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<h2 id="name">Name</h2> <p><i>Knutepunkt</i> is <a href="/facts/Norwegian_language/TGEyeerM">Norwegian</a> for "meeting point" or "knot point" as it can be directly translated as, and locally the term is translated into <a href="/facts/Swedish_language/1DkSIXkH">Swedish</a> <i>Knutpunkt</i>, <a href="/facts/Danish_language/sTcGXTMJ">Danish</a> <i>Knudepunkt</i> and <a href="/facts/Finnish_language/lBuEIgs0">Finnish</a> <i>Solmukohta</i>. The name of the convention refers to the point where two pieces of rope or string joins in a knot, and varies with the organizing country. </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The organising country changes each year in this order: <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a>, <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a>, <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a> and <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Event</th><th scope="col">Location</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 1997</td><td><a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 1998</td><td><a href="/facts/Stockholm/sD74W4Pm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Copenhagen/58Tl28IX">Copenhagen</a>, Denmark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2000</td><td><a href="/facts/Helsinki/9za9r3jS">Helsinki</a>, Finland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 2001</td><td><a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 2002</td><td><a href="/facts/Stockholm/sD74W4Pm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 2003 (Feb. 2003)</td><td><a href="/facts/Copenhagen/58Tl28IX">Copenhagen</a>, Denmark</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2004 (Feb. 2004)</td><td><a href="/facts/Espoo/0SbDwKHH">Espoo</a>, Finland</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 2005 (Feb. 2005)</td><td><a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, Norway</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 2006 (Apr. 2006)</td><td>Barnens Ö (Children's Island), Sweden</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 2007 (Feb. 2007)</td><td><a href="/facts/Helsinge/Bv2IlHQd">Helsinge</a>, Denmark</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2008 (Apr. 2008)</td><td><a href="/facts/Nurmij%25C3%25A4rvi/pd4RRwNe">Nurmijärvi</a>, Finland</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 2009 (16-19 Apr. 2009)</td><td>Haraldvangen, Norway</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 2010 (Apr. 2010)</td><td><a href="/facts/Katrineholm/CQelgThI">Katrineholm</a>, Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 2011 (Feb. 2011)</td><td><a href="/facts/Helsinge/Bv2IlHQd">Helsinge</a>, Denmark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2012 (Apr. 2012)</td><td><a href="/facts/Nurmij%25C3%25A4rvi/pd4RRwNe">Nurmijärvi</a>, Finland</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 2013 (Apr. 2013)</td><td>Haraldvangen, Norway</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 2014 (3-6 Apr 2014)</td><td><a href="/facts/Halland/ydIctnQu">Halland</a>, Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 2015 (12-15 Feb. 2015)</td><td>Knutepunkt Village (Midtfyns gymnasium,Ringe fri- og efterskole, Nordagerskolen,Midtfyns fritidscenter), Denmark</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2016 (9-14 Mar. 2016)</td><td>Finland</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 2017 (23-26 Feb. 2017)</td><td><a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 2018 (15-18 Mar. 2018)</td><td><a href="/facts/Lund/t67P9nm8">Lund</a>, Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 2019 (8-11 Feb. 2019)</td><td><a href="/facts/Vejen/H6CRQkKm">Vejen</a>, Denmark</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2020 (2–5 Apr. 2020)</td><td><a href="/facts/Tampere/2nnkIHSj">Tampere</a>, Finland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knutepunkt 2021 (7-20 Oct. 2021)</td><td><a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, Norway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knutpunkt 2022 (9-12 Sep. 2022)</td><td><a href="/facts/Link%25C3%25B6ping/lfXoRVhy">Linköping</a>, Sweden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knudepunkt 2023 (May. 2023)</td><td><a href="/facts/Vejen/H6CRQkKm">Vejen</a>, Denmark</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solmukohta 2024 (13-14 Apr. 2023)</td><td><a href="/facts/Tampere/2nnkIHSj">Tampere</a>, Finland</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="publications">Publications</h2> <p>Since 2001 the Knutepunkt conferences have been accompanied by books on <a href="/facts/Role-playing_game_theory/QK9uSFvf">larp theory</a>, with the exception of the 2002 conference in Stockholm. </p> <ul><li>Anette Alfsvåg, Ingrid Storrø, Erlend Eidsem Hansen (eds.): <i>The Book</i>. Knudepunkt 2001. no ISBN</li> <li>Morten Gade, Line Thorup & Mikkel Sander (eds.): <i>As Larp Grows Up</i>. Knudepunkt 2003. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 87-989377-0-7. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060718051716/http://www.laivforum.dk/kp03_book/">https://web.archive.org/web/20060718051716/http://www.laivforum.dk/kp03_book/</a></li> <li>Markus Montola & Jaakko Stenros (eds.): <i>Beyond Role and Play</i>. Solmukohta 2004. