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Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Birgita Bonde Hansen of Denmark
The recipient of the 2018 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Birgita Bonde Hansen, who has translated literature by […]
Read more about Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Birgita Bonde Hansen of DenmarkTiia Strandén appointed as new director of FILI
The Board of the Finnish Literature Society has appointed Tiia Strandén to be the director of FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange as of 1 February.
Read more about Tiia Strandén appointed as new director of FILI2016 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Norwegian translator Turid Farbregd
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Finland’s Minister of Education and Culture, has awarded the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators to Turid Farbregd of Norway.
Read more about 2016 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Norwegian translator Turid FarbregdJanina Orlov receives the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators
Janina Orlov, Ph.D. (b. 1955) has brought many works of contemporary Finnish literature to Swedish-speaking readers in her widely praised, […]
Read more about Janina Orlov receives the Finnish State Award for Foreign TranslatorsPublisher Leena Majander-Reenpää appointed as new director of FILI
The Board of the Finnish Literature Society has selected Leena Majander-Reenpää to be the next director of FILI – the Finnish Literature Exchange. She will take up her new post on 1 June 2015.
Read more about Publisher Leena Majander-Reenpää appointed as new director of FILIFinnish State Translator Prize for Angela Plöger
Today at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Minister for Education and Culture Pia Viitanen awarded the Finnish State Translation Prize to Angela Plöger from Germany. Angela Plöger (born 1942 in Danzig) received her doctorate at Hamburg University in Fennistics and has been translating Finnish literature into German for decades.
Read more about Finnish State Translator Prize for Angela PlögerLearning Comes from Finland – Finnish expertise in educational materials also featured at the Frankfurt Book Fair
”For the first time in the long history of the Frankfurt Book Fair the national exhibit of the Guest of Honour extends to two exhibition halls and features both general publishing and the publishing of educational materials,” notes Iris Schwanck, director of FILI, which is also the coordinating body of the project.
Read more about Learning Comes from Finland – Finnish expertise in educational materials also featured at the Frankfurt Book FairThe value of exports in literature rises significantly in Finland
In 2011, the value of the sales of translation rights of Finnish literature was 1,26 million Euros, but rose to 1,98 million Euros already in 2012.
Read more about The value of exports in literature rises significantly in FinlandCool. Cooler. Finland!
The Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 presents itself with humour and Finnish coolness – far more […]
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