Month: December 2020

Mauri Kunnas: ‘Joulupukin joululoma’ sold to Russia

OOO Izdatelstvo Rech has bought the Russian rights to Mauri Kunnas’ Joulupukin joululoma (‘Santa’s Christmas Holiday’) from Rights and Brands.

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Zacharias Topelius: ‘Topeliuksen satuhelmiä’ sold to China

Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House has bought the Simplified Chinese rights to Zacharias Topelius’ Topeliuksen satuhelmiä from Bonnier Rights Finland.

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Tove Jansson: ‘Den ärliga bedragaren’ sold to Serbia

Samostalna Agencija Za Izdavaštvo Odiseja has bought the Serbian rights to Tove Jansson’s Den ärliga bedragaren (‘The True Deceiver’) from […]

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Tove Jansson: ‘Sommarboken’ sold to Serbia

Samostalna Agencija Za Izdavaštvo Odiseja has bought the Serbian rights to Tove Jansson’s Sommarboken (‘The Summer Book’) from Rights and Brands. 

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A record-breaking number of applications in 2020

The number of applications received in 2020 increased by about a quarter over the previous year’s figure. All in all, grants were awarded for translations of Finnish literature into 40 languages. The largest numbers of grants were awarded for translations into Estonian, German and Russian.

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Riitta Jalonen & Kristiina Louhi: ‘Tyttö ja naakkapuu’ sold to Spain

Galimatazo Editorial has bought the Spanish rights to Riitta Jalonen and Kristiina Louhi’s Tyttö ja naakkapuu (The Girl and the […]

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Mia Kankimäki: ‘Naiset joita ajattelen öisin’ sold to Albania

Muza has bought the Albanian rights to Mia Kankimäki’s Naiset joita ajattelen öisin (‘The Women I Think About at Night’) from […]

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Laura Ertimo & Sanna Pelliccioni: ‘Mennään piiloon’ sold to Estonia

Avita has bought the Estonian rights to Laura Ertimo and Sanna Pelliccioni’s Mennään piiloon (‘Invisible World’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Timo Parvela & Virpi Talvitie: ‘Maukka ja Väykkä’ series sold to China

Guomai Culture and Media Co. Ltd has bought the simplified Chinese rights to Timo Parvela and Virpi Talvitie’s Maukka ja Väykkä […]

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Laura Ertimo & Satu Kontinen: ‘Lumotun maan kartasto’ sold to Turkey

Alfa Publishing House has bought the Turkish rights to Laura Ertimo and Satu Kontinen’s Lumotun maan kartasto (‘Enchanted Planet Earth’) from Elina […]

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Laura Ertimo: ‘Ihme ilmat’ sold to Latvia

Jumava has bought the Latvian rights to Laura Ertimo’s Ihme ilmat (‘Weird Weather’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Aino Havukainen & Sami Toivonen: ‘Tatu ja Patu työn touhussa’ sold to Israel

Locus House Publishing has bought the Hebrew rights to Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen’s Tatu ja Patu työn touhussa (‘Tatu and Patu […]

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Aino Havukainen & Samu Toivonen: ‘Tatu ja Patu – Kovaa menoa kiskoilla’ sold to Russia

OOO Izdatelstvo Rech has bought the Russian rights to Aino Havukainen and Samu Toivonen’s Tatu ja Patu – Kovaa menoa kiskoilla […]

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Mauri Kunnas: ‘Joulupukin lomapuuhakirja’ sold to Estonia

AS Sinisukk has bought the Estonian rights to Mauri Kunnas’ Joulupukin lomapuuhakirja (‘Christmas Holiday Activity Book’) from Rights and Brands.

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Jessikka Aro: ‘Putinin trollit’ sold to the USA

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

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Max Seeck: Book 3 in Jessica Niemi series sold to Germany

Bastei Luebbe has bought the German rights to Max Seeck’s Max book 3 in Jessica Niemi series from Elina Ahlbäck Literary […]

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Max Seeck: Book 3 in Jessica Niemi series sold to Estonia

Pegasus has bought the Estonian rights to Max Seeck’s book 3 in Jessica Niemi series from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Tove Jansson: ‘Trollvinter’ sold to Belarus

Zmicer Kolas has bought the Belarussian rights to Tove Jansson’s Trollvinter (‘Moominland Midwinter’) from Rights and Brands.

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Linda Bondestam: ‘Mitt bottenliv’ sold to the US

Restless Books has bought the English rights to Linda Bondestam’s Mitt bottenliv (‘My Life at the Bottom’) from Rights and Brands.

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Tove Jansson: ‘Sent i november’ sold to Belarus

Zmicer Kolas has bought the Belarussian rights to Tove Jansson’s Sent i november (‘Moominvalley in November’) from Rights and Brands.

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