Mika Kaartinen

Mika Kaartinen: Its a key scene in a historical play called Sointula , about a Finnish playwright who dreams of building a workers paradise half a world away, according to CBC. You don't get these kind of chances in real life, says Mika Kaartinen, the plays producer. You dont travel to the furthest place in the world, in a small village, to perform a play about history and the story of their ancestors. But we got this chance and In a tiny playhouse in a tiny village in Finland, a dozen young actors link arms to rehearse a stirring song about how Finnish immigrants yearn to live on a remote island in British Columbia. This September, the theatre group from Masala, Finland, is making its own epic journey to Sointula, B.C., for a special performance of their musical. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.