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Marika Maijala: ‘Ruusun matka’ sold to France

Helium Jeunesse has bought the French rights to Marika Maijala’s Ruusun matka (‘Rosie Runs’) from Koja Agency.

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Lotta Sonninen: ’Äidin pieni pahan mielen kirja’ sold to Germany

Droemer Knaur has bought the German translation rights of Lotta Sonninen’s Äidin pieni pahan mielen kirja (‘The Little Book of […]

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Siri Kolu: ‘Me Rosvolat’ World English rights sold

Stripes Publishing has bought the World English rights to Siri Kolu’s Me Rosvolat (‘Me and the Robbersons’) from Rights & Brands.

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FILI April Newsletter: Important info about FILI grants for 2019

Promotional grants are now available for accommodation costs, too. What else is new and good to know about FILI grants? […]

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Apply for FILI grants from 1 April 2019

FILI’s second grant application round begins on 1 April 2019. The deadline for the applications is 1 May. Please notice […]

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Tuutikki Tolonen: ’Mörköreitti’ sold to the Czech Republic

Portál has acquired the Czech translation rights to Tuutikki Tolonen’s Mörköreitti (‘Monster Route’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Tuutikki Tolonen: ‘Mörkövahti’ sold to Portugal

Editoras Asa/Leya has acquired the Portuguese translation rights to Tuutikki Tolonen’s Mörkövahti (‘Monster Nanny’) from Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency.

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Cacciatore & Korteniemi-Poikela: ‘Rakkaus, ilo, rohkeus – Seksuaalisuuden portaat’ sold to Hungary

Scolar Kiadó has bought the Hungarian translation rights to Rakkaus, ilo, rohkeus – Seksuaalisuuden portaat (‘Love, Joy, and Courage – […]

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Carita Harju: ‘Saunakirja’ sold to Hungary

Scolar Kiadó has bought the Hungarian translation rights to Carita Harju’s Saunakirja (‘The Soul of Finnish Sauna: Wellness, Health and […]

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Leppänen & Salomaa: ‘Kahvivallankumous’ sold to Japan

Seidosha Publishing House has acquired the Japanese rights to Kahvivallankumous (‘Coffee Matters’) by Petri Leppänen & Lari Salomaa from Kontext […]

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Johanna Elomaa: ‘Sukellus valoon’ sold to Sweden

Lind & Co has bought the Swedish translation rights to Johanna Elomaa’s Sukellus valoon (‘Diving into the Light’) from Kontext Agency.

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Max Seeck: ‘Uskollinen lukija’ sold to the Czech Republic

Grada / Cosmopolis has acquired the Czech translation rights to Max Seeck’s Uskollinen lukija (‘The Faithful Reader’) from Elina Ahlbäck […]

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Laura Lindstedt: ‘Ystäväni Natalia’ sold to Hungary

The Hungarian translation rights to Laura Lindstedt’s ‘Ystäväni Natalia’ (in English: ‘My Friend Natalia’) have been sold to Scolar Kiadó.
Laura Lindstedt is […]

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FILI grants 1/2019 awarded

At its meeting on 19 March 2019, FILI’s Advisory Board made the decisions on this year’s first round of grant […]

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2019 Frankfurter Buchmesse fellowship and grant programmes

Publishers, editors, rights and licensing managers, literary agents and literary translators from around the world can now submit applications for […]

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Panel discussion on children’s literature and literacy at the Leipzig Book Fair

FILI director Tiia Strandén will be participating in the Leipzig Book Fair on 21–24 March.
FILI and NORLA […]

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FILI at the London Book Fair

FILI will participate in the London Book Fair 12–14 March 2019. Please come and meet us at the Nordic collective […]

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Katja Kettu: ‘Rose on poissa’ sold to the Czech Republic

Bonnier Rights has announced that the Czech translation rights to Katja Kettu’s book ‘Rose on poissa’ (in English: ‘Rose is gone’) have […]

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Tuutikki Tolonen: ‘Mörköviesti’ sold to Germany

The German publisher Carl Hanser Verlag has acquired the translation rights to Tuutikki Tolonen’s ‘Mörköviesti’ (in English: ‘Monster Message’). The book […]

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Sisko Savonlahti: ‘Ehkä tänä kesänä kaikki muuttuu’ rights sold to Sweden

Norstedts has acquired the Swedish rights to Sisko Savonlahti’s novel ‘Ehkä tänä kesänä kaikki muuttuu’ (in English: ‘Maybe This Summer […]

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