Lyhenevä kesä

In Lyhenevä kesä, a quietly surreal Finnish comic series from Suuri Kurpitsa that began in 2017, Reetta Niemensivu’s delicate, atmospheric art guides readers through a world where summer’s end feels like a slow, dreamlike unraveling. Across its six-issue run, the series captures fleeting moments of childhood, memory, and change with a gentle, observational touch that makes the ordinary feel extraordinary. Niemensivu’s work is the heart of this series, her soft lines and muted palette lending a poignant, timeless quality to its exploration of seasons and growing up. It matters as a standout in contemporary Finnish comics, offering a meditative, slice-of-life experience that lingers long after the last page.