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Atorox Award
The Atorox Award (Finnish: ''Atorox-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Atoroxpriset'') is the oldest science fiction literature award in Finland. It is given annually to the best science fiction short story. The name "Atorox" comes from the works of Aarne Haapakoski (1904–1961), who was one of the first science fiction writers in Finland. The award is given by the Turku Science Fiction Society but the winner is selected by representatives of the entire Finnish fandom. It has been awarded annually since 1983. Johanna Sinisalo has been given the Atorox Award seven times, more times than any other writer. Winners *1983 Antti Oikarinen, "Jumalten vuori" *1984 Eija Elo, "Napoleonin vaihtoviikot" *1985 Pekka Virtanen, "Perinne", *1986 Johanna Sinisalo, "Suklaalaput" *1987 Kimmo Saneri, "Ollin oppivuodet, Aapelin alkuasetelmat" *1988 S. Albert Kivinen, "Keskiyön mato Ikaalisissa" *1989 Johanna Sinisalo, "Hanna" *1990 Ari Tervonen, "Matkalla nurinkäännettyyn avaruuteen" *1991 Johanna Sinisal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Finnish Language
Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish). In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. The Kven language, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norwegian county Troms og Finnmark by a minority group of Finnish descent. Finnish is typologically agglutinative and uses almost exclusively suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals and verbs are inflected depending on their role in the sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, although the extensive use of inflection allows them to be ordered differently. Word order variations are often reserved for differences in information structure. Finnish orth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarne Haapakoski
Aarne Haapakoski (1904 – 1961) was a Finnish pulp writer. He is known for a detective fiction series about architect/detective Klaus Karma and a science fiction series about a robot named Atorox. Both series were written under the pseudonym Outsider.The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo, Locus and British SF Awards. Two print editions appeared in 1979 and 1993. A third, continu ... page 428 The Atorox Award for Finnish science fiction is named after Atorox. References 1904 births 1961 deaths People from Pieksämäki People from Mikkeli Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Writers from South Savo Finnish mystery writers Finnish science fiction writers {{sf-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turku Science Fiction Society
Turku Science Fiction Society (), or TSFS, is the oldest science fiction society in Finland. It was founded in 1976. The society publishes its own semiprozine, called ''Spin'', also the oldest in Finland. It maintains a club room at the University of Turku with several related societies. Pasi KarppanenThe Finnish Fandom - All You Need to Know About It, a translation of an article from '' Kosmoskynä'' (" Cosmos Pen") magazine, no. 2, 2006 the TSFS has been the main organiser of Finncon three times, in 1999, 2003 and 2011. The 2003 event was also Eurocon and Baltcon. Since 1983, the TSFS awards the annual Atorox Award for the best Finnish science fiction short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest .... References Science fiction organizations Culture in Turku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandom
A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices, differentiating fandom-affiliated people from those with only a casual interest. A fandom can grow around any area of human interest or activity. The subject of fan interest can be narrowly defined, focused on something like an individual celebrity, or encompassing entire hobbies, genres or fashions. While it is now used to apply to groups of people fascinated with any subject, the term has its roots in those with an enthusiastic appreciation for sports. Merriam-Webster's dictionary traces the usage of the term back as far as 1903. Many fandoms overlap. There are a number of large conventions that cater to fandom s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Sinisalo
Aila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere. Professionally she worked in the advertising business, rising to the level of marketing designer. An important figure in the Finnish science fiction scene in the late 1980s and early '90s (winning a rare back-to-back collection of Atorox Awards for short fiction in the genre), she was also the first Finnish science fiction writer to make a mainstream breakthrough by breaking genre barriers. Fiction Sinisalo was awarded the Finlandia Prize for literature in 2000 for her first novel, '' Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi'' (translated as ''Not Before Sundown'' in 2003 and again as ''Troll — A Love Story'' in 2004 for the American market). The novel has been translated into several languages. Movie rights were acquired by Carter Smith in 2006. An English translation of ''Linnunaivot'' was published in 2010 by Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Isomäki
Risto Isomäki (born 8 June 1961 in Turku) is a Finnish author of science fiction books. His 2005 novel ''The Sands of Sarasvati'' (''Sarasvatin hiekkaa'') was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja Award in 2006. Two of his novels, ''The Sands of Sarasvati'' (Into, 2013) and ''Lithium-6'' (AmazonCrossing, 2015) have been published in English, along with a graphic novel adaptation of ''The Sands of Sarasvati'' (Tammi, 2008). Bibliography * ''Kuluta harkiten - tietoisen kuluttajan opas'' (1985) * ''Kristalliruusu'' (1991, short story collection) * ''Gilgamešin tappio'' (1994, novel) * ''Luvassa lämpenevää: ilmastonmuutos ja sen seuraukset'' (1996, Suomen Luonnonsuojeluliitto and Ympäristö ja kehitys ry) * ''Pimeän pilven ritarit'' (1997, novel) * ''Puukirja: puut osaratkaisuna maailman nälän ja ilmastonmuutoksen ongelmiin'' (1997, Ympäristö ja kehitys) * ''Paljasjalkavallankumous - kymmenen vuotta myöhemmin: kehitysmaiden kansalaisyhteis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Leinonen
Anne Leinonen (born 1973 in Juva) is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer who has received the Atorox Award and was a co-nominee for the 2012 Tähtivaeltaja Award. Anne Leinonen studied geography at Helsinki University The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the .... She has written short stories and novels for young adults. Many of her works are co-authored with Eija Lappalainen. Leinonen has graduated with a Master of Philosophy from the University of Helsinki, majoring in geography. Leinonen works as a publisher and educational material producer in Mikkeli. References Finnish children's writers Finnish fantasy writers Finnish science fiction writers Finnish women short story writers Finnish short story writers Finnish women children's writers 1973 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Literary Awards
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedis ..., the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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