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Mika Paananen
@painmike1.bsky.social
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Author of 'Harmsleave'. History Fan and Old Aircraft Enthusiast. Belligerent Bookshelf. Typing Curmudgeon CorrectBird Style. Slightly Anglophile. NO unsolicited CHAT.
Dim comments is just bad English...🇫🇮
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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · Nov 29
HARMSLEAVE
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An extraordinary adventure in alternative history.

#Kindle #KindleUnlimited and paperback:
amazon.com/dp/B0C49FMY3K and other Amazon marketplaces

harmsleave.com

#books #bookpromos
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Finnish skydiver Anneli 'Luumu' Linna next to de Havilland D.H.60X Moth 'Pilvetär' at Härmälä airfield in 1951. (Pekka Kosonen/Vapriikki Photo Archives)
Finnish skydiver Anneli 'Luumu' Linna next to de Havilland D.H.60X Moth 'Pilvetär' at Härmälä airfield in 1951. (Pekka Kosonen/Vapriikki Photo Archives)
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Good Morning from the land of the Finns, #Bluesky🌞
Hairdressers. (Kauko Kippo, 1949)
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Oh, Mika… You’re up! @painmike1.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Finnish Fokker D.XXI fighters buzzing Suulajärvi airbase on November 1941. (Pärttyli Virkki/SA-Kuva)
Finnish Fokker D.XXI fighters buzzing Suulajärvi airbase on November 1941. (Pärttyli Virkki/SA-Kuva)
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Good Morning from the land of the Finns, #Bluesky🌞
A family in the living room, 1910-1929. (Vapriikki Photo Archives)
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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What a crackin idea!
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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HARMSLEAVE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
An extraordinary adventure in alternative history.

#Kindle #KindleUnlimited and paperback:
amazon.com/dp/B0C49FMY3K and other Amazon marketplaces

harmsleave.com

#books #bookpromos
November 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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Lappeenranta Airport 1967. Passengers disembarking from a Finnair Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. (Matti Uusi-Honko)
Lappeenranta Airport 1967. Passengers disembarking from a Finnair Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. (Matti Uusi-Honko)
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reposted by Mika Paananen
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Really enjoyed Podcast with Fantasy author of the Dàn Cycle (Destiny Cycle) series - James Raquepau

Full Podcast is on my @YouTube channel - Greenhills Chats
Come & join us?

youtu.be/_oNX881Htg8?...
Short Intro - James Raquepau author of the Dàn Cycle (Destiny Cycle) series of Mythic Fantasy novels
YouTube video by Chat Interviews - Writers, Filmmakers, Creators...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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So unbelievably touched that #EagleDays has been included in The Telegraph's "Greatest Books of 2025" List! Thank you to everyone who has supported it so passionately, and to my publisher @headofzeus.bsky.social & agent Georgina Capel for bringing it to life 🥹❤️

www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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November 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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'A Memory Owed'(2025): A superb and poignant short film.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYtZ...
A Memory Owed || Short Film (2025)
YouTube video by A Memory Owed (2025)
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November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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First snow yesterday. Today, a nice but slippery late afternoon walk. Next, sauna & pizzaz😊
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#Caturday Ace.

#Cats
Ace the Cat
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Good Morning from the land of the Finns, #Bluesky🌞
Weather forecast is formed at Finnish Meteorological Institute. (Martti Halme 1983)
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Finnish pilots recalling recent aerial action in front of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter. Lunkula airbase, Lake Ladoga September 1941. (SA-Kuva)
Finnish pilots recalling recent aerial action in front of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter. Lunkula airbase, Lake Ladoga September 1941. (SA-Kuva)
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A cool, brisk November morning. Walk and coffee☕😊
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Good Morning from the land of the Finns, #Bluesky🌞
Children in Häme Museum in 1954. (Veikko Kanninen/Vapriikki Photo Archives)
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Finnish Curtiss Hawk 75A fighters scrambling from Nurmoila airbase on October 1943. (Niilo Helander/SA-Kuva)
Finnish Curtiss Hawk 75A fighters scrambling from Nurmoila airbase on October 1943. (Niilo Helander/SA-Kuva)
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Good Morning from the land of the Finns, #Bluesky🌞
Tammisaari library. (Bror Brandt 1964)
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM