Tampere kuplii
Tampere kuplii (transl. Tampere bubbles) is the youngest Finnish comics event, being held for the first time in 2007. Tampere kuplii is organised by Tampere kuplii ry.
Like many other events Tampree kuplii consists of seminars, lectures, panel discussions and work shops among other things. It has also got a cosplay costume competition and other Japanese pop culture programmes.
Sarjakuva-Finlandia -prize
Sarjakuva-Finlandia is a prize established by Tampere Kuplii ry and the City of Tampere’s Luova Tampere -program in the year 2007. The prize is worth 5000 euros. The award is given to a Finnish artist who has alone or with a co-creator made a successful comic album. The prize is given annually in spring at the Tampere kuplii comics festival.
