Fiction
Emma Alftan: Come What Clay
Susanna Lea Associates, Syteen tai saveen, Otava 2026
Commercial fiction
FILI ReadsA compelling novel about how clay and ceramics reshape the life of a woman in her forties!
"Come What Clay is, in my opinion, a high-quality, warm-hearted novel for adult readers. It will resonate especially with those who recognize the stage of life when responsibilities for aging parents, a relationship, work, and one’s own future all seem to pile up at the same time."
Kirsi's Book Club
Amani Al-Mehsen: Hayati, My Love
Ahlbäck Agency, Hayati, rakkaani, Otava 2025
Literary fiction, debut novel
FILI ReadsA moving story inspired by true events about the author’s mother, who grows up in a deeply patriarchal society in Iraq, fights her way to freedom, and ultimately becomes the first refugee woman in Finland to receive this historic recognition.
Ann-Christin Antell: Hidden Star
Adel Sisters series #2
Helsinki Literary Agency, Kätketty tähti, Gummerus 2026
Historical fiction, romance
FILI ReadsThe Adel Sisters trilogy follows three talented and charming sisters in the early 1900s Finland and on their travels in Europe as they try to find their way in the male-dominated fields of art and science. Hidden Star unfolds an intense story of Thyra, the introverted and mathematically gifted eldest Adel sister.
Monika Fagerholm: Nowhere Land/Women in Revolt
Salomonsson Agency, Döda trakten/Kvinnor i revolt, Förlaget 2025
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsThis multi-award-winning novel resonates with readers everywhere, capturing the moment when a young person begins to grasp who they are—what they long to shape in the world, who they might share their life with, and what kind of future feels possible. At its heart lies the desire to become oneself amid a shifting, uncertain world. As the narrator, the aspiring writer Alice, puts it, it is about “becoming something and being, creating oneself, becoming even more myself—to be a person who writes and reads.”
Johanna Forss: The Feast
Ahlbäck Agency, Pidot, Tammi 2026
Literary fiction, debut novel
FILI ReadsWhen Maria arrives at her childhood friend's party, she has no idea why she was invited. Their lives have taken radically different paths—and the distance between them may be impossible to bridge. The Feast is a gripping, one-night novel about friendship, choices, class, envy, and love. This striking debut unravels what happens when social status is turned upside down.
Joel Haahtela: The Winter Chapel
Rights & Brands, Talvikappeli, Otava 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsA breathtakingly beautiful novel about a person's deepest needs and possibility for reconciliation.
Ulrika Hansson: The Unforgiven
Rights & Brands, De uförlåtna, Schildts & Söderströms 2026
Upmarket, epic western
FILI ReadsFor those who have lost everything, only revenge remains.
Susanna Hast: Despair
Brunn Agency, Toivottomuus, S&S 2025
Literary fiction
FILI Reads“Susanna Hast is one of the strongest and most singular voices in contemporary Finnish-language literature. A writer of violence, and above all, of violent silences – she constructs her novels according to the logic of silence, repression, and taboo, while at the same time creating inimitably composed and fiercely powerful narratives, brimming with originality and intellectual depth, about the most forbidden subjects. Susanna Hast is one of the young generation of authors making Finnish-language prose in Finland perhaps the finest and most challenging in the Nordic countries today.”
— Monika Fagerholm
Elina Hirvonen: The Logbook of Beauty
Ahlbäck Agency, Kauneuksien lokikirja, WSOY 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsThe Logbook of Beauty is one of this autumn’s most anticipated novels, bringing to light the intergenerational legacy of violence and our capacity to cherish beauty as a form of resistance.
Olli Jalonen: A Pure, Vibrant Life
Rights & Brands, Puhdas viiruinen elämä, Otava 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsA powerful love story set against the deep political divisions of a civil war, revealing that although ideology and violence affect people, their fundamental nature does not easily change—and how love endures as a source of hope.
