30 or So Books from Finland in French 2025-2026.

Finnish Books in French-speaking Europe 2025-2026


Fiction

© Liisa Valonen

New

Ann-Christin Antell: Trois femmes de la Baltique – Martta

Cotton Mill #2

Marabout (Hachette), Paris, publication: 1/2025, translator: Sébastien Cagnoli
Helsinki Literary Agency (Puuvillatehtaan perijä, Gummerus 2022)

© Jonne Räsänen / Otava

New

Elina Backman: Still Waters Run Deep

HarperCollins France, Paris, publication: 6/2025, translator: Fantine Brunel
Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (Kun jäljet katoavat, Otava 2021)

© Märta Thisner

New

Edith Hammar: Passage

Cambourakis, Paris, publication: 2/2025, translator: Marina Heide
Rights & Brands (Portal, Förlaget 2023)

comic

© Liisa Takala

New

Leena Krohn: Datura

Zulma, Paris, publication: 10/2025, translator: Claire Saint-Germain
Helsinki Literary Agency (Datura, WSOY 2001)

© Liisa Takala

New

Leena Krohn: Hotel Sapiens

Zulma, Paris, publication: 10/2026, translator: Claire Saint-Germain
Helsinki Literary Agency (Hotel Sapiens ja muita irrationaalisia kertomuksia, Teos 2013)

© Perttu Saksa

New

Anni Kytömäki: Margarita

Rue de l'échiquier, Paris, publication: 10/2026, translator: Claire Saint-Germain
Helsinki Literary Agency (Margarita, Gummerus 2020)

© Laura Malmivaara

New

Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola: 101 façons de tuer son mari

Gallimard, Paris, publication: 3/2025, translators: Claire Saint-Germain & Aleksi Moine
Helsinki Literary Agency (101 tapaa tappaa aviomies, Siltala 2022)

© Veikko Somerpuro

New

Ville Ranta: Les buveurs de vin

Éditions çà et là, Bussy-Saint-Georges, publication: 1/2025, translator: Kirsi Kinnunen
Rights & Brands (Viininjuojat, WSOY 2024)

comic

New

Satu Rämö: Rósa & Björk

#2

Éditions du Seuil, Paris, publication: 9/2025, translator: Aleksi Moine Bonnier Rights Finland (Rósa & Björk, WSOY 2023)

New

Satu Rämö: Jakob

#3

Éditions du Seuil, Paris, publication: 2026, translator: Aleksi Moine
Bonnier Rights Finland (Jakob, WSOY 2023)

© Lari Järnefelt

New

Max Seeck: Échec et mat

Milo Series #1

Mera Éditions, Wasquehal, publication: 2/2025, translator: Mara Bergsson
Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (Merkitty, Tammi 2024)

© Pirjo Honkasalo

New

Pirkko Saisio: Le livre rouge des ruptures

The Helsinki Trilogy #3

Robert Laffont, Paris, publication 2/2025, translator: Sébastien Cagnoli
Helsinki Literary Agency (Punainen erokirja, WSOY 2003)

© Mikko Rasila

New

Arttu Tuominen: Shamed

La Martinière, Paris, publication: 10/2025, translator: Claire Saint-Germain
Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (Häväistyt, WSOY 2022)


Children's & Young Adult Books

© Emilia Lehto

New

Anne-Maija Aalto: Where the Light Comes In

Éditions Milan, Toulouse, publication 9/2025, translator: Lauriane Renquet Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency (Mistä valo pääsee sisään, Otava 2021)

YA

© Mikael Morueta Holme

New

Sofia Chanfreau & Amanda Chanfreau: A Giraffe’s Heart Is Unbelievably Large

Éditions Milan, Toulouse, publication 10/2025, translator: Aleksi Moine, Helsinki Literary Agency (Giraffens hjärta är ovanligt stort, Schildts & Söderströms 2022)

© Otto Virtanen

New

Magdalena Hai & Teemu Juhani: The Terrible Tickling Power

Little Shop of Nightmares #1

Éditions Milan, Toulouse, publication 10/2025, translator: Johanna Kuningas, Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency (Painajaispuoti ja kamala kutituspulveri, WSOY 2018)

New

Magdalena Hai & Teemu Juhani: The Mystery of the Missing Teeth

Little Shop of Nightmares #2

Éditions Milan, Toulouse, 2026, translator: Johanna Kuningas, Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency (Painajaispuoti – hampaat hukassa, WSOY 2019)

© Jonne Räsänen / Otava

New

S. K. Rostedt: Daughter of Two Bloods

Robert Laffont (Collection R), Paris, publication: 11/2026, translator: Fantine Brunel Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (Kahden veren tytär, Otava 2024)

YA