In 1999, he published the exhibition catalogue «Mutants. The German Comics Avant-Garde of the 90’s» (Hatje-Cantz). Then 2000 saw the publication of his successful literary debut «My First Sanyo. Confessions of a Pop Addict Possessed» (Edition Tiamat) and in 2003, he teamed up with Heyne TB which resulted in 200 gigs in Germany, Switzerland, France, Canada and The U.S.

Tonight, this false Finn will be reading from his fresh-off-the-press novel «Rakkaus!» (Finnish for «Love!») and his words will be underlined and supported by Finnish music. He’ll be reflecting on Finnish peculiarities as well as the misunderstandings from the outside about his adopted country, an exotic and, linguistically and climactically, unique place. As the book develops you’ll feel that it is at heart a love story about his second home and the depictions are emotionally exaggerated. To the end where to the listener the line separating reality and fiction magically dissolves like nordic mist in the sun, simply through how this writer uses his words.