It was announced today in the WCS news column that Finland will be participating in WCS 2009. I don't have any details beyond what little information is in the news file but the preliminary will be held at the Helsinki Book Fair on October 25th so you can expect more information in the next few weeks.
The addition of Finland is a result of an application process that went on over the summer and is finished now. There is always a possibility for a third participating country to be included for 2009 although I think its unlikely... only time will tell!
Comments (4)
Canada? ;)
hope to see the cosplay from Finnland n_n
Posted by Supa Mario | September 11, 2008 4:02 PM
Posted on September 11, 2008 16:02
Finland preliminaries will be the same weekend than the Spanish, I think...
Each year WCS becomes bigger and bigger *^.^*
Posted by Carla | September 12, 2008 4:21 PM
Posted on September 12, 2008 16:21
I have some additional info on the Finnish WCS preliminaries. It is organized by Cosplay Finland which is a non-profit organization that has arranged several cosplay contests in Finland in the past few years. They have a web site (www.cft.fi) but as far as I can tell it is all in Finnish language. The venue for the event is the Helsinki Book Fair, Finland´s biggest consumer fair on books, literature, etc. There is also an extensive section on manga and anime.
Posted by Kumachan | September 14, 2008 11:29 PM
Posted on September 14, 2008 23:29
Mario - haha, yah I am looking forward to meeting the representatives too!
Carla - yup it is, most preliminaries happen in the fall or early summer so there is a rush 2 times a year now.
Kumachan - That is great information, thanks! We will get a chance to meet when they come to Japan next year, until that time I hope to get you information about the preliminaries here.
Posted by Edo | September 17, 2008 5:39 PM
Posted on September 17, 2008 17:39