The woman in the painting is the fair maiden of Finland. The book she is defending represents Finnish history and culture. The eagle represents Russia coming to mess things up.
Russia coming to poop on Anni Kokko.
   
Zac "The Magnet" Monro - UK competitor who won the World Champ title two years in a row. Zac feels air guitar is the last pure art form. You can’t put a sticker on it, you can't buy it or sell it (despite what eBay says), you can’t have it stolen from you, you have it when you’re born and you’ll have it till you die. Of course you could probably find a hole or two in the theory but the sentiment remains. Zac also feels it was a good idea to buy and transport "100% Bear Meat" across international borders. Tappo, one of the original organziers of the World Air Guitar Championships. He is learning ASL for "Someone call me a taxi."
   
The V's. Vilja (Oulu festival organizer) and Viktor (Spain's Dark Horse contender). Ben "The Helmutt" from New Zealand. He slept so little on this trip that he started speaking Mauri, even though he didn't know he knew how to speak it.
   
Anni Kokko and Pirjo, two more Oulu organizers. Without these ladies there would have been a lot of confusion. This was taken after the Italians threw them in the pool.

Helmutt and The Magnet sharing a word and a drink. In the backgroud is Rainer "Le Freak" Fussgänger. His name literally translates to "Common Pedestrian". A self-proclaimed bohemian this guy lived up to every claim of weirdness that preceded him.
   
Alexandra haulin' railroad ties
Milton living the dream
   
Christel and The Destroyer
Anni Kokko playing what looks like air bass.
   
Milton further healing himself.
Uh oh, looks like Bjorn Turoque found himself an air groupie...
   
...yep, looks promising...
"Hey man, it's what I do!"
   
Alexandra, the unstoppable sex machine.
She works hard for the money.
   
Helmutt casing out the joint.
Karita "Rässi Rinsessa" Kivioja, the only female competitor.
   
Bro-ing 737.
Bro-seph and the amazing teste-colored dream scrot.
Thanks, Colonel.
   
Anni Kokko and The Destroyer
Anni Kokko and Ingrid
   
Ingrid and Alexandra
 Left to right: Eero "Oulun oma poika" Ojala, one of the Italians whose name I never caught (but who was the nicest of them all), me, and the last beer backstage.
   
Alex, and I trying to escape the hotel manager as fast as we could. Christel, Milton, The Destroyer - 3 people I really hope to see again.
   
Clay marveling at the hole in La Freak's crotch. In 24 hours I saw La Freak wearing three separate outfits, all resembling this.
I never once heard of Helmutt going to sleep.
Similarly, I never saw him without alcohol.
   
"Look ma, I made the Finnish news! I wonder what it says..."
- Alexandra
 Clay, further proving his Aussie-ness. This is from the time he fell through a plate glass window. By the way, RIP Steve Irwin.
   
These guys sharing a room was about the worst idea of the week.
Ingrid, Clay, and the Norwegian competitor Terje.

Oulu
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* The Prequel *
* Phase I: San Francisco *
* Phase II: New York City *
* Phase III: Oulu, Finland *