Manserama 2024: A Decade of Skating Frenzy and Finnish Summer Magic.


Ville Natunen crail slide at Kenneli DIY


We roared into Tampere like a pack of deranged lunatics, chasing the ghost of Gonzo himself. This is the sauna capital of the world, the beating heart of the happiest skate community on earth, and damn it, the warmest, most welcoming one too. Finally, the cursed ice has melted, and spring and summer have poked their noses out. The day circled in blood-red on my calendar has arrived: Manserama festival! This year is a grand affair—ten years, ten candles. Time has flown faster than a backside air over the channel, and I’m struggling to catch my breath.
Nothing’s changed this year: skating, friends, heavy sessions, hugs, sweat, beer, sauna more hugs — all the sacred ingredients. The Pirkanmaan Kaarikoirat ry crew, mad alchemists that they are, have concocted a memory that will be etched in our minds forever....

Words and photography by Nicolas Bouvy.


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