The cat’s finally out of the bag—and it’s a wild one. Jartsi Heikkinen has his very own Nightwood deck, and the Kuopio tiger is loose. His name now carved into the sacred planks alongside hometown titans like Jani Mäkelä and Marko Harmaala. This isn’t just a board—it’s a beast, a Salba-style nordic tribute with Maik Grüner’s art dripping off it like gasoline on hot asphalt. Friends don’t let friends go boardless, and this one roars.
Last weekend Kuopio went full circus mode. The Push the Limit crew lit the fuse with their jam, and by nightfall the town was boiling over with video premieres, sweat, and skate delirium. We stormed into Savonian territory, armed with wheels and wild intent, to ride the chaos with the locals.
And then—the bomb. Jartsi’s surprise reveal detonated before the screening. The man stood frozen, knocked clean out of language, walking around like a ghost who’d just seen himself on a wanted poster. Speechless for a whole damn day. That’s how hard it hit.
Photo/Teemu Salonen, Kalakukko.
The cat got out of the bag !
That’s the stoke !
Big, loud, foaming-at-the-mouth thanks to Antti Lampinen, Jani Mäkelä, Lauri Piippo, Teemu Salonen and the full PTL horde for pulling the strings and stoking the fire.
Stacks of these hot planks are now stashed like contraband: at Jartsi’s den in Kuopio, drifting toward Windmill in Tampere, and burning a hole in the floor at Nightwood HQ in Tallinn.
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Proud moment ! No word needed, just smiles ! Photo/Teemu Salonen, Kalakukko.
And if you’re hungry for more madness, feast your eyeballs on Jarrumiehet: Worldwide. Stay glued until the end—or risk eternal shame—because Hene Halonen drops a part so feral it feels like Finland cracked open and sprayed gold dust all over your retinas. Pure, deranged skate alchemy.
Film by Lauri Piippo 2023-2025.
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