Month: March 2020

Information concerning grants awarded by FILI during COVID-19 pandemic

Promotional grants that have already been awarded may be used at a later date for a similar trip. For administrative reasons, we will need a new application from you when the new date and programme for the trip have been confirmed. Please notify us of any cancellations/rescheduled trips at

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Olli Jalonen: ‘Taivaanpallo’ sold to Denmark

Forlaget Torgard has bought the Danish rights to Olli Jalonen’s Taivaanpallo (‘The Celestial Sphere’) from Rights and Brands.

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Tove Jansson: ‘Den ärliga bedragaren’ sold to Japan

Chikuma Shobo LTD has bought the Japanese rights to Tove Jansson’s Den ärliga bedragaren (‘The True Deceiver’) from Rights and Brands.

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Tove Jansson: ‘Anteckningar från en ö’ sold to Japan

Chikuma Shobo LTD has bought the Japanese rights to Tove Jansson’s Anteckningar från en ö (‘Notes from an Island’) from Rights […]

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Lotta Sonninen: ‘Työelämän pieni pahan mielen kirja’ sold to Russia

Bombora has bought the Russian rights to Lotta Sonninen’s Työelämän pieni pahan mielen kirja (‘The Little Book of Bad Moods at […]

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Malin Klingenberg: ‘Älgflickan’ sold to Spain

Errata naturae has bought the Spanish rights to Malin Klingenberg’s Älgflickan (‘Elk Girl’) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

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Marcus Rosenlund: ‘Väder som förändrade världen’ sold to Poland

Jagiellonian Univeristy Press has bought the Polish rights to Marcus Rosenlund’s Väder som förändrade världen (‘The Weather that Changed the […]

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Juhani Karila: ‘Pienen hauen pyydystys’ sold to Poland

Marpress has bought the Polish rights to Juhani Karila’s Pienen hauen pyydystys (‘Fishing for the Little Pike’) from Helsinki Literary […]

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FILI grant decisions announced 23 March

FILI’s advisory board held its grant allocation meeting online 17 March. We received 105 applications in the latest round, 95 of them received a grant, representing a success rate of over 90% for applications. A total of €150 000 in grants was awarded.

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Raisa Cacciatore & Erja Korteniemi-Poikela: ‘Rakkaus, ilo, rohkeus’ sold to Korea

Blueboosebooks has bought the Korean rights to Raisa Cacciatore’s and Erja Korteniemi-Poikela’s Rakkaus, ilo, rohkeus – Seksuaalisuuden portaat (‘Love, Joy […]

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Laura Ertimo: ‘Missä sinä olet?’ sold to Estonia

Avita has bought the Estonian rights to Laura Ertimo’s Missä sinä olet? (‘Where Are you?’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Aura Koivisto: ‘Mies ja merilehmä’ sold to Russia

Paulsen has bought the Russian rights to Aura Koivisto’s Mies ja merilehmä from Into Kustannus.

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FILI’s office is closed, please contact us by e-mail or by phone

Following the instructions given, FILI’s employees are teleworking in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus. You can reach […]

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Jessikka Aro: ‘Putinin trollit’ sold to Hungary

Corvina has bought the Hungarian rights to Jessikka Aro’s Putinin trollit (‘Putin’s Trolls’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Jessikka Aro: ‘Putinin trollit’ sold to the Czech Republic

Denik N has bought the Czech rights to Jessikka Aro’s Putinin trollit (‘Putin’s Trolls’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Frank Martela: ‘A Wonderful Life’ sold to Spain

Ediciones Urano has bought the World Spanish rights to Frank Martela’s A Wonderful Life: Insights for Finding a Meaningful Existence […]

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Kaija Puura: ‘Näin kasvatat lapsestasi mukavan aikuisen’ sold to Russia

Eksmo has bought the Russian rights to Kaija Puura’s Näin kasvatat lapsestasi mukavan aikuisen from Bonnier Rights.

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FILI’s Spring catalogues 2020

Our two catalogues for Spring 2020 have been published: A Selection of Finnish Children’s & YA Literature and a Selection of fiction & non-fiction titles. You can download them here (see links below) or contact us in order to get a printed version.

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