Mikko Meriläinen
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Mikko Meriläinen
@merilainen.bsky.social
Academy Research Fellow @ Tampere University, currently studying the intersections of men, masculinity, and gaming.

Also into RPGs, miniatures, pirates, pro wrestling, and video games.

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Taking up cross-stitching wasn't on my 2025 bingo card, but RPGs sometimes take you in weird and wonderful directions! #ttrpg
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hienosti on kyllä onnistunut suurin oppositiopuolue tällä kaudella tukemaan hallitusta sen kaikkein epäsuosituimmissa ja arveluttavimmissa toimissa. Siunattu on käännytyslait ja velkajarrut.
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We finished Cleveland Way yesterday! 110 miles of beautiful landscapes and friendly people - despite everything, there's a lot to love about the UK.

@emilialounela.bsky.social was the perfect walking (and life) companion, as always.
October 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Essential preparation for our final day of the Cleveland Way. It's been a lovely walk, there's always a mixture of sadness and accomplishment and relief on these last days. #clevelandway
October 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Enjoying a Cleveland Way rest day in lovely Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Literally a nice change of pace after five days of walking.
September 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Meidän tiemme ei ole Kreikan tie.

Meidän tiemme on
July 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lately I've mostly been painting rage zombies by Lost Heresy Miniatures. Some headswaps in there as well, using Knight Soul Studio heads.

lostheresyminiatures.com
www.myminifactory.com/users/Knight...
July 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Link in bio.
June 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tää otsikko Ylen (Palestiinan valtion tunnustamista käsittelevästä) jutusta kertoo kyllä osuvasti Suomen roolista tämän päivän maailmanpolitiikassa: "Toivottavasti kukaan ei tee mitään, niin meidän ei tarvitse sitten hävetä, että mekään ei tehdä."
June 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Are you a man, at least 15 years old and either Finnish or living in Finland?

Do you participate in game culture by e.g. playing video games, RPGs or miniature games, watching videos or through activities like cosplay?

Take the questionnaire in Finnish or English at bit.ly/pelikulttuuri
June 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Mies! Oletko vähintään 15 ja suomalainen tai Suomessa asuva?

Osallistutko pelikulttuuriin esim. pelaamalla video-, rooli-, lauta- tai miniatyyripelejä, katsomalla pelivideoita tai vaikkapa cossaamalla?

Tervetuloa vastaamaan kyselyyn pelikulttuurista ja mieheydestä osoitteessa bit.ly/pelikulttuuri
June 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Why yes, it's a sanity roll. #masksofnyarlathotep #ttrpg
May 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is what a conference chair (on the right) very happy with a keynote presenter (on the left) looks like. Brilliant work by Kishonna Gray! #nordicdigra25 #gamestudies
May 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Not gonna lie, Google, I'm genuinely impressed. (This was a real search, the name had slipped my mind.)
May 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Everytime I read "Chicago Manual of Style" I think of this picture, I kid you not.
May 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Tuntuu toimivan!
May 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I don't know what that empty space beneath the text is, but we'll head for it.
April 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A couple of billionaires in brand colours for the @badbabybunny.bsky.social game at #salute52 next week. Brilliant models by @mepminiatures.com, such a joy to paint! #miniaturepainting
April 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hyvä, että tutkinta vältettiin. Silti tuntuu jotenkin vähän asiattomalta viitata ihan tavallisiin regattakävijöihin näin.
February 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Currently on the road with a very limited painting kit. It has been really fun tackling these Heresy Miniatures (@heresyminis.bsky.social) classics that I've had for ages. With no Contrast or Speed paints, it's been very much back to basics.
February 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Kuppi meni siinä määrin nurin, että somemussutuksen lisäksi lähetin Ylelle suoraa asiakaspalautetta.
February 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
January 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Kicking off the year learning the iron ring with our kungfu grandmaster in Malaysia!

It's very hot and also very, very cool.
January 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Haven't had hair this short in over ten years! Heading off to warmer climes in early January, and this will be wonderfully cool (literally, possibly also figuratively) and super low maintenance.
December 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM
24.12.

Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2024 at 8:04 AM