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News 1.4.202220.6.2022

The Spring application round started 1 April

The Spring application round has started and deadline for the applications is 1 May.

In the spring round, grants for […]

Articles 31.3.202231.3.2022

Thomas Brevik Kjærstad worked on his first full-length translation during the residency

Thomas Brevik Kjærstad, who lives in Tromsø in northern Norway, arrived in Helsinki via the northern route, by car train […]

Articles 30.3.202230.3.2022

Finnish literature under the African sun – Nil Deniz Cidanlı

Nil Deniz Cidanlı, who lives in Uganda, is working on several translations of Finnish literature into Turkish: Vuokko Hurme’s Right-Side […]

Articles 29.3.202229.3.2022

Mia Spangenberg is translating Pirkko Saisio into English

Another of this spring’s five translators in residence was Mia Spangenberg, who is finalising her translation of Pirkko Saisio’s Red […]

Articles 28.3.202228.3.2022

Translator Martina Šimová immersed herself in thoughts of Hanko during her FILI residence

Martina Šimová participated in FILI’s translator residency this March. She is currently working on Katja Kallio’s novel This Transparent Heart. […]

Uutiset 18.3.202228.3.2022

FILI at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 21–22 March

FILI has a table at the Nordic stand Hall 29 A 60. We will be there Monday & Tuesday. Send […]

News 14.3.202221.3.2022

Additional funding for the translation of Ukrainian literature into Finnish

This year, FILI will direct additional funding to the translation of Ukrainian literature into Finnish. Grants can be applied for […]

News 10.3.202220.6.2022

Results of our winter application round are online

FILI’s advisory board had its meeting 8 March and the list of awarded grants is now on our website. […]

Articles 7.3.20227.3.2022

Semi-annual Finnish Book Market Bulletin 1/2022

Subscription services have changed consumer behaviour – Growth in book sales dependant on digital

The sales of general literature by Finnish […]

News 4.3.202220.6.2022

No FILI grants to Russia until further notice

In line with general EU economic and export sanctions, FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange has frozen payments of translation and printing […]

News 2.3.202214.11.2022

FILI Book Picks / Spring 2022

We publish small videos presenting our top picks of Finnish literature. This season they are hosted by translator, spoken word […]

Press releases 28.2.202220.6.2022

Grants for longer sample translations of non-fiction books

Kirjallisuuden vientikeskus FILIn ja Lauri Jäntin säätiön tuella rahoitetaan kolmivuotinen yhteistyöhanke, jossa tuotetaan agentuurien edustamien tietokirjojen pitkiä, laadukkaita näytekäännöksiä. Tukea voi hakea yleiselle tietokirjallisuudelle ja lasten tietokirjoille, joilla on kansainvälistä potentiaali

kuvituskuva sanakirjoja selailevista henkilöstä

News 28.2.20227.3.2022

Translators’ residency programme

Five translators of Finnish literature were chosen to our translator-in-residence programme, which started 28 February: Thomas Brevik Kjærstad (Norway), Nil […]

Uutiset 15.2.202215.2.2022

“Translators on the cover” – a new report on multilingualism and translation

FILI represented Finland in the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) working group of EU Member State experts focusing on multilingualism […]

News 2.2.20222.2.2022

Winter application round is closed

FILI’s advisory board meets in March in order to decide on the grants to be awarded. The results will be […]

News 1.1.20222.2.2022

Winter application round ends 1.2.2022

Applications for translation and printing grants for international publishers are now open until 1 February.

Events 21.12.202111.1.2022

Join us for a virtual Let’s Talk Books session 27 January

We are arranging another of our popular Let’s Talk Books sessions 27 January 2022 from 2 to 3 pm (CET). […]

Events 10.11.202122.12.2021

Invitation: Let’s Talk Books! (Children & YA) on 18 November

FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange invites you to Let’s talk Books! (Children & YA) online event on Thursday, 18 November, 14.00–15.00 CET.

News 3.11.202128.2.2022

FILI Book Picks / Autumn 2021

This year we publish small videos presenting our top picks of topical Finnish literature.
FILI’s Book Picks in Autumn, vol.1 (fiction & non-fiction)
FILI’s Book Picks in Autumn, vol. 2 (children & YA)

Articles 27.10.202114.12.2021

Semi-annual Finnish Book Market Bulletin October 2021

The return of the bookstore?

When the word ‘bookstore’ appears in a news headline, you hardly need to keep reading to […]

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