Hi, good to see the forum back. I´m Pekko, from Helsinki, Finland. First joined the first forum back in 2001 or 2002, then the second one. Good to see some familiar names here.
Ay up. Mod living in arctic circumstances, ie. Finland. I'd be lost without my parka, as you can well imagine! I don't believe there are any other "Finnish mods" about. You see we Finns are a bit backward with these things.
Hi. I don´t know where you live, but there are a few Mods here, at least in Helsinki, but they´re all getting on a bit, think I´m the youngest at 34
. Plenty of mod/mod friendly (the latter are usually better) nights in Helsinki, you can hear R&B, Northern, Popcorn, Dancefloor Jazz, Ye-Ye etc played out somewhere every weekend really, there´s a monthly ska/early reggae club as well. My favourite clubs are Soul Sides (Hki) and Soul Seed (Turku), they usually have some great foreign guest DJs too. And the Wahoo dancefloor jazz events are fantastic, those boys the grooviest 45s ever. The Helsinki Northern Soul Club was always a good night too. There is also a long established scooter scene here.
See and know lots of younger indie/football casual "modish" types too. 6 or 7 of my football casual/skin mates have vintage Lambrettas and Vespas, wear a Baracuta and desert boots one day and a Stone Island or vintage Fila number the next, but they wouldn´t class themselves as mods though. Quite a few proper skinheads too, not the far right nazi scum.
There was a small scene in the 80s as well, here are the Herttoniemi (a Hki suburb) Mods in all their glory, Jam shoes, white socks and parkas et all
Hi,
also new to the forum. I´m Petja from Helsinki, Finland. Can´t really say I´m a mod but I do enjoy following the scene.
My passion is soul, funk, ska and mod jazz music. Also enjoy the sharp clothing! If only I could afford all the cool records and clothes...
Hi to you too. Good passions to have, those! When I first started getting into this in 1995 (through Quadrophenia as you do LOL, it was on the telly), there was no internet and finding good clothing, as well as information, took a lot of hard work and dedication. It´s much easier these days. If you´re on a budget, you can always find good stuff on eBay. I don´t do thrift stores much these days but they´re worth a visit, they often have some nice blazers and coats in stock, then take it to an alterations place and you could have a nice piece of clothing for a very cheap price. And UFF for example, they always have some nice 60s style Italian knitted tops, cycling shirts etc. As for records, there are always bargains to be had in the record shops of the major cities , and you can sometimes strike gold on Discogs and eBay.
Many of you will know Ivy Heikki from MC/Talk Ivy, no doubt the old bugger will be posting photos of his latest outfits here very soon
