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Welcome back to the FILI Podcast

In this thought-provoking new episode, Sofi Oksanen—one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in contemporary Finnish literature—joins John Steinmark, […]

The FILI team will be on Christmas holiday from 23 December 2025 to 6 January 2026

The office will be closed during this period.Thank you all for a wonderfully full autumn season, and happy holidays!

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Translation and Printing Grants Total €253,250 in the Final Round of the Year

FILI’s Advisory Board has decided on the translation and printing grants for the final application round of the year. An impressive […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]