Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators

The FILI Advisory Board makes a recommendation regarding the recipient of the State Award for Foreign Translator. The prize, worth EUR 15,000, is awarded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Recipients of the State Award from 1975

2024 Maima Grīnberga, Latvia

2023 Claire Saint-Germain, France

2022 Kadri Jaanits, Estonia

2021 Kirsi Kinnunen, France

2020 Annemarie Raas, The Netherlands

2019 Elina Kritzokat; Germany

2018 Birgita Bonde Hansen, Denmark

2017 Sebastian Musielak, Poland

2016 Turid Farbregd, Norway

2015 Janina Orlov, Sweden

2014 Angela Plöger, Germany

2013 David McDuff, United Kingdom

2012 Vladimír Piskoř, Czech Republic

2011 María Martzoúkou, Greece

2010 Rami Saari, Israel

2009 Ljudmila Braude and Anna Sidorova, Russia

2008 Gabriele Schrey-Vasara, Germany

2007 Hiroko Suenobu, Japan and David Hackston, United Kingdom

2006 Hildi Hawkins, United Kingdom

2005  Camilla Frostell, Sweden

2004  Viola Parente-Čapková and Antonia Parente, Czech Republic / Italy

2003  Anne Colin du Terrail, France

2002  Helena Idström, Denmark

2001  Stefan Moster, Germany

2000  Lars Huldén, Finland / Sweden

1999  Jelka Ovaska Novak, Slovenia

1998  Joan Tate, United Kingdom

1997  Nøste Kendzior, Norway and Gisbert Jänicke, Germany

1996  Anselm Hollo, USA

1995  Jesús Pardo, Spain

1994  Jean-Luc Moreau, France

1993  Kerstin Lindqvist, Sweden

1992  Herbert Lomas, United Kingdom

1991  Anu Pyykönen-Stohner and Friedbert Stohner, Germany

1990  Philip and Timothy Binham, Finland / USA

1989  Lucie Albertini, C. G. Bjurström and Mirja Bolgár, France

1988  Thomas Warburton, Finland / Sweden

1987  Piret Saluri, Estonia

1986  Bo Carpelan, Finland / Sweden

1985  István Racz, Hungary

1984  Jan Petr Velkoborský, Czechoslovakia

1983  Robert Layton, United Kingdom

1982  Ingrid Schellbach-Kopra, Germany

1980  Vladimir Bogatshev, Soviet Union

1979  Keith Bosley, United Kingdom

1978  Olivier Descargues and Gabriel Rebourcet, France

1977  Jens Hildén, Sweden

1976  Béla Jávorsky, Hungary

1975  Manfred Peter Hein, Germany