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Aug 17, 1945 Died on 26 Aug 2002 (aged 57)
Finnish actor
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About Tom Ölander
- Tom Ölander (17 August 1945 - 26 August 2002) was one of the main actors to kick-start an active fannish culture in Finland.
- He was the prime mover for the second Finnish sf convention King Con in 1989, with the assistance of a boat load of Swedish imports, and regularized the tradition of convention holding by working to institute the biannual Finncon tradition.
- For these efforts he is domestically known as the "father of Finnish Fandom", and internationally as "Finland's Mr.
- Science Fiction".
- In recognition of his significant role in the Finnish science fiction fandom, Ölander was a Guest of Honor of Finncon 1989. Besides his local efforts, often worked behind the scenes, his great passion was bridge-building between far-flung corners of international fandom.Together with Jari Koponen, Olavi Markkanen and Jyrki Ijäs, he formed the editorial board of the first Finnish nationwide science fiction magazine, Aikakone, started in 1981.
