Turku Science Fiction Society (), or TSFS, is the oldest

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society in

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. It was founded in 1976. The society publishes its own semiprozine, called ''Spin'', also the oldest in Finland. It maintains a club room at the

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with several related societies.

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The Finnish Fandom - All You Need to Know About It
, a translation of an article from '' Kosmoskynä'' (" Cosmos Pen") magazine, no. 2, 2006 the TSFS has been the main organiser of

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three times, in 1999, 2003 and 2011. The 2003 event was also

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and Baltcon. Since 1983, the TSFS awards the annual

Atorox Award The Atorox Award ( Finnish: ''Atorox-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Atoroxpriset'') is the oldest science fiction literature award in Finland. It is given annually to the best science fiction short story. The name "Atorox" comes from the works of Aarne Haa ...

for the best Finnish

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References

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