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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ramona Tyler has started working as an intern at FILI

Originally from the USA, Ramona Tyler has lived in Germany for nearly 15 years. They have studied Finnish and Norwegian, […]

Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators to Sébastien Cagnoli

– the French translator has translated from Finnish and ten other languages

This year’s Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes […]

The first Editors´ Week of the year

The first Editors’ Week programme of the year for fiction publishers is currently running from 10-13 February. 

Participating in the visit […]

FILI will focus on French- and German-speaking Europe

In 2025, FILI will focus on French-speaking Europe and continue with focus on German-speaking Europe after last year’s It’s Finland […]

Nordlit meeting in Reykjavík

Wonderful Nordlit meeting with Nordic literary export organisations, this time in Reykjavík 14-16 January.

Merry Christmas!

The FILI staff will be on Christmas holiday from 23.12.2024 to 6.1.2025. The office will be closed during this period.

Thank […]