campaigns
Li andersson: let's talk about finland
("puhutaan suomesta")
director: Alisa Nirman
producer: Henri salonen
dop: iris kärkkäinen
Edit & COLOR: sofia bonds
music & sound design: ville holmström
Li Andersson is a MEP from the finnish Left Alliance party, and part of The Left in European Parliament. Despite being from a left wing party, she is widely respected and considered one of the most popular politicians in Finland, having a large fanbase across party borders.
In the "Puhutaan Suomesta" campaign we took to the streets of Helsinki and Turku to talk to people about life in Finland. The only rule was: say what's on your mind! People shared their concerns from various topics, ranging from street lights on their home corner to the current state of the health care system; from conservation of local rivers to the struggle of finding work as an immigrant.
The interviews produced a six-part series published in Andersson's social media, Facebook and Instragram.
"if you could speak freely about current life in finland, what would you say?"
alma tuuva 2025 campaign video
director: Alisa Nirman
text: ALma tuuva & Julius Valve
dop: iris kärkkäinen
costumes: anna julia
muah: sabina tulinen
Edit & COLOR: sofia bonds
music & sound design: ville holmström
watch: instagram
Alma Tuuva was a candidate for Helsinki Left. An artist and a popular meme admin, Tuuva represented the new wave of leftist activists, the "meme-left". In her campaign she spoke openly about poverty and the challenges of living in Helsinki, an increasingly expensive city.
Tuuva's campaign video went viral, earning more than 100k views in the first 24 hours. Tuuva was elected to the local council with an impressive vote count for a first-time candidate.
"In Finland, the Left Can Meme — and Win Elections"
read on JACOBIN MAGAZINE
CANSAN SAGA -game
WRITER: Alisa Nirman
CODE: SANTERI TAMLANDER
GRAPHICS: JANNE Sinisalo
MUSIC: Tapani Sävelkorva
PLAY FOR FREE AT ITCH.IO
Cansan Saga, or "The People's Saga" is a satirical point & click -game, where you play as the prime minister of Suomaa, a reimagined mediaval Finland. Explore your little tower as guests start arriving for the annual parliamentary dinner, defeat your peers in card battles, and wriggle your way into the hearts of your people!
Cansan Saga is written in the style of old Finnish, inspired by Mikael Agricola. At the moment Finnish is the only available localization.
"Herätke herra, on aamvncoi
Sics nyt lwttuni helläst soi
Oletteco io cuullut että
Kansall ei rijtä puhdast wedhe..."
alisa nirman, writer & director : about me