Finncon

Finncon is the largest science fiction convention in Finland and, with up to 15,000 participants, one of the largest SF conventions in Europe. Finncon is unique among SF conventions because it has no ticket/membership fee,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and is funded primarily on various cultural grants as well as income from traders. The event is organised annually in different cities in Finland.

From 2003 to 2009 and in 2011 the convention included the anime convention Animecon, which boosted the convention's attendance and public visibility significantly. Since then the conventions have separated, and the future of the Finnish Animecon is currently uncertain beyond the 2011 combined Finncon-Animecon.

Finncon 2021 was cancelled due to logistical difficulties of conducting a large scale event during the COVID-19 pandemic while adhering to the event's ethos and criteria of being open to international communities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Finncon alternates between different cities in Finland without a formal rota. Recently the event has been held almost every year, but occasionally a year is skipped if no city is found to host the event that year.

Finncons

ordinal number	year	dates	city	guests of honour	notes
1	1986		Helsinki	Brian Aldiss
2	1989		Helsinki	John Brunner, Tom Ölander
3	1991		Helsinki	Iain Banks
4	1993		Helsinki	Terry Pratchett, Bryan Talbot
5	1995	17-18 June	Jyväskylä	Bruce Sterling, Vonda McIntyre, Storm Constantine<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
6	1997	16-17 August	Helsinki	Norman Spinrad, Ian McDonald<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
7	1999	14-15 August<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Turku	Connie Willis, Philip Pullman, Ahrvid Engholm<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
8	2000	18-20 August<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Helsinki	Neil Gaiman, Stephen Baxter, Ken MacLeod
9	2001	14-15 July	Jyväskylä	Jonathan Carroll, David Langford, Stelarc, Richard Stallman, Johanna Sinisalo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Baltcon
10	2003	1-3 August<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Turku	Michael Swanwick, Jonathan Clements, Steve Sansweet, Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Bjørn Tore Sund, Boris Hurtta<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Eurocon, Baltcon, and Animecon
11	2004	10-11 July	Jyväskylä	Robin Hobb, Gwyneth Jones, John Clute, Cheryl Morgan, Toni Jerrman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Animecon
12	2006	18–20 August	Helsinki	Jeff VanderMeer, Risto Isomäki, Justina Robson, Rickard Berghorn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Animecon
13	2007	14–15 July	Jyväskylä	Ellen Datlow, Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, Elizabeth Hand, Cheryl Morgan, Ben Roimola. Jonathan Clements, John Clute, Judith Clute<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Animecon, 7000 visitors<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
14	2008	26–27 July	Tampere	Petri Hiltunen, Charles Vess, Farah Mendlesohn, M. John Harrison, Johanna Koljonen and Nina von Rudiger as the duo Ms.Mandu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Animecon
15	2009	10–12 July	Helsinki	George R. R. Martin, Alastair Reynolds, Adam Roberts, Jari Lehtinen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	also the year's Animecon, Irmelin Sandman Lilius was originally slated to be a guest of honour, however she cancelled for family reasons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
16	2010	16–18 July	Jyväskylä	Ellen Kushner, Pat Cadigan, Sari Peltoniemi, Liisa Rantalaiho<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
17	2011	15–17 July<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Turku	Nalo Hopkinson,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Richard Morgan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Himeka,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Yukihiro NotsuTemplate:Citation needed	also the year's Animecon<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
18	2012	20–22 July	Tampere	Lois McMaster Bujold, Liz Williams, Irma Hirsjärvi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
19	2013	5–7 July	Helsinki	Aliette de Bodard, J. Pekka Mäkelä, Peter Watts, Stefan Ekman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
20	2014	11–13 July<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Jyväskylä	Elizabeth Bear, Hannu Rajaniemi, Jukka Halme
21	2016	1–3 July	Tampere	Jasper Fforde, Anne Leinonen, Catherynne M. Valente, Eeva-Liisa Tenhunen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
22	2018	14–15 July	Turku	Lauren Beukes, Maria Turtschaninoff, Merja Polvinen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
23	2019	5–7 July	Jyväskylä	Charles Stross, Kersti Juva, Raine Koskimaa, Cheryl Morgan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
24	2020	10–12 July<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Tampere (virtual)	Mike Carey, Helena Waris, Diane Duane, Vesa Sisättö, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
25	2022	8–10 July	Espoo	Marianna Leikomaa, Malka Older, Magdalena Hai, Marko Hautala<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
26	2023	7–9 July	Tampere	Diane Duane, Helena Waris, Vesa Sisättö, Marek Oziewicz<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
27	2024	5–7 July	Jyväskylä	Ursula Vernon, Tiina Raevaara, Tero Ykspetäjä, Jyrki Korpua<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Finncon website
• Finncon 2018