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STORMSKERRY MAJA / MYRSKYLUODON MAIJA 2024 | dir. Tiina Lymi

Don't be afraid, Maja Of what? Of anything.

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sleepover weekend: what’re some of your favorite books/pieces of media that inspire your own art?

Hello! 💛

Music inspires me a lot! And I don't always mean lyrics but melody as well and the overall feel of a song. I tend to picture "music videos" in my mind when I listen to music and sometimes I get inspired like that. KUUMAA, video game/movie scores and piano instrumentals are usually the ones to inspire me, but also other music. Lots of Finnish music lately 👀

When it comes to books, they usually inspire me through their themes and settings. Sometimes I take inspiration from the actual writing, too. I could mention these books as something that have given me inspiration in one way or other (maybe not in fanfiction at the moment, but my original work earlier):

Pienen hauen pyydystys / Summer Fishing in Lapland by Juhani Karila

Suomea lohikäärmeille by Briitta Hepo-oja

These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patric Ness

Ronja Ryövärintytär / Ronja, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren

I actually would love to draw inspiration from some of them again. I think I once said in an ask that I'd love to write about magical realism/witches (again) and most of these books have something like that going on. Or folklore stuff.

Also, other writers' stories also tend to inspire me. And this is where I have to mention that my ex-partner's stories inspired me a lot in the past. They are an amazing writer, and we used to write a lot together so we inspired each other very much. I guess their stories still have an impact somewhere in me.

Sorry, this got long! But I also love to draw inspiration from games (worth mentioning The Last of Us and Life is Strange series) and movies (I saw Stormskerry Maja earlier this year and I've been wanting to write something relating to that but haven't yet).

Thank you so much for asking!

sleepover weekend

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Any Finnish or Swedish language media you would recommend?

Oh I'm ALWAYS recommending the Moomin books by Tove Jansson! They are lighthearted and funny, but also surprisingly deep and heartwarming and philosophical (especially Moominpappa and the Sea, my beloved). The comics are fine too, but they lack the heart the books have imo. The 1990 animated series is also gold and a staple for any millennial (and i'd wager a lot of gen z and even gen alpha) kids in Finland. The real version is the fennoswedish dub, but it also exists as an english dub (in fact I think more episodes are dubbed to english than were released in swedish [executive decision by the local broadcast company]).

Maria Turtschaninoff has written some ya (-ish? idk how to classify them) fantasy books that I really enjoyed, and at least the Red Abbey Chronicles have been translated to English.

Stormskärs Maja is a book series that got turned into a beloved tv series in the 70's, and in January this year it got adapted into a movie. The titular track from tv series is well-known (you can hear my choir and our friend choir from Trondheim sing it here), and I've yet to watch the movie but I've seen it get good reviews! Afaik it's available internationally - look for Stormskerry Maja.

I'll throw in a Swedish recommendation too: the musical Kristina från Duvemåla by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (yes, the ABBA guys) has so many wonderful songs in it, and it's a shame it hasn't made its way onto bigger stages abroad. The original cast recording is available online afaik. I've sang Du Måste Finnas from this show, the titular Kristina's big number in the second act, several times, and got it recorded during a workshop I was part of last spring, so maybe I'll share it here sometime.

Ask me anything!

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15, 29, 30 🩷🤍

hi nat! thank you 🤍

15. personality description

i'm quite shy but with the right people I will talk non stop. i'm really blunt but not rude. i'm extremely self-conscious and I don't like myself much.

29. favourite films?

I don't think I have a favourite film tbh. there's many I like but none that I would call a favourite. the last film that I really enjoyed was stormskerry maja, I absolutely adored the film.

30. favourite tv shows?

shingeki no kyojin, arcane and b99. again there's so many I absolutely love but few I've gotten really into. b99 is more of a comfort show but I still would classify it as a favourite.

nice asks