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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 […]
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Finnish 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 […]
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The 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 […]
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60 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 […]
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In loving memory of FILI’s esteemed long-time director Iris Schwanck
We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Iris Schwanck (1950-2025), the revered former longstanding Director of […]
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Translation and publishing grant application round begins today
The next application round for translation and publication grants will start today, 1. October and end on Sunday, 1. November […]
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Information Session for Publishers on FILI’s Translation and Printing Grants
The autumn information session for international publishers on FILI’s translation and printing grants will be held online via Zoom on […]
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Editors’ Week for non-fiction publishers
This year’s second Editor’s Week visit for non-fiction publishers will take place August 27-29. Six publishers will become acquainted with […]
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FILI office closed in July
The FILI team will be on vacation in July. The FILI office will be closed from June 30 to July […]
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Spring grant decicions can be found here
A total of 86 applications were received during the spring 2025 round of translation and printing grants. Funding was sought […]
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Cappelen Damm has acquired the Norwegian audiobook rights to Jessikka Aro’s Putin’s Trolls (Putinin trollit, Johnny Kniga) from Elina Ahlback […]
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And other rights sold last week:
Gutenberg Publisher has acquired the Belarusian rights to Timo Parvela and Pasi Pitkänen’s Pete’s Football […]
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Info session for publishers on translation and publishing fees
For the first time, an information session for foreign publishers on translation and publishing costs will be held via Zoom […]
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Translation and publishing grant application round beginning soon
The next application round for translation and publication grants will start tomorrow, on Tuesday, 1.4. and end on Thursday, 1.5.2025. […]
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The translation and printing grants have been awarded
The translation and printing grants for the beginning of the year have been awarded! The list of awarded grants is […]
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FILI at the spring book fairs
FILI will participate in the spring book fairs in London 11-13 March, Leipzig 27-30 March, Bologna 31 March-3 April and […]
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