#my koskela brothers love letter

[koskela-knights]

Koskela Tribute

Out there's a land that time don't command Wanna be the first to arrive No time for ponderin' why I'm a-wanderin' Not while we're both still alive

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Photo & Video credit sources:

@amiracleilluminated @zephyrone01 itsapuddle on Twitter Champion of Light on YT Cinematic Gameplay on YT John Wolfe on YT

[koskela-knights]

Happy Early Holidays + Sweater Commercial Screenplay

Happy Early Holidays from the Koskelas

(fic version is already up + og art without text )

Screenplay text without special font or background beneath the cut!

Sweaters for the Holidays

Commercial

Story by

Ilmo Koskela

Screenplay by

Ilmo Koskela

Edited by

Ilmo Koskela & Jaakko Koskela

Approved by

Ilmo Koskela

EXT. SNOWY WOODS – NOON

It’s snowing (foam is used to resemble snow). A cardboard rabbit hops around the screen, looking for shelter and finds it in an off-screen hole. Then JAAKKO (late 40s) appears. He is wearing his typical beanie, jeans and a T-shirt. He is clearly cold and shivers.

JAAKKO

(deadpan)

Brrrr… It is cold and I am freezing.

JAAKKO

(stares into the camera)

I hope I won’t be freezing to death in this cold weather. That would be extra sad because it’s the Holidays.

Jaakko puts a hand to his ear when suddenly he hears jingle bells ring in the nearby distance.

JAAKKO

Oh, what could that be?

ILMO (late 40s, but still looking dashing) crashes into the scene riding a cardboard Yule Goat. He is wearing a red Santa Claus hat and a fake, white beard.

ILMO

(exclaims)

Ho, ho, ho! Is someone in need of some warmth?

JAAKKO

Wow, Santa Claus, is that you? You are rather early. It is not 25th of December yet.

Ilmo dramatically rips off the fake beard and jumps off the Yule Goat.

ILMO

That’s because I’m Joulupukki’s helper. And I see that you are in dire need of some holiday appropriate clothes.

CARD in red text: Ilmo, BEST JOULUPUKKI HELPER IN WATERY

Ilmo snaps his fingers.

CUT TO NEW SCENE

Ilmo and Jaakko now wear different outfits. Ilmo is wearing a blue sweater. The sleeves are color-coded to resemble the Oh Deer Diner thermoses. On the chest is a snowman with antlers made of twigs. Jaakko is wearing a red sweater with a curly font that says: Frappy X-Mas. The upper parts of the sleeves are decorated by green triangles forming Christmas pines. Ilmo has a yellow cup with snowflakes and a curly font that says: Kalevala Nights.

JAAKKO

Wow, thank you Joulupukki’s helper. Now I am warm and Holiday ready.

ILMO

(Looks into camera)

And just Jaakko and I, you too can be warm and cosy during these Holidays!

CUT TO NEW SCENE

There is a Christmas red/green gradient background.

In big, blocky letters the following text appears.

Introducing: Home-knit Holiday Sweaters

Made with love by the Multiple Award Winning Koskela Brothers!

CUT TO NEW SCENE

EXT. KALEVALA KNIGHTS WORKSHOP – NOON

Ilmo and Jaakko now stand in front of a backdrop of the workshop. They are still wearing the Christmas sweaters. Jaakko is carrying a whole pile of sweaters.

ILMO

We have many prints to choose from!

Oh Deer Diner Snowmen, Frappy X-Mas & specialized requests!

JAAKKO

Yup. Let’s listen to one of our employees who knits them with love.

A phone rings while the brothers stay in position.

Finally, MANDY-MAY (early 70s) picks up off-screen.

MANDY-MAY

(through phone)

I just looove knitting sweaters. It calms my nerves and the grandkids love those sweaters.

JAAKKO

Mandy-May, I heard you can knit almost any pattern.

MANDY-MAY

(through phone)

Oh yes, dear. Just stop requesting any [redacted] patterns!

ILMO

(cuts her off in-time and hangs up)

Thank you, Mandy-May.

You heard it here, Home-knit Holiday Sweaters.

Get yours now today at the Kalevala Knights Workshop or grab one at Coffee World!

[koskela-knights]

He Was Loved

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54220651/chapters/137298427

Jaakko Koskela, he was loved by his brother, his kids, the Watery community and even beyond.

7 short drabbles and perspectives by different people on the impact of Jaakko's death

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Short excerpt:

My dear Jaakko,

So much time has passed since that night. But to me, it still feels like it was yesterday.

Shit, I feel most words fail me now. Funny, huh, Ilmo Koskela runs out of words to say or in this case, to write down. But my therapist (yes, I got a therapist. Your kids are good convincers) recommended trying to write you something. To cope, or whatever.

So here I am. Writing a letter to my dead brother. It feels kind of useless, but keeping it in my tumultuous little head isn’t doing much either.

I’m going to try to keep this short, brother.

Don’t want to saddle you up with more blabbering. I think you’ve heard me talk enough while living, so I won’t bother you too much in the afterlife. Or wherever you are now.