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The FILI team will be on Christmas holiday from 23 December 2025 to 6 January 2026
The office will be closed during this period.Thank you all for a wonderfully full autumn season, and happy holidays!
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Welcome back to the FILI Podcast
In this thought-provoking new episode, Sofi Oksanen—one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in contemporary Finnish literature—joins John Steinmark, […]
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Translation and Printing Grants Total €253,250 in the Final Round of the Year
FILI’s Advisory Board has decided on the translation and printing grants for the final application round of the year. An impressive […]
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Literary export revenues from the Nordic countries amounted to nearly 78,5 million euros in 2024
Today marks the publication of the first joint Nordic survey assessing the gross revenue generated from the sale of literary […]
Read more about Literary export revenues from the Nordic countries amounted to nearly 78,5 million euros in 2024Iida Turpeinen’s novel Elolliset has been selected as the December pick for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s Book Club
Wonderful news! Iida Turpeinen’s internationally acclaimed novel Elolliset (S&S, represented by Helsinki Literary Agency) has been selected as the December […]
Read more about Iida Turpeinen’s novel Elolliset has been selected as the December pick for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s Book ClubAn afternoon presentation for foreign publishers on December 3: 10 or So Crime Novels from Finland
An afternoon presentation on successful Finnish crime novels for foreign publishers In December, FILI will organise a 10 or So […]
Read more about An afternoon presentation for foreign publishers on December 3: 10 or So Crime Novels from FinlandRiina Tanskanen has been awarded the Torch-Bearer Prize
Riina Tanskanen has been awarded the Torch-Bearer Prize (Tulenkantaja), which promotes the international export of Finnish literature, for her feminist […]
Read more about Riina Tanskanen has been awarded the Torch-Bearer PrizeRights sold recently
- Last book-deals of the Year
- A 7 Book-Deal for Kaisu Tuokko’s series, and more to come!
- Moomintroll’s 80 anniversary is being celebrated all around the world!
- Sophia Jansson’s ‘Three Islands’ keeps intriguing readers all around the world!
- Plenty of new Finland-Swedish books’ deals this week, and not only!
