Laura Valpuri Lindstedt (born 1 May 1976 in Kajaani) is a Finnish novelist. Her debut novel, Scissors, which was published in 2007, was nominated for the Finlandia Prize, the top literary prize in Finland. [1] Lindstedt's second novel, Oneiron, which took 8 years to write, earned her the Finlandia Prize in 2015. Lindstedt is one of Finland's leading internationally known writers. [2]
The Finlandia Prize (Finlandia-palkinto) is a literary award in Finland by the Finnish Book Foundation. It is awarded annually to the author of the best novel written by a Finnish citizen, children's book, and non-fiction book. The award sum is 30,000 euros. Works may be in Finnish or Swedish but non-Finnish citizens are not allowed to enter. However, in 2010 the Finnish Book Foundation made an exception for a nominee.
Laila Ellen Kaarina Hirvisaari, also known as Laila Hietamies, was a Finnish author and writer. By 2008, more than four million copies of her works had been sold.
Hannu Sulo Salama is a Finnish author.
Finnish literature refers to literature written in Finland. During the European early Middle Ages, the earliest text in a Finnic language is the unique thirteenth-century Birch bark letter no. 292 from Novgorod. The text was written in Cyrillic and represented a dialect of Finnic language spoken in Russian Olonets region. The earliest texts in Finland were written in Swedish or Latin during the Finnish Middle Age. Finnish-language literature was slowly developing from the 16th century onwards, after written Finnish was established by the Bishop and Finnish Lutheran reformer Mikael Agricola (1510–1557). He translated the New Testament into Finnish in 1548.
Kjell Westö is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. Best known for his epic novels set in Helsinki, he has also written short stories, poetry, essays and newspaper columns.
Helvi Hämäläinen was a Finnish author who published dozens of books of prose and poetry during her six decade writing career.
Ulla-Lena Lundberg is a Finland-Swedish author living in Porvoo, Finland. Her Swedish language books have been translated into several languages, including Finnish, Danish, German, Russian and Dutch.
Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which Purge has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies. Oksanen has been called Finnish-Estonian Charles Dickens and her work is often compared to Margaret Atwood's novels. She was born in Finland, to a Finnish father and Estonian mother.
Monika Kristina Fagerholm is a Swedish-speaking Finnish author living in Ekenäs, Finland. She is the daughter of professor Nils-Erik Fagerholm and library amanuensis Kristina Herrgård. Fagerholm has studied psychology and literature at the University of Helsinki. In 1987, she received her bachelor's degree in psychology and literature. Fagerholm made her debut in 1987 with Sham but her real breakthrough in the literary scene was in 1994 with Underbara kvinnor vid vatten. The book was nominated for the Finlandia Prize, which is the biggest literary prize in Finland. It was also nominated for the August prize in 1995, in Sweden and also the International Dublin Literary Award in 1998. In 1994, she received the Runeberg Award in Finland. The movie adaptation of the novel by Claes Olsson premiered in 1998. Fagerholm received the August prize in 2005 for Den amerikanska flickan.
Sven Gösta Ågren was a Finnish author who won the Finlandia Prize in 1988 for Jär. Gösta Ågren, who wrote his works in Swedish, praised the Gospel of Mark for its literary values and published the collection Timmermannen in reference to it. He was known for his left-wing sympathies, which can be seen in his autobiographical work concerning the rural "proletariat." His brothers Leo and Erik were also writers.
Katri Lipson is a Finnish writer and doctor. She studied medicine at Uppsala University, graduating in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a doctor in Finland, Sweden and Kenya. Her debut novel Cosmonaut was shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize in 2008 and won the Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award that same year. Her second novel, The Ice Cream Man, won the EU Prize for Literature in 2013. The novel, which takes place in former Czechoslovakia, was published in Czech in 2014. It has also been published in English and 12 other languages. In March 2016, Lipson's third novel, Detroit, was published. In May 2019, Lipson's fourth novel, Marienbad(Kaikkein haikein leikki), was published.
Mikko Rimminen is a Finnish novelist and poet. He won the Finlandia Prize for the novel Nenäpäivä or Red Nose Day.
Seita Vuorela was a Finnish author of young adult novels and photographer.
Pajtim Statovci is a Finnish novelist. His debut novel, Kissani Jugoslavia, was published in 2014, winning the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for best debut novel in Finnish for that year, and was published in 2017 as My Cat Yugoslavia in the UK and US. It was made into a play and staged at the Finnish National Theater in Helsinki in 2018. His second novel, Tiranan sydän, won the Toisinkoinen Literature Prize for 2016, and was published as Crossing in the UK and the US in 2019.
Maria Turtschaninoff is a Finnish author. She is best known for writing fantasy books including Maresi, the first book in the Red Abbey Chronicles and winner of the 2014 Finlandia Junior Prize.
Selja Ahava is a Finnish writer. She studied scriptwriting in Helsinki, and has written scripts for film, TV and radio. Her debut novel The Day the Whale Swam through London appeared in 2010, followed by Things That Fall from the Sky which was nominated for the prestigious Finlandia literary prize. This book also won the EU Prize for Literature, and has been translated into English by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah. Her third book Before My Husband Disappears appeared in 2017 to wide acclaim. Her fourth book The Woman Who Loved Insects was published by Gummerus in 2020.
Eeva-Kaarina Aronen was a Finnish author and journalist. Her novels were nominated for the Runeberg Prize and the Finlandia Prize.
Rakel Liehu is a Finnish poet, dramatist and novelist.
Annika Idström was a Finnish author, dramaturg and translator.
Anu Kaipainen was a prolific Finnish writer and literary critic.
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