Finlandia Prize

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Finlandia Prize
Awarded forOutstanding Finnish literary work
Location Helsinki
Country Finland
Presented byFinnish Book Foundation
Reward(s)A monetary award of 30,000 EUR, originally 100,000 FIM [1]
First awarded1984;40 years ago (1984)
Website kirjasaatio.fi/en/finlandia-prizes

The Finlandia Prize (Finnish : Finlandia-palkinto; Swedish : Finlandiaprisen) is a set of Finnish literary prizes awarded by the Finnish Book Foundation to "celebrate reading and highlight new Finnish first-rate literature." Considered the most prestigious in the nation, they are awarded annually in three categories: fiction, non-fiction and children's and youth literature. The prize was first awarded in 1984. [2]

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The award sum (as of 2022) is 30,000 euros (originally 100,000 Finnish Marks). [3] Works submitted for nomination may be in Finnish or Swedish and also works in other languages may be considered. Prior to 2010 only works written by citizens of Finland were allowed but the rules were changed when Alexandra Salmela, a citizen of Slovakia, was nominated. [3]

Since 1984, in addition to the fiction category, the Little Finlandia Prize (Finnish : Pikku-Finlandia-palkinto) for the best student essay on literature has been administered by the Finnish Language Teachers’ Union in cooperation with the Finnish Book Foundation.

Finlandia Prize in Fiction

The Finlandia Prize in Fiction, the oldest of the three categories, has been awarded for an outstanding Finnish work of fiction since 1984. Since 1993, however, the prize has been awarded exclusively to novels.

YearAuthorChooserWorkLanguage
1984
Erno Paasilinna Yksinäisyys ja uhmaFinnish
1985
Jörn Donner Far och sonSwedish
1986
Sirkka Turkka Tule takaisin, pikku ShebaFinnish
1987
Helvi Hämäläinen Sukupolveni unta
1988
Gösta Ågren JärSwedish
1989
Markku Envall Samurai nukkuuFinnish
1990
Olli Jalonen Isäksi ja tyttäreksi
1991
Arto Melleri Elävien kirjoissa
1992
Leena Krohn Matemaattisia olioita tai jaettuja unia
1993
Bo Carpelan Kai Laitinen UrwindSwedish
1994
Eeva Joenpelto Tellervo Koivisto Tuomari Müller, hieno miesFinnish
1995
Hannu Mäkelä Maria-Liisa Nevala Mestari
1996
Irja Rane Aki Kaurismäki Naurava neitsyt
1997
Antti Tuuri Lassi Nummi Lakeuden kutsu
1998
Pentti Holappa Liisamaija Laaksonen Ystävän muotokuva
1999
Kristina Carlson Erkki Liikanen Maan ääreen
2000
Johanna Sinisalo Auli Viikari Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi
2001
Hannu Raittila Claes Andersson Canal Grande
2002
Kari Hotakainen Lasse Pöysti Juoksuhaudantie
2003
Pirkko Saisio Mervi Kantokorpi Punainen erokirja
2004
Helena Sinervo Jukka Sarjala Runoilijan talossa
2005
Bo Carpelan Paavo Lipponen BergSwedish
2006
Kjell Westö Jyrki Nummi Där vi en gång gått
2007
Hannu Väisänen Kaisu Mikkola Toiset kengätFinnish
2008
Sofi Oksanen Pekka Tarkka Puhdistus
2009
Antti Hyry Tuula Arkio Uuni
2010
Mikko Rimminen Minna Joenniemi Nenäpäivä
2011
Rosa Liksom Pekka Milonoff Hytti nro 6
2012
Ulla-Lena Lundberg Tarja Halonen Is [4] Swedish
2013
Riikka Pelo Asko Sarkola Jokapäiväinen elämämme [5] Finnish
2014
Jussi Valtonen Anne Brunila He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät [6]
2015
Laura Lindstedt Hector Oneiron
2016
Jukka Viikilä Baba Lybeck Akvarelleja Engelin kaupungista
2017
Juha Hurme Elisabeth Rehn Niemi
2018
Olli Jalonen Seppo Puttonen Taivaanpallo
2019
Pajtim Statovci Merja Ylä-Anttila Bolla
2020
Anni Kytömäki Hannu Lintu Margarita
2021
Jukka Viikilä Zaida Bergroth Taivaallinen vastaanotto
2022
Iida Rauma Mari Leppänen Hävitys: Tapauskertomus
2023
Sirpa Kähkönen Jorma Uotinen 36 uurnaa - Väärässä olemisen historia [7]

Finlandia Prize in Children's and Youth Literature

The Finlandia Prize in Children's and Youth Literature (formerly the Finlandia Junior Prize) is awarded for children's and youth literature.

