This year’s Finncon is taking place in Tampere Talo, which is apparently the largest convention center in the Nordic countries. There will be photos. It is very nice. It is costing the con €40,000 to rent for the weekend. Membership is still free. The money came half in government grants – no individual grant more than €5,000 – and half in advertising sales. Marianna, the con chair, tells me that they had two students of business administration doing fund raising for them as part of a final year project.