Riitta Jalonen: Life-Lines
Rights & Brands, Henkivakuutus, Tammi 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsThe long-awaited novel from the master of crystallized expression, Life-Lines is a delicate and powerful exploration of the compulsion to write and the words that save us.
Anu Kaaja: The Silhouette Cutter
Ahlbäck Agency, Siluetinleikkaaja, S&S 2026
Literary fiction
FILI Reads"The Silhouette Cutter proves that Anu Kaaja is a master of intelligent, socially critical, humorous, and magical storytelling on an international level.”
Helsingin Sanomat
Maija Kajanto: Life Audit
Laundrette on Park Street series #2
Bonnier Rights Finland, Puistokadun pesula 2. Tilinpäätös, WSOY 2026
Feelgood
FILI ReadsHow long can you settle for a life that’s neither unhappy nor truly happy, but something pale in between? A warm, witty novel about second chances, family ties, and the courage to choose more than “good enough.”
Juhani Karila: My Therapist is a Werewolf
Helsinki Literary Agency, Terapeuttini on ihmissusi, Siltala 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsIn Karila’s eagerly awaited second novel, mysterious Helsinki is filled with the strangest of creatures. Protagonist Eve navigates her relationship crisis with a therapist who happens to be a werewolf. Intense table tennis matches provide her with a rare sense of calm. Finnish Weird at its brightest!
Katja Kettu: Brita-Kajsa
Ahlbäck Agency, Brita-Kajsa, Otava 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsA powerful novel by a master storyteller brings to light the untold story of Brita-Kajsa Laestadius. A strong and wise healer, she witnessed the birth of a great revival movement in the turbulent Lapland of the 19th century.
Tommi Kinnunen: The Long Open
Ahlbäck Agency, Pitkä aukea, WSOY 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsA powerful and elegant novel celebrating the transformative power of love.
Leena Krohn: Likeness
Helsinki Literary Agency, Näköisyys, Teos 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsLeena Krohn, one of Finland’s most beloved authors, returns with her new novel On Apparency—a work of luminous, incisive satire that explores reality, consciousness, and the evolving relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. This wise and finely balanced literary work offers a profound meditation on seeing and being seen: on the gaze, the act of looking, the experience of becoming an object of perception, and the many meanings that visibility might hold—now and in the future.
Michaela von Kügelgen: Home to the Island
Villa Hilda series #2
Ahlbäck Agency, Hem till Halsterö, S&S 2026
Commercial, upmarket
Linnea Kuuluvainen: The Drowning Game
Helsinki Literary Agency, Hukkumisleikki, Gummerus 2026
Literary thriller
Sirpa Kähkönen: Marius
Ahlbäck Agency, Marius, Siltala 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsA vivid and sensual story unfolding over the course of a single day. Finlandia Prize winner Sirpa Kähkönen’s exquisite new novel Marius explores an ageing woman’s love, longing and letting go, gardens at night, and the ways in which the people we encounter can shape our destinies for the rest of our lives.
Rosa Liksom: The House
First Edition MGMT, Talo - pastoraali, Like 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsThe award-winning author returns to the Tornio River Valley in a highly anticipated novel set amid the turmoil of autumn 1944—when friends become enemies.
Ivan Maniraho: The Depths of Darkness
Rights & Brands, Pimeyden mustuus, Like 2026
Contemporary fiction
Pinja Meretoja: Boobology - The Meanings, Myths, Burden and Liberation of Breasts
Rights & Brands, Tissilogia, Tammi 2025
Graphic novel
Jenni Multisilta: Flatmates for the Summer
Coffee Bay Cottage
Ahlbäck Agency, Kesäkämppikset, Otava 2026
Commercial, upmarket, romance
Mariia Niskavaara: Ester, the Butcher
Bonnier Rights Finland, Ester, teurastaja, Kosmos 2025
Literary fiction, debut novel
FILI ReadsWinner of the year’s most prestigious debut novel award 2025, Ester, the Butcher moves with stylistic precision while bringing a strikingly fresh and wholly original voice to the tradition of absurdist literature. In a family of meat merchants, meat is valued in all its forms. It is only natural that young Ester, too, finds her way to the very heart of the city — the slaughterhouse — where she becomes a butcher. Bold, inventive, grotesque, and yet shot through with dark humour, Ester’s story reveals how humans are animals among animals, how all lives — bodies and flesh alike — carry equal worth. An utterly unforgettable reading experience!
