Liisa Vähäkylä is the Executive Director at Finnanimation—the network of Finnish animation producers—and an independent animation scholar.

• Chapter 1 ◾ Historical FindingsChapter 2 ◾ Brands and Industry BeginnersChapter 3 ◾ Studio StoriesChapter 4 ◾ Beyond Games: Tech-Savvy MythsChapter 5 ◾ Making New HeroesEPILOGUEAPPENDIX A: NOMAD STORIES: Virpi Kettu in the UK and Canada APPENDIX B: NOMAD YEARS: Rölli in Russia and Lisa Limone in Estonia APPENDIX C: NOMAD STORIES: Veronica Wallenberg – a cosmopolitan APPENDIX D: NOMAD YEARS: Antonia Ringbom and “Tjejmafian”

Liisa Vähäkylä is the Executive Director at Finnanimation—the network of Finnish animation producers—and an independent animation scholar.

• Chapter 1 ◾ Historical FindingsChapter 2 ◾ Brands and Industry BeginnersChapter 3 ◾ Studio StoriesChapter 4 ◾ Beyond Games: Tech-Savvy MythsChapter 5 ◾ Making New HeroesEPILOGUEAPPENDIX A: NOMAD STORIES: Virpi Kettu in the UK and Canada APPENDIX B: NOMAD YEARS: Rölli in Russia and Lisa Limone in Estonia APPENDIX C: NOMAD STORIES: Veronica Wallenberg – a cosmopolitan APPENDIX D: NOMAD YEARS: Antonia Ringbom and “Tjejmafian”

Liisa Vähäkylä is the Executive Director at Finnanimation—the network of Finnish animation producers—and an independent animation scholar.

• Chapter 1 ◾ Historical FindingsChapter 2 ◾ Brands and Industry BeginnersChapter 3 ◾ Studio StoriesChapter 4 ◾ Beyond Games: Tech-Savvy MythsChapter 5 ◾ Making New HeroesEPILOGUEAPPENDIX A: NOMAD STORIES: Virpi Kettu in the UK and Canada APPENDIX B: NOMAD YEARS: Rölli in Russia and Lisa Limone in Estonia APPENDIX C: NOMAD STORIES: Veronica Wallenberg – a cosmopolitan APPENDIX D: NOMAD YEARS: Antonia Ringbom and “Tjejmafian”