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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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Moomintroll’s 80 anniversary is being celebrated all around the world!

About November’s last week’s book-deals:

Last week, Förlaget M has published the Finnish version of Boel Westin and Helen Svensson’s Letters […]

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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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Sophia Jansson’s ‘Three Islands’ keeps intriguing readers all around the world!

About this week’s new book deals:

This week, Oü Hea Lugu has acquired the Estonian rights to Sophia Jansson’s Three Islands […]

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Plenty of new Finland-Swedish books’ deals this week, and not only!

This week, Mladinska Knjiga has acquired the Slovenian rights to the first volume of Satu Rämö’s Hildur series from Bonnier […]

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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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Jukka Behm’s series keeps delighting readers all around the world!

This week, Alma Littera has acquired the Lituanian rights to Jukka Behm’s Hammersmith United series’ second volume from Bonnier Rights […]

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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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Two very busy weeks!

About October’s last weeks’ book deals

As Sinisukk has obtained the Estonian rights to Mauri Kunnas’s Merry Christmas Book (Hurjan hauska […]

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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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This week’s book deals

This week, Todolivro has acquired the Portuguese rights to Julia Pöyhönen and Heidi Livingston’s both Fanni’s Giant Longing – Processing […]

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October’s first week’s deals

Max Seeck’s Milo Trilogy (Checkmate, Betrayed and Guarded)’s Greek rights have been obtained in a three-book pre-empt deal by Memento […]

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This week’s new deals

Arttu Tuominen’s Crystal series’ (Kide-sarja, Otava) French, German and Dutch rights have been obtained in a 3 book-deal by Éditions […]

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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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A very good start for the season and plenty of new deals in September!

September’s new deals:

Bastei Lübbe has pre-empted the German rights to Arttu Tuominen’s Alec (Otava 2025) and its next two parts […]

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About August’s book deals

Otwarte publishers from Poland and Publica Edition from Romania have obtained the rights of Dr. Alexander Puutio’s The Curiosity Code […]

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