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 952-91-6842-X. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060615144314/http://www.ropecon.fi/brap/">https://web.archive.org/web/20060615144314/http://www.ropecon.fi/brap/</a></li> <li>Petter Bøckman & Ragnhild Hutchison (eds.): <i>Dissecting Larp</i>. Knutepunkt 2005. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 82-997102-0-0 (print) <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 82-997102-1-9 (online) <a href="http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/kp05/">http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/kp05/</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080929175956/http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/kp05/">Archived</a> 2008-09-29 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li>Thorbiörn Fritzon & Tobias Wrigstad (eds.) : <i>Role, Play, Art</i>. Knutpunkt 2006. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 91-631-8853-8 . <a href="http://jeepen.org/kpbook/">http://jeepen.org/kpbook/</a></li> <li>Jesper Donnis, Morten Gade & Line Thorup (eds.): <i>Lifelike</i>. Knudepunkt 2007. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-87-989377-1-5. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070314102705/http://www.liveforum.dk/kp07book/">https://web.archive.org/web/20070314102705/http://www.liveforum.dk/kp07book/</a></li> <li>Jaakko Stenros & Markus Montola (eds.): <i>Playground Worlds</i>. Solmukohta 2008. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-952-92-3579-7 (print) <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-952-92-3580-3 (pdf) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091221130755/http://www.ropecon.fi/pw/">https://web.archive.org/web/20091221130755/http://www.ropecon.fi/pw/</a></li> <li>Matthijs Holter, Eirik Fatland & Even Tømte (eds.): <i>Larp, the Universe and Everything</i>. Knutepunkt 2009. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-82-997102-2-0 <a href="http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/2009/book/">http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/2009/book/</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090411184447/http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/2009/book/">Archived</a> 2009-04-11 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li>Larsson, Elge (ed.): <i>Playing Reality</i>. Knutpunkt 2010 | Interacting Arts. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-91-977140-1-3 (print) <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-91-977140-2-0 (pdf) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110818143459/http://interactingarts.org/pdf/Playing%20Reality%20(2010).pdf">https://web.archive.org/web/20110818143459/http://interactingarts.org/pdf/Playing%20Reality%20(2010).pdf</a></li> <li>Thomas Duus Henriksen, Christian Bierlich, Kasper Friis Hansen & Valdemar Kølle (eds.): <i>Think Larp - Academic Writings from KP2011</i>. Published by Rollespilsakademiet in conjunction with the Knudepunkt 2011 conference. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-87-92507-04-4 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051237/http://rollespilsakademiet.dk/kpbooks/think_larp_web.pdf">https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051237/http://rollespilsakademiet.dk/kpbooks/think_larp_web.pdf</a></li> <li>Claus Raasted (ed.): <i>Talk Larp - Provocative Writings from KP2011</i>. Published by Rollespilsakademiet in conjunction with the Knudepunkt 2011 conference. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-87-92507-05-1 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051302/http://rollespilsakademiet.dk/kpbooks/talk_larp_web.pdf">https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051302/http://rollespilsakademiet.dk/kpbooks/talk_larp_web.pdf</a></li> <li>Lars Andresen, Charles Bo Nielsen, Luisa Carbonelli, Jesper Heebøll-Christensen, Marie Oscilowski (eds.): <i>Do Larp - Documentary Writings from KP2011</i>. Published by Rollespilsakademiet in conjunction with the Knudepunkt 2011 conference. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-87-92507-06-8 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812230824/http://rollespilsakademiet.dk/kpbooks/do_larp_web.pdf">https://web.archive.org/web/20110812230824/http://rollespilsakademiet.dk/kpbooks/do_larp_web.pdf</a></li> <li>Juhana Pettersson (ed.): <i>States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World</i>. Published by Pohjoismaisen roolipelaamisen seura in conjunction with the Solmukohta 2012 conference. