Jonatan HildénThis is a lovely non-fiction comic book about how cycling was a dominant form of travel in Finland until car-oriented urban planning marginalized it from the 1960s onwards. It has wider relevance, so hoping it gets translated. #cycling
Compusomnia@jhilden Does an English version exist? I can't read Scandinavian.
@Compusomnia it is Finnish, and no, that’s why I’m hoping for a translation.
Reima Mäkinen@Compusomnia @jhilden From same artist, Tiitu Takalo, there is English translation called Me, Mikko and Annikki.
https://www.tcj.com/reviews/me-mikko-and-annikki/
Personally I think Takalo and the writer Männistö-Funk should have won the Sarjakuva Finlandia price for the best Finnish graphic novel of year 2023 with their book Polkimilla.
Me, Mikko, and Annikki - The Comics Journal
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