The Finnish Police report also states that the victims were not randomly selected. The woman that he shoot was a friend of his cohabitant, that he also murdered. The 3 men, worked with the woman.

source (norwegian) http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.7140112

Today a 43 year old male went into a store, shoot and killed 4 people. The shooting took place in Prisma, inside Sello mall.

The culpit is said to be Ibrahim Shkupolli, well known by the police. He has been convicted before for crimes like abusing weapons, violence and other small crimes. Earlier today he was wanted because he had killed his ex-wife(that also worked for Prisma), that was found in her apartment.

Latest update says that Ibrahim as killed himself.

Credit: (Norwegian) Dagbladet.no

Tarja Turunen, former Nightwish singer that now has gone solo, has answered fan questions that was sent to her.

Read the questions and answers here

If you are like me and have a beloved Iphone and  Itunes account you can get a small, free and cute application called

Hei Finland

It has 7 categories like: transport, social life, restaurant,  and emergency.

The application provides audio samples and how the word or sentence is written.

Watch the trailer.

It’s a 90 minutes long HD TV documentary about the history and philosophy about Heavy Metal and how it became such a big part of Finland. The documentary tells the story from the “underground” to the mainstream, by interviewing famous musicians(such as HIM, Dimmu Borgir, Children of Bodom & much more), experts and events organizers, a psychiatrist and a doctor of theology.

It takes you from the places you know you will find metal to the places you would least expect to find it, like in a church or the presidents house!

Read more at: http://www.promisedlandofmetal.com/

The Festival have announced new bands that are going to play this summer.

Children of Bodom and Stone.

some other bands that are already coming:  Slipknot, Disturbed and MEW.

 Mindless Self Indulgence have canceled their concerts.

CRADLE OF FILTH have been confirmed for the Kivenlahti Rock festival, set to take place June 6-7, 2009 in Kivenlahti, Espoo, Finland.

When: 31 Dec 2008 (annual)

Where: Senate Square

By day, Helsinki’s Neoclassical Senate Square is a sedate affair. But come night-time on New Year’s Eve, things look very different. Pile on the fleeces and prepare for a noisy countdown to the New Year.

The architectural splendour of the square makes it a perfect gathering place for enthusiastic (and warmly dressed) revellers. The steps of the cathedral are the best spot to go for – space here goes quickly so arrive as early as you can. Candles are an optional prop and illuminate the square before fireworks light up the sky. It’s not difficult to make friends at times like this, so even if you have no plans for the long night ahead after the public shrieking, you are sure to find out where the party crowd is heading. It’s certainly worth warming up in Helsinki’s favoured location.One last tip – if you can’t count backwards in Finnish, you may find yourself a bit left out at a crucial time!