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-952-67599-4-4 / <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-952-67599-5-1 (PDF) <a href="http://www.nordicrpg.fi/julkaisut/states-of-play/">http://www.nordicrpg.fi/julkaisut/states-of-play/</a></li> <li>Eleanor Saitta, Marie Holm-Andersen and Jon Back (ed.): “The Foundation Stone of Nordic Larp.” Published by Knutpunkt in conjunction with the Knutpunkt 2014 conference <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-91-637-4565-2 (Print)/ <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-91-637-4566-9 (PDF) <a href="http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/8/80/2014_The_Foundation_Stone_of_Nordic_Larp.pdf">http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/8/80/2014_The_Foundation_Stone_of_Nordic_Larp.pdf</a></li> <li>Jon Back (ed.): “Knutpunkt 2014: Sharpening the Cutting Edge.” Published by Knutpunkt in conjunction with the Knutpunkt 2014 conference <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-91-637-5217-9 (Print) / <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-91-637-5218-6 (PDF) <a href="http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/e/e8/2014_The_Cutting_Edge_of_Nordic_Larp.pdf">http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/e/e8/2014_The_Cutting_Edge_of_Nordic_Larp.pdf</a></li> <li>Charles Bo Nielsen and Claus Raasted (ed.): “The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book.” Published by Rollespilsakademiet, Copenhagen, Denmark in conjunction with the Knudepunkt 2015 conference <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-87-92507-24-2 <a href="http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/2/27/Kp2015companionbook.pdf">http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/2/27/Kp2015companionbook.pdf</a></li> <li>Charles Bo Nielsen and Claus Raasted (ed.): “The Nordic Larp Yearbook 2014.” Published by Rollespilsakademiet, Copenhagen, Denmark in conjunction with the Knudepunkt 2015 conference <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-87-92507-23-5 <a href="http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/6/6d/Nordiclarpyearbook2014.pdf">http://nordiclarp.org/w/images/6/6d/Nordiclarpyearbook2014.pdf</a></li></ul> <h3>Video documentation</h3> <p>In 2011 the Knutepunkt conference was documented in <a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/kp2011">a number of videos now published on the Knudepunkt 2011 Vimeo Channel</a>. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt">"Knutepunkt"</a>. <i>Nordic Larp Wiki</i>. Retrieved 13 August 2024.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Knudepunkt 2003". Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051211095614/http://www.liveforum.dk/knudepunkt" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20051211095614/http://www.liveforum.dk/knudepunkt</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Solmukohta•04". Archived from the original on 18 January 2006. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060118133255/http://www.ropecon.fi/solmukohta/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060118133255/http://www.ropecon.fi/solmukohta/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Knutepunkt 2005". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060209132523/http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060209132523/http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Knutpunkt 2006". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164902/http://www.jeepen.org/knutpunkt/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164902/http://www.jeepen.org/knutpunkt/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"knudepunkt 2007: from denmark with love". Archived from the original on 9 July 2006. <a href="https://archive.today/20060709054334/http://www.knudepunkt.org/" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20060709054334/http://www.knudepunkt.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Solmukohta 2008 – looking ahead". Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151012042842/http://2008.solmukohta.org/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151012042842/http://2008.solmukohta.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Knutepunkt 2009 | What matters". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130220231220/http://www.larpconference.org/2009/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130220231220/http://www.larpconference.org/2009/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Solmukohta 2012". Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151014214329/http://2012.solmukohta.org" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151014214329/http://2012.solmukohta.org</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"KP2013 – Welcome to Knutepunkt 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130530043635/http://www.knutepunkt.org/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130530043635/http://www.knutepunkt.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Knudepunkt village". Google Maps. <a href="https://www.google.dk/maps/@55.2404327,10.4706607,17z" target="_blank">https://www.google.dk/maps/@55.2404327,10.4706607,17z</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Solmukohta 2016". Retrieved 13 August 2024. <a href="http://2016.solmukohta.org/" target="_blank">http://2016.solmukohta.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Knudepunkt 2019 – Enter the playground". Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190321032627/https://knudepunkt.org/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190321032627/https://knudepunkt.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>