Ulla Onerva: Caramel Catastrophe
Ahlbäck Agency, Karamellikatastrofi, Tammi 2026
Romance, young adult
Leena Paasio: A Lighthouse Shines in the West
Home Harbour 2
Bonnier Rights Finland, Lännessä loistaa majakka, WSOY 2026
Commercial, romance
Riikka Pulkkinen: Little Swans
Ahlbäck Agency, Pienet joutsenet, Otava 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsA coming-of-age story of a young ballerina, a masterful work of metafiction, and a bold rewriting of Swan Lake. The novel explores the fragile relationship between the individual and the collective, truth and illusion, against the seismic events of 1989–1992: the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dramatic reshaping of Europe.
Ulla Rask: In the Shadows of the Seven Spires
Cold Sea series #2
Rights & Brands, Seitsemän tornin varjoissa, WSOY 2026
Historical fiction
FILI ReadsThe second book in the bestselling Cold Sea series follows Blanka Berger von Wijk, a young woman driven into an arranged marriage, determined to take charge of her own destiny, and yearning for an impossible love. Blanka’s life in Lübeck has begun to settle into place—until the plague strikes the city, thrusting her into a situation where social hierarchies are stripped away and she and her family are left at the mercy of others.
Mari Renko: The Odd Dancing Shoe
The Yellow House Chronicles #3
Ahlbäck Agency, Pariton tanssikenkä, Bazar 2026
Commercial, upmarket
S. K. Rostedt: Embrace of the Dark Current
Moorna series #3
Ahlbäck Agency, Synkän virran syli, Otava 2026
Romance, fantasy, science
Pirkko Saisio: The Book of Revelations
Helsinki Literary Agency, Ilmestyskirja, Siltala 2026
Literary fiction
Miina Supinen: The Silver Mirror
Rights & Brands, Hopeapeili, Otava 2026
Upmarket, Carelian gothic
FILI ReadsThe Silver Mirror, due out in October, offers an entirely new form of historical narrative, transcending all manner of boundaries to the wild rhythms of Karelian Gothic.
Hannele Mikaela Taivassalo: InSanatorium
Rights & Brands, InSanatorium, Förlaget M 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsInSanatorium is a clear-eyed and deeply affecting miniature novel about what happens when the soul falls ill and must find a way out that is not the end, because somewhere deep within, the desire to live is still pulsing beneath somewhere. The novel is written with the same tenderness toward its language as the caregivers at InSanatorium show toward Ali.
Elli Valtonen: A Face Like Ours
Bonnier Rights Finland, Vieraslaji, Kosmos 2026
Literary fiction
FILI ReadsSet in a near future shaped by climate change and pandemics, A Face Like Ours is a gripping exploration of compassion, personhood, and moral responsibility. A veterinarian and researcher, already acclaimed for her debut novel, Elli Valtonen is known for asking sharp questions about animal welfare and ethics. Mariia Niskavaara’s Ester the Butcher took the literary world by storm in 2025, and Elli Valtonen’s speculative fiction is ready to follow in Ester’s footsteps.
Children's & Young Adult Books
Jukka Behm: #baghead
Bonnier Rights Finland, Pussipää, Tammi 2026
FILI ReadsWhat if hiding your face gave you a voice? Posting videos as #baghead, fifteen-year-old Daniel realizes that the world is suddenly curious about what he, a teenager, has to say. He boldly addresses topics that matter to young people, interviews celebrities and slowly turns into a social media sensation that captivates everyone’s attention and curiosity. But how does Daniel himself feel about all of this, and what does he dream of?
