do not really exist in Finland, and even the largest events are generally fan-run and organised by volunteers.
* Finncon - Largest SF/F lit con in Northern Europe.
* Åcon - Small relaxacon held in Mariehamn.
* Animecon - Largest anime/manga con in Finland. 
* Huviretki tienpientareelle - Annual picnic on an island in Tampere, called 'roadside picnic' after the Finnish name of the novel Stalker by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky.
* Yhteistyökokous - Annual 'co-operation meeting' at Tampere where representatives from the various clubs and societies present their activities for the past and coming year.
* Tracon - Anime and roleplaying con.
* Ropecon - Largest fan-run/non-commercial roleplaying con in Europe.
* Turconen - Scifi minicon held in Turku.
* TamFan - Small fantasy literature con, organised every other year in Tampere.
* Tampere Kuplii - Comics festival/con organised every April in Tampere.
* Tähtivaeltajapäivät - 'Star Rover Day', one-day scifi lit con arranged irregularly in Helsinki.
* Finfar - Annual seminar for science fiction and fantasy scholars.
* Fanfest - Con focusing on Western pop-culture and fandom.
== Fannish societies and clubs ==
Most university cities have their own local scifi clubs, which organise regular meetings ('mafias'). There are also many single-fandom clubs and societies.
* Spektre - Scifi club located in Tampere.
* Turku Science Fiction Society
* Helsinki Science Fiction Society 
* Helsinki University Science Fiction Club
* 42 - Scifi club located in Jyväskylä
* Suomen H.P. Lovecraft historiallinen seura - Fans of H.P. Lovecraft
* Esc - Scifi club located in Espoo
* Suomen Tolkien-seura - Finnish Tolkien Society
* URS (Uusrahvaanomainen spekulatiivinen fiktio) - Fans of old-fashioned scifi/fantasy
* Joensuu Science Fiction Society
* Spock's HUT - Star Trek fanclub located in Helsinki
* Oulu University Science Fiction and Fantasy Club
* Suomen science fiction- ja fantasiatutkimuksen seura - Society for scifi and fantasy scholars
== Online communities==
* Babek Nabel - Scifi-focused discussion forum
* Rising Shadow - Discussion forum focusing on SF/F literature and writing
* Aniki - Anime/manga forum
* Kontu - Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien
* FinFanFun - Finnish fanfiction writers' forum
* Vuotava noidankattila - Harry Potter forum
* Suomalainen fandom - Facebook group for Finnish SF/F fandom
== Resources ==
* Partial Recall - News about Finndom and Finnish SF/F in ENglish
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