Finlandia Prize | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Finnish literary work |
Location | Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Presented by | Finnish Book Foundation |
Reward(s) | A monetary award of 30,000 EUR, originally 100,000 FIM [1] |
First awarded | 1984 |
Website | kirjasaatio |
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]
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.
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.
The Finlandia Prize in Children's and Youth Literature (formerly the Finlandia Junior Prize) is awarded for children's and youth literature.
Year | Author | Title Finnish | Title English | Elector |
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1997 | Alexis Kouros | Gondwanan lapset | Gondwana's Children | |
1998 | Leena Laulajainen | Kultamarja ja metsän salaisuudet | The Golden Berry and the Secrets of the Forest | |
1999 | Kari Levola | Tahdon | I Do | |
2000 | Tomi Kontio | Keväällä isä sai siivet | In the Spring, Father Got Wings | Riitta Uosukainen |
2001 | Kira Poutanen | Ihana meri | The Wonderful Sea | M. A. Numminen |
2002 | Raili Mikkanen | Ei ole minulle suvannot | Päivi Lipponen | |
2003 | Arja Puikkonen | Haloo kuuleeko kaupunki | Kirsti Mäkinen | |
2004 | Riitta Jalonen | Tyttö ja naakkapuu | Jukka Kajava | |
2005 | Tuula Korolainen | Kuono kohti tähteä | Matti Ranin | |
2006 | Timo Parvela | Keinulauta | Seesaw | Jukka Virtanen |
2007 | Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen | Tatun ja Patun Suomi | Inkeri Näätsaari | |
2008 | Esko-Pekka Tiitinen | Villapäät | Maria Kaisa Aula | |
2009 | Mari Kujanpää | Minä ja Muro | Marko Vuoriheimo | |
2010 | Siri Kolu | Me Rosvolat | Hannu-Pekka Björkman | |
2011 | Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen | Valoa, valoa, valoa | Paula Vesala | |
2012 | Christel Rönns | Det vidunderliga ägget | Mari Rantasila | |
2013 | Kreetta Onkeli | Poika joka menetti muistinsa | Jarno "Jarppi" Leppälä | |
2014 | Maria Turtschaninoff | Maresi. Krönikor från det röda klostret | Maresi : 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.
The Finlandia Prize in Non-Fiction is considered Finland's most significant non-fiction award.
Year | Author | Chooser | Work | Language |
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1989 | Erik Tawaststjerna | Jean Sibelius 1–5 | Finnish | |
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 Pink | English |
2007 | Peter von Bagh | Matti Apunen | Sininen laulu | Finnish |
2008 | Marjo T. Nurminen | Veikko Sonninen | Tiedon tyttäret | |
2009 | Henrika Tandefelt | Björn Wahlroos | Borgå 1809. Ceremoni och fest | Swedish |
2010 | Vesa Sirén | Sinikka Salo | Suomalaiset kapellimestarit | Finnish |
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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