Tampere revisited – back after 7 years

The photos of the first part of our trip to Finland are now online at the Gallery.

After 7 years I have finally managed to return to Tampere and Hervanta. Vibrant remembrances have been waiting on virtually every corner of the street. Still missing these good old days …

Suomi: Tampere, Aug 2010 (69 pics)

We spent the second part of our trip in the Eastern part of the beautiful Archipelago Sea. Photos will follow soon …

Valkaama – an Open Source movie

Valkaama - the new Open Source movie

… and no worries, the movie is not about Open Source, but is released following the same principles than Open Source software. Beside the actual movie also all of its sources (like raw material of 173 GB in size, the script etc.) are freely available.

The title Valkaama is a composition of the Finnish words “valkama” (home) and “kaamos” (polar night). In a bit more than one and a half hours the director Tim Baumann tells the story of two very contrary characters that hook together not quite by accident to finally reach their ultimate destiny in Lapland. The drama is based on the novel “Valkama” written by Hendrik Behnisch.

The official trailer is embedded at the end of this post, you can watch the full movie directly at the homepage of Valkaama or download it via BitTorrent.

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