The world's first Meänkieli feature film has been nominated for eight Guldbagge awards.
The episode begins with host Rasmus Rova announcing that the Meänkieli film 'Liikheitä' (Rörelser) has been nominated for eight Guldbagge awards, making it the world's first feature film in the language to achieve this. Producers Andreas Emanuelsson and Tony Österholm express surprise at the number of nominations, which include categories like Best Lead Role and Best Original Music. They credit the professional team and actors from Tornedalen. The show then shifts to cultural funding, noting that the Cultural Council has allocated money for new Meänkieli literature, including a translation of Pippi Longstocking for its 80th anniversary and a crime novel. Author Uula Bakke from Haaparanta discusses these projects. A significant segment follows on minority policy, where organizations like STRT and the Swedish Finnish Youth Union express concern as oversight shifts from the county administrative board to the new agency MYCF. Eva Kvist and Kalle Kinnunen worry about MYCF's lack of experience, while MYCF's Stefan Holmgren assures a knowledge transfer is in place. The episode then moves to Luulaja, where reporter Annikka Lanto interviews church workers Maria Ruottinkoski and Stefan Aro about Meänkieli Christmas events, including 'Kauneimmat joululaulut' and a concert at Örnäset church. They emphasize the importance of language for identity. Next, the band Skravelholmen from Råne is interviewed as P4 Norrbotten's 'fresh' artist of the week. They discuss translating their song 'Ner till älven' into Meänkieli and plans for a spring tour in Tornedalen. The episode concludes with a promo for the Kalotti podcast on Nordic news and a reminder for listeners to call in to Finmix.