YearAuthorTitle FinnishTitle EnglishElector
1997
Alexis Kouros Gondwanan lapsetGondwana's Children
1998
Leena Laulajainen Kultamarja ja metsän salaisuudetThe Golden Berry and the Secrets of the Forest
1999
Kari Levola TahdonI Do
2000
Tomi Kontio Keväällä isä sai siivetIn the Spring, Father Got WingsRiitta Uosukainen
2001
Kira Poutanen Ihana meriThe Wonderful SeaM. A. Numminen
2002
Raili Mikkanen Ei ole minulle suvannotPäivi Lipponen
2003
Arja Puikkonen Haloo kuuleeko kaupunkiKirsti Mäkinen
2004
Riitta Jalonen Tyttö ja naakkapuuJukka Kajava
2005
Tuula Korolainen Kuono kohti tähteäMatti Ranin
2006
Timo Parvela KeinulautaSeesawJukka Virtanen
2007
Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen Tatun ja Patun SuomiInkeri Näätsaari
2008
Esko-Pekka Tiitinen VillapäätMaria Kaisa Aula
2009
Mari Kujanpää Minä ja MuroMarko Vuoriheimo
2010
Siri Kolu Me RosvolatHannu-Pekka Björkman
2011
Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen Valoa, valoa, valoaPaula Vesala
2012
Christel Rönns Det vidunderliga äggetMari Rantasila
2013 Kreetta Onkeli Poika joka menetti muistinsa Jarno "Jarppi" Leppälä
2014
Maria Turtschaninoff Maresi. Krönikor från det röda klostretMaresi : the Red Abbey Chronicles Johanna Vuoksenmaa
2015 Nadja Sumanen Rambo Heikki Harma
2016 Juuli Niemi Et kävele yksin Vuokko Hovatta
2017 Sanna Mander Nyckelknipan Anna Puu
2018 Siiri Enoranta Tuhatkuolevan kirous Riku Rantala
2019 Marisha Rasi-Koskinen Auringon pimeä puoli Olavi Uusivirta
2020 Anja Portin Radio Popov Christoffer Strandberg
2021 Anne-Maija Aalto Mistä valo pääsee sisään Perttu Pölönen
2022 Sofia Chanfreau & Amanda Chanfreau Giraffens hjärta är ovanligt stort Ernest Lawson
2023 Magdalena Hai Sarvijumala [8] Herra Ylppö

Note: English title column may reflect a published book, or just a translated title.

Finlandia Prize in Non-Fiction

The Finlandia Prize in Non-Fiction is considered Finland's most significant non-fiction award.

YearAuthorChooserWorkLanguage
1989
Erik Tawaststjerna Jean Sibelius 1–5Finnish
1990
Markku Löytönen Matka-arkku. Suomalaisia tutkimusmatkailijoita
1991
Olli Marttila, Tari Haahtela, Hannu Aarnio, Pekka Ojalainen Suomen päiväperhoset
1992
Jukka Salo, Mikko Pyhälä Amazonia
1993
Erik Wahlström, Tapio Reinikainen, Eeva-Liisa Hallanoro Ympäristön tila Suomessa
1994
Heikki Ylikangas Tie Tampereelle. Dokumentoitu kuvaus Tampereen antautumiseen johtaneista sotatapahtumista Suomen sisällissodassa
1995
Matti Sarmela Suomen perinneatlas
1996
Pekka Kivikäs Kalliomaalaukset – muinainen kuva-arkistomme
1997
Fabian Dahlström, Erkki Salmenhaara, Mikko Heiniö Suomen musiikin historia 1–4
1998
Hannu Karttunen Leena Palotie Vanhin tiede. Tähtitiedettä kivikaudesta kuulentoihin
1999
Kari Enqvist Olemisen porteilla
2000
Anu Kantola et al.Maailman tila ja Suomi
2001
Heikki Paunonen, Marjatta Paunonen Tsennaaks Stadii, bonjaaks slangii. Stadin slangin suursanakirja
2002
Esko Valtaoja Metropolitan Ambrosius Kotona maailmankaikkeudessa
2003
Antti Helanterä, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen Astrid Gartz Maantieteelle Venäjä ei voi mitään
2004
Elina Sana Hannu Taanila Luovutetut. Suomen ihmisluovutukset Gestapolle
2005
Sami Koski, Mika Rissanen, Juha Tahvanainen Kari Raivio Antiikin urheilu
2005
Jari Leskinen, Antti Juutilainen Helena Ranta Jatkosodan pikkujättiläinen
2006
Erkki Tuomioja Raimo Väyrynen Häivähdys punaista. Hella Wuolijoki ja hänen sisarensa Salme Pekkala vallankumouksen palveluksessa. English title: A Delicate Shade of PinkEnglish
2007
Peter von Bagh Matti Apunen Sininen lauluFinnish
2008
Marjo T. Nurminen Veikko Sonninen Tiedon tyttäret
2009
Henrika Tandefelt Björn Wahlroos Borgå 1809. Ceremoni och festSwedish
2010
Vesa Sirén Sinikka Salo Suomalaiset kapellimestaritFinnish
2011
Soili Stenroos, Teuvo Ahti, Katileena Lohtander, Leena Myllys Alf Rehn Suomen jäkäläopas
2012
Elina Lappalainen Janne Virkkunen Syötäväksi kasvatetut – Miten ruokasi eli elämänsä
2013
Ville Kivimäki Maija Tanninen-Mattila Murtuneet Mielet. English title: Broken Minds [9]
2014
Mirkka Lappalainen Heikki Hellman Pohjolan Leijona – Kustaa II Adolf ja Suomi 1611–1632
2015
Tapio Tamminen Arto Nyberg Kansankodin pimeämpi puoli
2016
Mari Manninen Jörn Donner Yhden lapsen kansa - Kiinan salavauvat, pikkukeisarit ja hylätyt tyttäret
2017
Riitta Kylänpää Matti Rönka Pentti Linkola - Ihminen ja legenda
2018
Seppo Aalto Virpi Suutari Kapina tehtailla – Kuusankoski 1918
2019
Anssi Jokiranta, Pekka Juntti, Anna Ruohonen & Jenni Räinä Sixten Korkman Metsä meidän jälkeemme
2020
Marko Tikka & Seija-Leena Nevala Nasima Razmyar Kielletyt leikit – Tanssin kieltämisen historia Suomessa 1888–1948
2021
Osmo Tapio Räihälä Katri Makkonen Miksi nykymusiikki on niin vaikeaa
2022
Ville-Juhani Sutinen Hanna Nohynek Vaivan arvoista. Esseitä poikkeuskirjallisuudesta
2023
Antti Järvi Linda Liukas Minne katosi Antti Järvi? [10]

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