Linda Bondestam, Malin Kivelä, Martin Glaz Serup: If You Meet A Silverfish
Rights & Brands, Om du möter en silverfisk (Jos kohtaat sokerituokan), Etana Editions 2026
FILI ReadsHave you ever thought of a silverfish as a friendly, cute and even desirable creature? Perhaps it is time to reconsider how we coexist with these tiny animals, which are unafraid of darkness and moisture and seem to enjoy sharing our homes. By reading this picture book, we may come to understand them a little better and perhaps see them in a different light the next time we encounter them in the bathroom at night.
Siiri Enoranta: Conversations with Blossoms
Bonnier Rights Finland, Keskusteluja kukkasten kanssa, WSOY 2026
Jenni Erkintalo: The Football Hunt
Rights & Brands, Jalkapallojahti, Etana Editions 2026
FILI ReadsPepe wants to play but he can't find his football anywhere. As he searches for the ball with his friends, the attentive reader can follow the ball’s journey through every page to the football field. The Football Hunt is a charming story about the power of play and how one small ball can lead to a great adventure.
Lena Frölander-Ulf: Lysinea – An Incredible Voyage
Rights & Brands, Lysinea - den vidunderliga historien om ett fartyg, Förlaget 2026
FILI ReadsRusty, the fox, who has spent his entire life aboard the ship Lysinea, senses that something is wrong when the humming of the engines suddenly has stopped. The silence and stillness frighten him and it soon becomes clear that the ship is sinking.
A gripping children’s novel filled with suspense, compassion but also courage and hope.
Daniela Hakulinen: Kittilä Rewind
Elina Ahlbäck Agency, Kittilä Rewind, Tammi 2026
FILI ReadsTwo young people meet and fall in love while attending a film festival. Now, 17 years later, Joonatan’s mother has died, and he wants to understand the story of his parents — a story he himself is part of. Why could his parents not live together? Is there something about relationships and love that he doesn’t understand?
We enter the story as Joonatan lies in a sleeping compartment on a train heading to northern Finland, where he is about to move in with his father. In Kittilä, he starts at a new school, makes friends, and falls in love. He is surrounded by caring adults while trying to find his place in a small community. Joonatan loves romantic films, and the book unfolds like a movie, filled with movement, flashbacks and Joonatan’s observations.
An absolutely lovely book about finding yourself, longing to escape, dreams, and above all about discovering and creating your own story.
Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen: All About Sahara
Ahlbäck Agency, Kaikki Saharasta, Tammi 2026
FILI ReadsLife feels overwhelming for fifteen-year-old Sahara. Her best friend, the one she confided in about her crush, has moved far away to another city and no longer wants to keep in touch. At the same time, Sahara’s mother and her new husband are expecting a baby. Unable to stay at home any longer, Sahara boards a train heading north, hoping to understand the setbacks in her life. But this turns out to be far from an ordinary train journey; touches of magical realism begin to appear, helping Sahara along the way.
“There is loneliness, but also the strength of togetherness and care. There is death, but nothing deathly serious.”
Helsingin Sanomat
Helena Immonen: The Wolverine's Shadow
Animagin of the Mist series #5
Bonnier Rights Finland, Ahman varjo, Tammi 2026
Helena Immonen: The Starborn
Skylands Saga series #1
Bonnier Rights Finland, Tähtisyntyiset, Kumma 2025
Malin Klingenberg: The Children of the Waves
Helsinki Literary Agency, Vågornas barn, S&S 2026
Tomi Kontio: A Dog Called Cat Says Farewell
Helsinki Literary Agency, Koira nimeltään Kissa hyvästelee ystävän, Teos 2025
FILI Reads“An exceptionally beautifully written book about big, everlasting themes: grief, longing, love, and friendship. Heavy as they may sound, the story helps to handle them with hope. It is deepened with warm illustrations of animal love and their point of view.”
Finlandia Junior Prize jury committee
“Author Tomi Kontio dares to lead his readers towards one of the most difficult aspects of life: death. He trusts in poetic language and the inherent potential in a children’s book to address not only grief and marginalization but also love for one’s neighbour.”
