Animecon (Finland)

Animecon is anime convention in Finland, held annually over a weekend in varying Finnish cities.

Animecon
Two girls cosplaying as anime characters during Animecon 2007.
StatusActive
Location(s)Varies
CountryFinland
Inaugurated1999
Attendanceapprox. 7,000 in 2007, together with Finncon
Organized by1999-2011 Various organizations

2012-2016 KAMY

2017-present Suomen Con-Tapahtumat Oy
Websitehttp://www.animecon.fi/ https://www.animecon.eu/

Animecon was organized as a joint project between anime clubs throughout Finland, facilitated by the communications hub Suomen Animeunioni (The Finnish Anime Union).[1] The convention was first established in 1999 as an outgrowth of the science fiction anime fandom of the sci-fi convention Finncon,[2] expanded into a separate event about anime in general. Animecon and Finncon have been held in conjunction, sharing premises but no events; they even often held separate opening ceremonies. In 2012 Animecon was held at the city of Kuopio for a first time and the convention has remained there since then.

The two drew some 5200 visitors in 2004[3] and 5500 in 2006, peaking at 5000 on Saturday during the three-day event.[4] After the 2007 conventions, an organizer cited the number of visitors as an estimated 7000.[5] Animecon II was the first major cosplay event in Finland, [6] and the practice has been noted for its abundance in later ones.[4]

History

Event history
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
August 1–3, 2003 University of Turku
Turku		4,000Jonathan Clements.
July 10–11, 2004 University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä		5,200yoshitoshi ABe and Jonathan Clements.[7]
August 18–20, 2006 Helsinki Congress Paasitorni
Helsinki		9,000Paul Gravett.[8]
July 14–15, 2007 University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä[9]		7,000Jonathan Clements
July 26–27, 2008 Tampere Hall
Tampere[10]		9,000Ms Mandu
July 10–12, 2009 Kaapelitehdas
Helsinki		Jari Lehtinen
July 16-17, 2011
Turku[11]		Himeka, Yukihiro Notsu
July 14-15, 2012 Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopio		Yoshihiro Takahashi, Team 4 Star, Benzaie
July 13-14, 2013 Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopio		DJ Sharpnel, Spoony, Benzaie
July 12-13, 2014 Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopio		Kaoru Mori
July 11-12, 2015 Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopio		Doug Walker
July 9-10, 2016 Congress Centre Paviljonki
Jyväskylä		Animenz, Reika
July 15-16, 2017 Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopio		The Anime Man, Akidearest, Riuchi Manga
July 14-15, 2018 Helsinki Fair Centre
Helsinki		The Anime Man, Akidearest, Ryukishi07, Kore Yamazaki, Kamui Cosplay

References
  1. Eturautti, Kyuu (2005). "Kotimaan katsaus (A domestic look)". Anime magazine. No. 01. p. 42.
  2. Joukamaa, Mauno (2006). "Animecon: Kuinka kaikki alkoi (Animecon: How it all began)". Anime magazine. No. 13. p. 08.
  3. "Jyväskylän Kesä veti väkeä". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 2004-07-14. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  4. Eturautti, Kyuu (2006). "Tervetuloa coniin! (Welcome to the con!)". Anime magazine. No. 14. pp. 40–45.
  5. Animecon V home page Archived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2007-09-03. "Kävijöitä oli erittäin paljon, arvoiden mukaan n. 7000." (We had an abundance of participants, estimates put their number at around seven thousand.)
  6. Escapism in Japanese style (2006), Tuomas Tiainen, Free! magazine. Accessed on 2007-09-03.
  7. "Finncon / Animecon 2004 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  8. "Animecon 2006 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  9. "Animecon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  10. "Animecon 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  11. "2011 Finncon-Animecon". 2011.finncon.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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