Juliette Roques

I am a French citizen who grew up in Germany and the U.S., and am currently dividing my time between Manchester and Berlin. I speak English, French, German, Hungarian and Polish and am currently in the process of learning Finnish. I have been writing since the age of seven or eight, adapting the stories I liked to the way I wanted them told, preferring the imaginative to the autobiographical and am currently working on a series of stories based in and around Finnish culture and music.



	Adora - "Ethereality to Your Reality" by Juliette Roques Adora, a versatile music outfit was brought to life by Lumimarja Wilenius (vocals and occasionally piano) and Päivyt Toivonen (guitar and backing vocals). Described in their own words as “Ethereality to Your Reality” the music is
	Rock and Travel: Freaks and Classy People by Juliette Roques Everyone has a different concept of what a city is or means to them. One person will focus entirely on the atmosphere, while another pays weight to the stories surrounding the city. It is impossible to sum up one place in songs or visual art but varie
	Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki #4: The Real Voice of Helsinki by Juliette Roques Listening to the melody gently drawing you in, on such songs as “Stars and Just for Tonight”, a hauntingly beautiful song, for which Manna wrote the lyrics, the allure of her music is easy to understand. Both songs, taken from her l

	Growing up in Helsinki in the '70s and '80s: Sir Spliff Richard by Juliette Roques It is a cold winter evening that’s really still afternoon on the day that we set out on our first cultural tour of Helsinki. The mission is simple enough, yet, perhaps complicated in its execution. Show us a place we can go to, a place th
	Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki #3: Sightseeing in Kallio by Juliette Roques Author’s introductionHow do you engage with a culture when you don’t speak the language? In Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki, the author describes different people as they try to make sense
	Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki #2: Ruiskumestari by Juliette Roques Author’s introductionHow do you engage with a culture when you don’t speak the language? In Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki, the author describes different people as they try to make sense
	Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki #1: Kappeli by Juliette Roques Author’s introductionHow do you engage with a culture when you don’t speak the language? In Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki, the author describes different people as they try to make sense