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Created page with "{{Character Tabs}} ==Technical== *Sinikka represents the Nokia Senator (or Mobira Senator), a car phone by Nokia first released in 1982, considered the first "mobile phone". **Her first name means "blue" in Finnish, originated from root word ''sini'' (blue).<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sinikka Sinikka - Wiktionary]</ref> **Her last name ''Koskela'' was derived from Salora Oy's co-founder Lauri ''Koskinen''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salora_Oy Salora Oy..." |
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*Sinikka represents the Nokia Senator (or Mobira Senator), a car phone by Nokia first released in 1982, considered the first "mobile phone". | *Sinikka represents the Nokia Senator (or Mobira Senator), a car phone by Nokia first released in 1982, considered the first "mobile phone". | ||
*Her hefty, old-fashioned clothing was based on the Senator's utilitarian, radio-like design and weight compared to its successors.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Azlan-Iqbal/publication/311493358/figure/fig1/AS:436872670388224@1481169969406/Nokia-Mobira-Senator-1982-Mobile-Phone-5.png Image of Nokia/Mobira Senator on ResearchGate]</ref> | *Her hefty, old-fashioned clothing was based on the Senator's utilitarian, radio-like design and weight compared to its successors.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Azlan-Iqbal/publication/311493358/figure/fig1/AS:436872670388224@1481169969406/Nokia-Mobira-Senator-1982-Mobile-Phone-5.png Image of Nokia/Mobira Senator on ResearchGate]</ref> | ||
*Her occupation as both businessperson and antiquarian were inspired by the Senator's intended demographic (businesspeople), and its status nowadays as a rare collectors' item or museum displays.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/-danophotography/30308809976 The Senator on display]</ref> | *Her occupation as both businessperson and antiquarian were inspired by the Senator's intended demographic (businesspeople), and its status nowadays as a rare collectors' item or museum displays.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/-danophotography/30308809976 The Senator on display]</ref> | ||
==Misc.== | ==Misc.== | ||
*Her first name means "blue" in Finnish, originated from root word ''sini'' (blue).<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sinikka Sinikka - Wiktionary]</ref> | |||
**Her last name ''Koskela'' was derived from Salora Oy's co-founder Lauri ''Koskinen''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salora_Oy Salora Oy - Wikipedia] | |||
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*Sinikka's coat has motifs reminiscent of hands, which alluded to Nokia's famous hand logo. While anachronistic for a character based on a very old phone, Nokia in general is synonymous with this imagery.<ref>[https://static.wikitide.net/avidwiki/b/bc/Nokia_3310_startup.png The Nokia hands]</ref> | *Sinikka's coat has motifs reminiscent of hands, which alluded to Nokia's famous hand logo. While anachronistic for a character based on a very old phone, Nokia in general is synonymous with this imagery.<ref>[https://static.wikitide.net/avidwiki/b/bc/Nokia_3310_startup.png The Nokia hands]</ref> | ||
**The emblem on her scarf and belt were clasped-hand motifs associated with ''runonlaulajat'' (runesingers in Finnish and Karelian traditions), which were instrumental in preserving oral traditions, communication, and language.<ref>[https://isismagazine.org.uk/2015/02/the-rune-singer-an-ancient-art-revived/ Isis Magazine - The rune singer: an ancient art revived]</ref> <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CLO2-S6BtOS/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CpalevQtknN/] Items with the clasped hand motifs</ref> | **The emblem on her scarf and belt were clasped-hand motifs associated with ''runonlaulajat'' (runesingers in Finnish and Karelian traditions), which were instrumental in preserving oral traditions, communication, and language.<ref>[https://isismagazine.org.uk/2015/02/the-rune-singer-an-ancient-art-revived/ Isis Magazine - The rune singer: an ancient art revived]</ref> <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CLO2-S6BtOS/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CpalevQtknN/] Items with the clasped hand motifs</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:32, 30 April 2025
Technical
- Sinikka represents the Nokia Senator (or Mobira Senator), a car phone by Nokia first released in 1982, considered the first "mobile phone".
- Her hefty, old-fashioned clothing was based on the Senator's utilitarian, radio-like design and weight compared to its successors.[1]
- Her occupation as both businessperson and antiquarian were inspired by the Senator's intended demographic (businesspeople), and its status nowadays as a rare collectors' item or museum displays.[2]
Misc.
- Her first name means "blue" in Finnish, originated from root word sini (blue).[3]
- Her last name Koskela was derived from Salora Oy's co-founder Lauri Koskinen.[4]
- Sinikka's coat has motifs reminiscent of hands, which alluded to Nokia's famous hand logo. While anachronistic for a character based on a very old phone, Nokia in general is synonymous with this imagery.[5]
Notes and References
- ↑ Image of Nokia/Mobira Senator on ResearchGate
- ↑ The Senator on display
- ↑ Sinikka - Wiktionary
- ↑ Salora Oy - Wikipedia
- ↑ The Nokia hands
- ↑ Isis Magazine - The rune singer: an ancient art revived
- ↑ [1] [2] Items with the clasped hand motifs