The 2026 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize jury committee
Roope Lipasti: A Mammoth Flood
Stone Age Heroes series #1
Bonnier Rights Finland, Mammuttitulva, WSOY 2025
FILI ReadsWhen your biggest dream is to be part of the hunting team of mammoths, but others think you're not big enough, you'll only have one option, to do the hunting by yourself! Roope Lipasti’s new series Stone Age Heroes delivers fast-paced adventure and humor in the Stone Age with many nail-biting situations and gripping twists of plot.
Jenni Multisilta: Lost Girls Don't Talk
Buried bodies #2
Ahlbäck Agency, Kadonneet tytöt eivät kantele, Myllylahti 2026
FILI ReadsA group of high school friends begins investigating the mysterious disappearance of the artistic Maria Kaski, who vanished after her graduation five years earlier. Before the truth about what happened to Maria is finally revealed, the reader is drawn through many plot twists, where complicated family dynamics and untrusty adults as well as the importance of friendship play an important role.
Anja Portin & Miila Westin: Radio Popov's Winter
#2
Helsinki Literary Agency, Radio Popovin talvi, S&S 2026
FILI ReadsA truly wonderful, heartwarming and touching story about forgotten children and their exciting winter adventure. The story also beautifully highlights the importance of reading and writing, as well as curiosity and an eagerness to discover new things.
Ninka Reittu: You and Me, Morrison
Rights & Brands, Silloin kerran, Morrison, Orava-kirjat 2026
FILI ReadsNinka Reittu's heartfelt story takes readers to the Scottish moors, exploring the unique bond and shared life between a dog and his human.
Ninka Reittu: Tully and Roly and the Great Storm
Tully and Roly Series, #4
Rights & Brands, Pulla Vehnänen ja myrsky, Otava 2026
Mari Renko: Red Rowan Manor
Ahlbäck Agency, Pihlajapalatsi, WSOY 2025
Annukka Salama: The Melting Point
Ahlbäck Agency, Sulamispiste, WSOY 2025
FILI ReadsHockey romance so hot it melts the ice!
When two ice hockey super prospects end up on the same team, both drama and romance emerge. With the media scrutinizing their every move ahead of the NHL draft, Niklas and Oliver face important choices as they fight for their future.
Salla Savolainen: Timber!
Mighty Machines at Work Series, #5
Bonnier Rights Finland, Puuta!, WSOY 2026
FILI ReadsThis book takes readers into the world of forestry, introducing the machines used in the forest and following timber on its journey from the woods out into the wider world. Along the way, readers will discover plenty of fascinating details about forestry and how the work is done.
But there’s also an exciting story to follow: a group of kindergarten children are determined to save their beloved local forest from being cut down.
Silja Sillanpää: Ouroboros: The Flame Snake
Ouroboros series #3
Bonnier Rights Finland, Ouroboros: Tulikäärme, WSOY 2026
Ellen Strömberg: This Is Literally Hell
Shitty Sixth Grade #1
Helsinki Literary Agency, Hösten från helvetet, Schildts & Söderströms 2026
Tuutikki Tolonen: The Children of Spooky Theater and the Talking Cabinet
Children of the Spooky Theater series #1
Ahlbäck Agency, Henkien teatterin lapset ja puhuva kaappi, WSOY 2026
Non-Fiction
Suvi Auvinen: The Last Animal in the World
About the Tardigrade, Hope, and the Power of Small Things
Rights & Brands, Maailman viimeinen eläin, Gummerus 2026
Narrative non-fiction
FILI Reads"Suvi Auvinen set out to write an ambitious non-fiction book about tardigrades. Along the way, her partner began to resemble the tiny creature itself — slipping into a state of extreme torpor."
Helsingin Sanomat
An epic journey in search of a microscopic animal and answers to big questions about the future of our world.
