Koikkalainen From Far Away (Koikkalainen kaukaa)

A surreal and unpredictable eco-novel about a spaceship that no one notices because everyone’s too busy watching television.

When a spaceship lands on earth, eco-farmer Taisto Hallikainen is the only person to notice. Everyone else is too busy watching TV. Deciding to investigate, Hallikainen discovers the strange, battered ship deep in the forest. A human-like creature, who Hallikainen names Koikkalainen, emerges, announcing that he has been sent to earth to find specimens to take back to his home planet. Hallikainen agrees to help, but will they find what they’re looking for?

Title: Koikkalainen From Far Away (Koikkalainen kaukaa)
Published: 1987