Fs Disaster on the hip of Räsälä Pool, Finland. Words and photos by Nicolas Bouvy The name Jani Mäkelä is a must know in our close neighbouring Finland. It might not ring a bell for the younger generation of skateboarders in Estonia. But the man definitely deserves a little reminder. Tallinn will host its 23rd Simple Session this September and exactly 20 years ago Jani won that contest. And that’s not his only Estonian connection, hell no, he did come to the capital during the same year with some big names in the business, Andrew Reynolds and Kevin Spanky. He’s not only a stylish ripper. As a humble man he’s not gonna accept much praise for his work, but there...
Jesse Thomas. Handplant transfer at Kenneli DIY Words and photos by Nicolas Bouvy If skateboarding as we know it originates from California, it would not have been possible without the contribution of one unique man. This man went by the name of Alvar Aalto, one of the most influential modernist architects. He came from the land of the thousand lakes. As he wanted to reproduce the beauty of his homeland lakes in the 1930s, he designed a swimming pool in the form of a kidney. This pool later inspired his US architect friends, who brought this unseen shape across the Atlantic Ocean. And some decades later, in 1975 local young kids made history as we know it. Nowadays, Finland’s locals...
words and pictures by Nicolas Bouvy All of us have that little dream teasing your skull, waiting that the mid-life crisis hits you in the back of the head. Get your own ramp, own park, own backyard pool whatever could make you more happy in your skateboarding life, but sometimes that shit don’t happen. So here we come and bring you the ultimate skate dream for some, highly probable it’s for most of us. You can rent it and it’s located real close from Estonia. Havumäki, Muurame, Finland, to be exact. Jani Mäkelä, fs nose blunt. So after a good Manserama festival, representing Nightwood Skateboards, I took a day off and drove North from Tampere, to join my...
2022-2023 has been a good year for Nightwood Skateboards. In October 2022, we supported the Ramp champ 2022 in Tartu, also we organized in collaboration with Sisu Skateshop, the Talve Kuningas contest in Tallinn last March. We got a lot of positive feedback. And we are so thankful for all the supporters over the last month, from Estonia to Finland as well as Belgium and Luxembourg. We did manage to move most of our 2022 decks and shirts. And now is time to bring you a special treat. In addition to the Concreto new model, the Sailor DIY style deck is now available. Those are very limited quantity, only 10 made. Manufactured by Locals Skateboards from Poland. They are the...
Jarmo Kangro words and pictures by Nicolas Bouvy Skoone Bastion has always been an iconic spot for the Tallinn scene and that for more than 15 years, once they poured fresh asphalt on top of the little hill. After that, the first concrete obstacles started to appear around 2012. Earlier, the park was really not the place to hang out, unless your goal was to have a good time around dead needles that some addicts left after they drew some blood in the abandoned buildings. Over the years, locals have always added more obstacles, some resiting the elements better than others. For sure the place looked like it was in need of a do-over. And here comes Siim Sild, the...