Katja Boxberg & Merina Salminen: The Story of Wolt
Ahlbäck Agency, Woltin tarina, Otava 2025
General non-fiction
Sissi Enestam: Simulation Theory
Bonnier Rights Finland, Simulaatioteoria, Tammi 2025
Popular science
Juulia Jylhävä: Why Do We Age - The Biology of the Human Lifespan
Bonnier Rights Finland, Miksi vanhenemme - elinkaaren biologia tieteen valossa, Tammi 2026
Popular science
Sohvi Kangasluoma: Then We Sailed North
Ahlbäck Agency, Sitten purjehdimme pohjoiseen, Atena 2026
Narrative non-fiction
FILI Reads"Then We Sailed North is a testament to curiosity, courage, and love – for the ocean, for the Arctic, and for each other."
Annika Wachter, Acquiring Editor, Malik (Piper), Germany
Grounded in personal experience and solid research, the story reveals how the environmental crisis affects life in the Arctic seas and challenges our understanding of the North.
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen: The Age of Selfishness. How Our Overtly Individualistic Culture Makes Us Unhappy
Bonnier Rights Finland, Itsekkyyden aika, WSOY 2026
Psychology
FILI Reads"The book THE AGE OF SELFISHNESS by Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen is a powerful wake-up call about how extreme individualism is affecting our mental health."
Marija Mikutėnaitė, Senior Publishing Manager, Alma Littera, Lithuania
What used to be considered narcissism is now considered the norm.
Sonja Koski: The Chimpanzee Within Us
Bonnier Rights Finland, Simpanssi sisällämme, SKS Kirjat 2025
Popular science
FILI ReadsFriendship, cooperation, conflict and even warfare – many characteristics we consider uniquely human are shared with our closest primate relatives. In her final work, biologist, primatologist, and evolutionary anthropologist Sonja Koski (1973–2025), examines the rich social lives of chimpanzees and other apes. She reflects on the similarities and differences between humans and chimpanzees – and ultimately asks: what makes us human? Filled with fascinating insights and written with a personal touch, this book offers an engaging and accessible introduction to primatology.
Erkka Mikkonen: When Love Became Illegal
Queer Life in Putin's Russia
Ahlbäck Agency, Homona Putinin Venäjällä, WSOY 2026
Narrative non-fiction, memories & biographies, history & politics
FILI ReadsA journalist’s personal account of a Russia where love is a crime. Finnish foreign correspondent Erkka Mikkonen describes how Vladimir Putin’s regime systematically began to trample the rights of sexual and gender minorities - including Mikkonen himself. A unique blend of deeply personal experience and a timely exploration of a society under authoritarian rule.
Jussi Niemeläinen: Border To Border - Modern Russia As Neighbour
Helsinki Literary Agency, Muurista muuriin. Reportaasi Venäjän länsirajasta, Siltala 2025
Narrative non-fiction, reportage
Sauli Niinistö: The Road to Security
Bonnier Rights Finland, Kaikki tiet turvaan, WSOY 2025
History & current affairs
Mikko Porvali: The Kremlin's Invisible War
Ahlbäck Agency, Kremlin näkymätön sota, Atena 2026
History & politics
Kirsti Runavik: Nordic Shamanism
Ahlbäck Agency, Pohjoinen shamanismi, Like 2023
General non-fiction, personal growth & lifestyle
Hannu Sokala: The 50 Most Dangerous Lies in the World
Bonnier Rights Finland, Maailman 50 vaarallisinta valhetta, Otava 2026
History & current affairs
Suna Vuori: Esa-Pekka Salonen: Themes
Rights & Brands, Esa-Pekka Salonen: Teemat, Siltala 2025
Narrative non-fiction, biography, music
FILI Reads"The book itself unfolds like a symphony, allowing its themes the time and space to develop fully, while holding the reader in its grip throughout this monumental work."
Lauri Jäntti Foundation Recognition Award 2026
Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the world’s most respected musicians. This absorbing portrait offers an insightful view inside Salonen’s multifaceted work and life at the intersection of traditional classical music, technology and thinking.