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Monika Fagerholm’s Vem dödade Bambi? is travelling to the US

And more sold rights from August!

23.8.

Host has bought the Czech rights to Miika Nousiainen’s Push, Pace, Position, Pray (Ratakierros, Otava) […]

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A new deal for Juhani Karila’s Fishing for the Little Pike

And more sold rights from July and the beginning of August!

8.8.

Dwie Siostry has bought the Polish rights to Ellen Strömberg’s […]

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New deal for Iida Turpeinen’s Beasts of the Sea

And more sold rights from the past weeks!

26.7.

Open Books has bought the Korean rights to Iida Turpeinen’s Beasts of the […]

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The Prize for Contemporary Literatures in Translation to Pajtim Statovci and Stefan Moster

Prestigious The Prize for Contemporary Literatures in Translation/Internationaler Literaturpreis 2024 – award in Germany has just been awarded to the […]

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Jukka M. Heikkilä’s Antigonos, Son of the Gods travels to Croatia!

Naklada Ljevak has bought the Croatian rights to Jukka M. Heikkilä’s Antigonos, Son of the Gods (Antigonos, jumalten poika, Karisto) […]

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The staff of FILI will be on vacation from 4 July to 7 August

The FILI office will be closed during this time.We would like to thank everyone for a great spring season and […]

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Three deals from late June!

26.6.

Scolar Kiado has bought the Hungarian rights to Hannu Sokala’s The 50 Most Dangerous Families in the World (Maailman 50 […]

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The publication 30 or So Books from Finland in German 2025 has been launched

During the It’s Finland Again! project, we are producing separate publications that feature translations of Finnish literature published in German-speaking […]

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A new deal for Miila Westin’s The Mythicals-series

And other sold rights from mid-June!

19.6.

Straarup has bought the Danish rights to the first two parts in Miila Westin’s The […]

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The results of our spring application round are online

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A new deal for Katja Kettu’s The Investigations of a Certain Cat

And two more deals from the first half of June!

12.6.

Swiat Ksiazki has bought the Polish rights to Katja Kettu’s The […]

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International Editors’ Week is underway

FILI’s traditional Editors’ Week visit for publishers of children’s and young adult books is underway! Our guests for three days […]

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Pirkko Saisio’s Helsinki Trilogy is travelling to Sweden

And other sold rights from mid-May!

21.5.

Arkus has bought the Slovak rights to Ted Forsström’s Stella (Snälla Stella, sluta skälla!, Förlaget) […]

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Two new deals for Laura Lindstedt and Sinikka Vuola

And more sold rights from the first half of May!

16.5.

Galimatazo has bought the World Spanish rights to Miila Westin’s Endless […]

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Pirkko Saisio’s The Red Book of Farewells travels to Georgia

And more sold rights from the beginning of May!

8.5.

l’Altra Editorial has bought the Catalan rights to Ellen Strömberg’s We’ll Just […]

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Mikaela Wickström has started as FILI’s new programme manager

Mikaela Wickström has started as FILI’s new programme manager responsible for grant programmes and translator training. We’re so pleased to […]

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100 or So Books from Finland 2024

The first book recommendations of the 100 or So Books from Finland 2024 can now be found here! There […]

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FILI application round closes on 1 May

Please note, that FILI is closed on 1 May and there is no online help available then. The results will […]

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Apply for translation and printing grant

There is still time to apply for translation and printing grant for the translation of Finnish literature into other languages! […]

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Iida Turpeinen’s Beasts of the Sea continues its international success

And the other rights sold from the end of April!

25.4.

Publishing House Greg has bought the Polish rights to Kaisa Paasto’s […]

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