Production Values: Kuske & The Scandal Navians

We sat down with Kristofer Fahlgren aka Kuske and some of the Scandalnavians posse to watch the full flick. We started asking some questions to better understand these large, beautiful, talented people from the North about making the movie. Everyone chimed in with their 2 Øres (the kroner's cent, in case you were wondering). Enjoy both parts of this spectcacular Scandi production right below and hear what Len Jørgensen, Nils Arvidsson, Kire Karlsson, Viktor Wiberg, Jocke Rasmussen, Philip Grund,Tove Holmgren, Zebbe Landmark and Robban Gustafsson had to say about our questions.

Is it easier to film in your home country than traveling abroad?

Robban Gustafsson (filmer): Yes, I'll take filming in PAL any given day over that crappy, complex NTSC shit you find in the States. 
Kuske: At least it's cheaper. 

Often, finding fresh spots requires some exploring. What's the most remote location you guys traveled to for the flick?
Kuske: Probably in the dark forests of Dalarna (a couple of hours drive from Ludde Lejkner's cabin in the woods) at this old abandoned mining village. We found 4 banging spots in the radius of 100 meters, which all ended up in the movie.
Kuske going full retro on the record. Photo by Lucas NilssonIf the crew was a Norse clan and not a snowboard crew, what would you call yourselves? And what would your vessel be named?
Len Jørgensen: We would be the Risky-Shank Brothers from the Slovenian east coast of Florida! You better watch out for our water-flying cruiseship, Skirakchampoodle (that means hairy donkey balls in Northern Ndebele, which is what they speak in Zimbabwe).

What do the normally super clean-cut Swedes think when they see this ratty bunch? That you need a shave, a shower and a pink Polo?
Nils Arvidsson: Yeah, I think that pretty much sums it up, It's also why we don't get into the classy bars at Stureplan!
Eirik Nesse popped in for a visit in Oslo and snapped his board. Thank you, come again! Photo by KuskeHow do you guys express or say "Holy Shit! That was heavy!"?
Kuske: "Bläst!", Tung du är bror!

How far do you think Anton Bilare traveled when he overshot that park jump? 
Kuske: Not as far as Kire did the year before.

What would be in a Scandinavian taco (or the closest thing to it)?
Len Jørgensen: The special thing about the Scandinavian taco is that we use a fish instead of tortillas. We fill this fish up with under-boiled potatoes, cashew nuts, freshly ground sawdust and, last but not least, pickles that have been been cooked in rum, deep down in a whale's vagingo for 3.75 minutes.
Kire petting pussy and licking cat. Photo by Kuske
It seems like the media in Scandinavian countries pay a lot more attention to snowboarding than the media in other regions. What do you think about that?
Kuske: If you're talking about Norway, that is correct. Here in Sweden, the media just talks about snowboarding when Kevin  Bäckström shows his penis or gets into a fight with feminists on his Instagram.


Scandinavian countries produce some of the best metal bands. Who in the crew is always turning up the metal way too loud in the car?

Kire Karlsson: If you asked this question earlier last season I would for sure say Viktor or Nisse, but something happened in Tampere. Ludwig, like Anakin, joined the Dark Side! With his dark-colored long hair and newfound love for that dark and heavy metal music, Ludwig is the undisputed dark lord in the Scandalnavians crew. Zebbe the Zebra & the new Lord of Darkness, Ludde Lejkner. Photo by Kuske.Why are Scandos so damn big and tall like Eric, Grund, Klas and you, Kuske? Do you need adjust your equipment in anyway to film them?
Viktor Wiberg: Let's not forget that we also have some Neanderthals in the crew. Myself, Nisse, Anton and Sven are representatives of that race. Although I'm a bit too thin. We are always in frame and everything looks a lot bigger. Too bad we lost Rolf Nylinder to fly-fishing a couple of years ago. He was a good Neanderthal, or maybe more of a Hobbit. I'm not sure.

Tove and Caroline rip. Is this what happens when girls use "snus"?

Zebbe Landmark: Oh yeah, these girls are really into some heavy snussing, they only do that loose snus, the real shit.
Tove Holmgren: Every time Carro snussed she got really crazy and started doing a lot of frontside toe sprays on me. She did that the whole winter. 
Len Jørgensen: When these girls snus they get mad cruise-y! Drink some booze and get crazy loose. You could spank them and give them a bruise but shit don't matter when you're high on snus!
Phillip Grund took one in the grundle and had to take a nap while the bright people sing him a lullaby. Photo by KuskeWho taco'd on a rail the gnarliest in the video?
Jocke Rasmussen: There was a lot of good taco-slams this winter. But Nisse Arvidsson was the only one who thought the rail was a real taco and tried to eat it. That mistake cost him a tooth!

What's the best size crew for street spots?
Phillip Grund: I think the ultimate crew size that works for most spots is 3 riders, one filmer and one photographer. But at some really creative spots there is only room for one rider. Jocke Rasmussen won't argue with that. Photo by KuskeAny specific rider have any scandals this past season?
Kuske: Kevin Bäckström actually ended up in the Swedish national press after some scandalous behavior on his blog and Instagram a couple of times this winter. I guess you could call that some kind of a scandal. At least that's what the Swedish national snowboard federation thought when they kicked him off the team.

Are you happy that cops in Sweden don't shut you down or send you to prison for trespassing?
Kuske: A night jail could be interesting… The only time people from our crew are thrown into jail is at the premiere parties. Never during the winter.3 is the that magic number, claims Phillip Grund. Viktor Wiberg agrees. Photo by Kuske
Cover image by Daniel Rönnbäck