Finland – Stalker Magazine

Buhurt knight Joona Hämäläinen: “You have to be a little bit loony”

2020-09-142020-09-14 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions armor, armour, Buhurt, Buhurt Sport, combat sport, Finland, Häme Medieval Festival, Hämeen keskiaikafestivaali, Historical Medieval Battles, HMB, IMCF, International Medieval Combat Federation, Interview, interviews, keskiaikafestivaali, knight, Lifestyle, MCSF, medieval armour, medieval combat sport, medieval weapons, Mittelalter, Mittelalter Waffen, Muurinmurtaja, Ritterduelle, special, sword, sword and shield, sword fight, swords, Tampere, Turniere, weapons

Whilst visiting the medieval festival in Hämeenlinna in Finland (full report here), I discovered a new and magnificent sport of

CD Reviews

Black Sun – Silent Enemy

2020-09-112020-09-11 Klaudia Weber Black Sun, CD, CD Besprechung, CD Kritik, CD Review, CD Rezension, concept album, Ecuador, Finland, Finnish guest musicians, Finnish Metal, Finnish musicians, Heavy Metal, metal, Power Metal, Review, Silent Enemy, South American band, South American Metal, Symphonic Metal

Label: Rockshots Records release: 4. September 2020 The Metal trio Black Sun is quite known in their home country

Festivals / Events Live Travel & Lifestyle

Häme Medieval Festival: A feast for a timeless romantic

2020-09-082020-09-08 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions battle riding, battles, Buhurt, duels, festival, festival report, festival review, Festivalbericht, Festivalreview, fights, Finland, fire performance, fire show, Häme castle park, Häme Medieval Festival, Hämeen keskiaikafestivaali, Hämeenlinna, horse performance, horse show, keskiaikafestivaali, knights, live, Open Air Festival, open air performance, Review, Rohan Stables, summer festival, Taikatuli, tournament, Vikings

14-16 August 2020, Hämeenlinna, Finland Coming from Germany and having experienced themed high-end events at renowned Gothic castles throughout Europe,

Galleries

Häme Medieval Festival

2020-09-082020-09-08 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions battle riding, battles, Buhurt, festival, Finland, fire performance, fire show, Gallery, Häme castle park, Häme Medieval Festival, Hämeen keskiaikafestivaali, Hämeenlinna, horse performance, horse show, keskiaikafestivaali, knights, live, live photography, live photos, Open Air Festival, open air performance, photo gallery, photos, Rohan Stables, summer festival, Taikatuli, Vikings

14-16 August 2020, Hämeenlinna, Finland REPORT HERE and below the interactive gallery with a selection of photos – or click

Festivals / Events Live

Dark River Festival 2020: Sun, party and käsidesi

2020-08-222020-08-22 Klaudia Weber Asim Searah, Blind Channel, Bloodred Hourglass, Bryn Jones, Dark River Festival 2020, Dawn Of Solace, Diablo, Domination Black, Fear Of Domination, Festivalbericht, Festivalreport, Festivalreview, Finland, Finnish Metal, Finnish Metalbands, Heavy Metal, Insomnium, Kaikkonen & Liekkala, Kaunis Kuolematon, Kotka, Laajakoski Biathlon Stadion, live, Metal festival, Metal Open Air, Metalbands, Oceanhoarse, Open Air Festival, Sommerfestival, Turmion Kätilöt, Vanhala & Aalto, Wheel, Wolfheart

14.-15.8.2020, Laajakoski biathlon stadion, Kotka, Finland PHOTO GALLERY HERE This year the smaller festivals in Finland gather many more people

Galleries

Dark River Festival 2020

2020-08-212020-08-22 Klaudia Weber Asim Searah, Blind Channel, Bloodred Hourglass, Bryn Jones, concert photography, concert photos, Dark River Festival 2020, Dawn Of Solace, Diablo, Domination Black, Fear Of Domination, festival, festival photography, festival photos, Festivalfotos, Finland, Finnish Metal, Finnish Metalbands, Fotogalerie, Gallery, Heavy Metal, Insomnium, Kaikkonen & Liekkala, Kaunis Kuolematon, Kotka, Laajakoski Biathlon Stadion, live, live photography, live photos, Metal festival, Metal Open Air, Metalbands, Oceanhoarse, Open Air Festival, photo gallery, photos, Sommerfestival, Turmion Kätilöt, Vanhala & Aalto, Wheel, Wolfheart

14.-15.8.2020, Laajakoski Biathlon Stadion, Kotka, Finland As there’s not much coverage of summer festivals this year, I decided to publish

Concerts Live

Dark Sarah, Crimson Sun

2020-08-162020-08-16 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions concert, concert photography, concert photos, concert report, concert review, Crimson Sun, Dark Sarah, Finland, Finnish Bands, Finnish Metal, Gallery, Heavy Metal, Helsinki, live, live photography, live photos, Metal concert, On the Rocks, photo gallery, photos, Review

Helsinki, On the Rocks, 7.8.2020 Today is the day, the first live concert since the outbreak of Covid19. I am

Galleries

Stoner Kings, Thy Row

2020-08-122020-08-12 Sander Burmeister 20th anniversary, anniversary, concert, concert photos, Finland, Finnish Bands, Finnish Metal, Gallery, live, live photography, live photos, metal, On The Rocks Helsinki, photo gallery, photos, Stoner Kings, Thy Row

July 25, 2020 – On The Rocks, Helsinki, Finland Stoner Kings 20th Anniversary Revolution, special guest Thy Row – interactive

Galleries

Kotka Open Air 2020

2020-08-102020-08-13 Sander Burmeister Barathrum, concert, concert photography, concert photos, Down South Junkies, Ella Tepponen & Ihme4Set, Evil Drive, festival, Finland, Finnish Bands, Finnish Metal, Gallery, Kotka, Kotka Open Air, Kotka Open Air - Metal & Hard Rock Festival, Kotkan Kantasatama, live, live photography, live photos, Murhe, Open Air, photo gallery, photos, Suuri Tuntematon

Kotka Open Air – Metal & Hard Rock Festival July 10-11, 2020, Kotkan Kantasatama, Kotka, Finland FRIDAY 10.7.2020 TakaLaiton, Babylonfall,

Editorial Features Specials Travel & Lifestyle

FAME: Heavy Metal as museum-material?

2020-08-032020-08-03 Klaudia Weber editorial, FAME, Feature, Finland, Finnish Metal, Finnish Metal bands, Finnish Metal Export, Finnish Music, Finnish Music Hall of Fame, Finnish Music Museum, Heavy Metal exhibition, Heavy Metal Museum, Helsinki, Lifestyle, Metal Export, Metal Export exhibition, Museum, Musiikkimuseo, special, travel

In Finland, where Metal is mainstream, you can indeed get surprised. For example during a visit to the National Museum

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