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Janina Orlov receives the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators
Janina Orlov, Ph.D. (b. 1955) has brought many works of contemporary Finnish literature to Swedish-speaking readers in her widely praised, award-winning translations. She has translated from Finnish...
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2016 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Norwegian translator...
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Finland’s Minister of Education and Culture, has awarded the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators to Turid Farbregd of Norway. Turid FarbregdPhoto: Dorota Osinska Turid...
View ArticleTiia Strandén appointed as new director of FILI
The Board of the Finnish Literature Society has appointed Tiia Strandén to be the director of FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange as of 1 February. Tiia Strandén has worked at FILI since 2011 and been...
View ArticleFinnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Birgita Bonde Hansen of...
The recipient of the 2018 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Birgita Bonde Hansen, who has translated literature by numerous internationally renowned Finnish authors including Sofi Oksanen,...
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Literary export campaign to highlight books and reading as sources of...
‘Finnland. Cool & Happy.’ is the name of a new initiative designed to boost exports of Finnish literature by asking how our literature helps to make us the happiest nation in the world. Finnish...
View ArticleFinnish literary exports increased in value in 2019
We were delighted to receive the latest analysis of annual Finnish literary exports – once again, the figures are excellent. The gross value of literary exports was €3.7 million, which is the highest...
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Annemarie Raas receives Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators
Annemarie Raas On 6 October 2020, the Finnish minister of science and culture, Annika Saarikko, granted the State Award for Foreign Translators to the Dutch translator Annemarie Raas. The prize is...
View ArticleA record-breaking number of applications in 2020
A total of approximately €700,000 in grants was awarded this year, including more than half a million euros in translation grants to publishers outside Finland. Fully 81 percent of applications were...
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Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators goes to Kirsi Kinnunen
Photo: Aude Debeaurain Kirsi Kinnunen, a translator of Finnish graphic novels and other works into French, has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators....
View ArticleFinnish literary exports defy the pandemic and remain strong
The value of Finnish literary exports in 2020 reached the second-best total since records began. The global pandemic did not have a major impact on our foreign rights sales, even though circumstances...
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