IN ENGLISH

Asema Kustannus (Asema Publishing) is an independent publisher of comics. Established in 2000, we mainly publish work by Finnish artists. Our focus is on high quality stories with emphasis on depth and artistic value. We publish approximately 2-4 new, original books annually. Asema is run by two acclaimed comic artists, Ville Ranta and Mika Lietzén.

Most of our books are only available in Finnish. The following books contain English subtitles printed at the bottom of each page:

Taksi Kurdistaniin by Aino Sutinen, 2009
Löydä minut tästä kaupungista by Mari Ahokoivu, 2009
Elegia by Mika Lietzén, 2008 (English text as an appendix)
Aleksis Kiven päivä Anthology Laikku 06, 2006
Uusissa maisemissa by Terhi Ekebom, 2005
Laikku 03: Finnish Writers in Comics Anthology, 2003
Laikku 02 Anthology, 2002
Laikku 01 Anthology, 2001

Some of our books have been translated into foreign languages:
(Please note that these translated versions are not available from us.)

Elegia by Mika Lietzén
French translation: Élégie, published by Actes Sud / Editions de l'An 2, France 2009

Punajäkälä by Jyrki Heikkinen
French translation: Le Lichen Rouge, published by La Cinquième Couche, Belgium, 2007.

Isi on vähän väsynyt by Ville Ranta
French translation: Papa est un peu fatigué, published by Cà & Là, France, 2006.

Sade by Ville Ranta
Polish translation: Deszcz, published by Atropos, Poland, 2005.

For further information or review copies, please contact us by e-mail.

Contact information:
info@asemakustannus.com

Foreign orders can now be paid through Paypal (all major credit cards accepted). Address payments to info@asemakustannus.com. Please contact us first by e-mail for shipping and handling costs.