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Iida 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 […]
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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 […]
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An 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 […]
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Riina 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 PrizeFinnish Literature Day in Paris on November 19
Contemporary Finnish literature is more diverse than ever before. Voices of the Arctic North will descend upon Paris in November […]
Read more about Finnish Literature Day in Paris on November 19The 2025 Torch-Bearer Prize nominees have been announced
Five Finnish literary works with exceptional international potential are in the running for this year’s award:The Gatherers by Elli Salo […]
Read more about The 2025 Torch-Bearer Prize nominees have been announced60 translators at the fellowship programme in Helsinki October 22-24
FILI’s fellowship for translators will be held at the Helsinki Book Fair October 22-24. Sixty translators from 25 countries will […]
Read more about 60 translators at the fellowship programme in Helsinki October 22-24Rights sold recently
- 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!
- Jukka Behm’s series keeps delighting readers all around the world!
- Two very busy weeks!