Archives: Books

Karin Erlandsson: The Blue Yarn – What I Know About Knitting

Award-winning novelist Karin Erlandsson was a teenager when she decided to make her dream come true and knit a striped […]

Ulla Tuomainen: Sexual Nature ­­- Mate Choice, Sex and Family Life in the World of Animals

Courting and bringing gifts, dancing and singing, picking fights… Animals have countless ways of trying to make sure they choose […]

Juha Kauppinen: The Essential Biodiversity: Pathways to the Natural World

In this approachable work, award-winning author Juha Kauppinen links biodiversity loss to climate change and draws a clear picture of […]

Satu Rämö: Hildur

In this novel by Satu Rämö, a small village community on the West Fjords of Iceland has just one criminal […]

Johanna Holmström: Lucid Dreams – A User’s Manual

Despite the title, this book is no ordinary trip guide. It’s a collection of short stories, written in Swedish, that […]

Kari Hotakainen: Disciple

Another powerful book here. Disciple by Kari Hotakainen is dark and fiery, a story about alienation and revenge — but […]

Riikka Pulkkinen: The Enchantment

Here’s a quote from renowned author Riikka Pulkkinen’s new novel, called “Lumo” or “The Enchantment”:

“I am anything at all, I […]

Leena Parkkinen: Miss Stein’s Cook

The principal character in this novel has a little-known real-world counterpart, but this is the first time that she’s been […]

Tuutikki Tolonen & Kati Vuorento (ill.): Agnes and the Garden of Dreams

A new middle-grade mystery series by Tuutikki Tolonen, author of Monster Nanny series – sold to 24 territories.

Everything began on […]

Cristal Snow & Kati Vuorento (ill.): Penny Peanutheart and the Wretched Banishment Cake

The utterly enchanting first book in a new series about the adventures of 10-year-old Penny Peanutheart, a spirited fairy the […]

Salla Simukka: In the Dark I Can Be Yours

If your love can only be a secret, will it last?A touching and beautiful novel about great emotions in the […]

Salla Savolainen: Asphalt!

Here’s the ultimate construction book series for all young construction site fans!Grab your helmet and gloves and dive deep into […]

Rinna Saramäki & Sami Saramäki: Flashlight Adventures series: Into the Deep Sea | Into the Depths of the Earth | Into the Outer Space

The Flashlight Adventures exemplify a totally new picture book concept, which invites the reader to search and explore the dark […]

Hannamari Ruohonen: No, Gary, No!

Gary is a happy and inventive gorilla child. A bit too inventive, perhaps. Gary thinks that food can be used […]

Elina Rouhiainen & Kaisa Ranta (ill.): The Glow-maker. Tales of the Quarterlands 1

Tales of the Quarterlands is an epic adventure set in an original fantasy land where children are needed to save […]

Anja Portin: Radio Popov

The novel begins when a 9-year-old Alfred the Forgotten, virtually abandoned by his father, meets Amanda, a paperwoman and one […]

Timo Parvela & Pasi Pitkänen: Shadows: Book 1. The Jingle

A thrilling story about the adventures of thirteen-year-old Pete who discovers a dense web of darkness around the most iconic […]

Noora Kunnas & Teemu Juhani (ill.): Mabel Merryweather Series

Fast and wacky middle-grade series with stories that draw inspiration from the world of Roald Dahl and adorable, quirky black-and-white […]

Aleksi Korpela & Meri Korpela: Fearless Field-mouse & Fearless Field-mouse Raises to the Challenge

Charming books about a field-mouse who reads stories about great adventures and fearless knights but who in reality is a […]

Maija Hurme & Lina Laurent: Secret Gardeners

A profound story with plenty of tips for living closer to nature in a fun way.

Three friends become urban farmers […]