Animecon (Finland)

Animecon
Two girls cosplaying as anime characters during Animecon 2007
Status	Active
Location(s)	Varies
Country	Finland
Inaugurated	1999
Attendance	approx. 7,000 in 2007, together with Finncon[citation needed]
Organized by	1999-2011 Various organizations 2012-2016 KAMY 2017-present Suomen Con-Tapahtumat Oy
Website	http://www.animecon.fi/ https://www.animecon.eu/

Animecon is anime convention in Finland, held annually over a weekend in varying Finnish cities.

Animecon was organized as a joint project between anime clubs throughout Finland, facilitated by the communications hub Suomen Animeunioni (The Finnish Anime Union).^[1] The convention was first established in 1999 as an outgrowth of the science fiction anime fandom of the sci-fi convention Finncon,^[2] expanded into a separate event about anime in general. Animecon and Finncon have been held in conjunction, sharing premises but no events; they even often held separate opening ceremonies. In 2012 Animecon was held at the city of Kuopio for a first time and the convention has remained there since then.

The two drew some 5200 visitors in 2004^[3] and 5500 in 2006^{[citation needed]}, peaking at 5000 on Saturday during the three-day event.^[4] After the 2007 conventions, an organizer cited the number of visitors as an estimated 7000.^[5] Animecon II was the first major cosplay event in Finland, ^[6] and the practice has been noted for its abundance in later ones.^[4]