A short walk with The Rasmus in Turin said a lot, writes Iltalehti editor Mari Pudas in Turin.
The Finnish visa representative The Rasmus is also well known on the streets of Turin. Mari Pudas
Sometimes when traveling abroad, you just get lost, no matter how helpful Google Maps is. So it was for the author of this story on his way to an interview with The Rasmus on the other side of Turin city center, when numerous piazza got wandered in the completely wrong direction.
As I was walking around the corners of a piazza and sending “sorry I’m late” messages to a representative of the Finnish delegation, The Rasmus popped up next to me, of course. The joint walk to the agreed interview location took less than 10 minutes.
During that time, one thing became clear: The Rasmus is really known here. There were not one or two newcomers in their forties who turned to look at The Rasmus with a benevolent smile on their face.
– You Raasmus! even a woman in her 40s was happy to tell a friend.
As he stopped on the shelter, the man, about 30 years old, also suddenly snapped at The Rasmus and especially Laurin.
– Are you The Rasmus? the man asks Lauri.
After receiving an affirmative answer, the man asks for a selfie with Lauri. Lauri agrees, and again has one selfie taken. The Italian still strikes the fist pumps before the journey continues. The man is by no means the first to stop Lauria in particular.
– I will miss you all the time when I am stopped and take pictures, Lauri says, laughing at the interview table with her bandmates.
That is to say, The Rasmus is known in Italy. Many other visa artists also admit to being a big fan of The Rasmus.
– Thank you for sending The Rasmus, the Latvian visa representative snorted at the opening.
– The Rasmus is a legend of Ukraine Kalush Orchestra in turn stated.
But does legend status matter in visas? Not – or at least not if you ask The Rasmus.
– We have a lot of success, but not here with any CV to compete, but with one song, The Rasmus Eero Heinonen crystallizes aptly.