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Runeberg Prize
The Runeberg prize (Finnish: ''Runeberg-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Runebergspriset'') is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987. The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually on his birthday, 5 February. The prize is awarded to a literary work by a Finnish writer in Finnish or Swedish. The Runeberg prize is currently endowed with 20,000 euros. The award is administered by the city of Porvoo, the longtime centre of Runeberg's life, along with the newspaper ''Uusimaa'' and the Union of Finnish Writers The Union of Finnish Writers ( fi, Suomen Kirjailijaliitto r.y.) is an ideological and professional organization representing fiction authors writing in Finnish. The organization was founded in 1897 and now has around 770 members. It is led by an el ... (Suomen Kirjailijaliitto), the (Suomen arvostelijain liitto) and the (Finlands svenska författareförening). Runeberg prize winners References {{reflist Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Finland
The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's national languages Finnish (a Uralic language) and Swedish (a Germanic language), the sauna, with common Nordic and European cultural aspects. Because of its history and geographic location, Finland has been influenced by the adjacent areas, various Finnic and Baltic peoples as well as the former dominant powers of Sweden and Russia. Finnish culture is built upon the relatively ascetic environmental realities, traditional livelihoods, and heritage of egalitarianism (e.g. Everyman's right, universal suffrage) and the traditionally widespread ideal of self-sufficiency (e.g. predominantly rural lifestyles and modern summer cottages). There are cultural differences among various regions of Finland, especially minor differences in dialect. Minorities, some of which have a status recognised by the state, such as the Sami, Swedish-speaking Finns, Romani, Jews, and Tatars, maintain their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla-Lena Lundberg
Ulla-Lena Lundberg (born 14 July 1947, Kökar, Åland) is a Finland-Swedish author living in Porvoo, Finland. Her Swedish-language books have been translated into several languages, including Finnish, Danish, German, Russian and Dutch. Biography Lundberg made her debut at age 15 with the poetry anthology in 1962. In 1964, she spent some time in the United States on a scholarship. She subsequently wrote of her experiences in the US. Lundberg also wrote a book about Japan after living there in 1968. Her breakthrough is generally considered to be the 1976 book , a factual account of the past and present of her island of birth, told through the stories of some of the islanders. She would later write two novels about the fictional Kökar native ''Anna'' in and .She would write extensively about Africa (the fictional , and and the factual ), having lived for two years in the African nations of Botswana, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania. After obtaining her Master's degree in 1985 from à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katja Kettu
Katja Maaria Kettu (born ''Heikkinen'', April 10, 1978) is a Finnish contemporary writer and film producer. She debuted in 2005 with the novel ''Surujenkerääjä''. The book was nominated for the Helsingin-Sanomat literature prize as best debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p .... Her breakthrough as writer succeeded with ''The Midwife'' (Kätilö). In the book Kettu describes the love between a Finnish midwife and a German officer during the Second World War. She shows in brutal scenes of birth, abortion and murder how people are able to suffer for love. The story is inspired by the life of Kettu's grandparents. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kettu, Katja 1978 births Living people People from Muhos Finnish dramatists and playwrights Finnish women dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiina Raevaara
Tiina Raevaara (born March 5, 1979, in Kerava) is a Finnish writer, best known for her debut novel ''Eräänä päivänä tyhjä taivas'' (') (2008), and a collection of short stories ''En tunne sinua vierelläni'' ''('') (2010), for which she won the Runeberg Prize The Runeberg prize (Finnish: ''Runeberg-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Runebergspriset'') is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987. The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually on ... in 2011. References 1979 births Living people Finnish writers {{Finland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Hotakainen
Kari Hotakainen (born 9 January 1957 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish writer. Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori. In 1986, he moved to Helsinki. He became a full-time writer in 1996. He has two children with his wife, sound technician Tarja Laaksonen, whom he married in 1983. He has also worked as a copywriter and as a columnist for the Helsingin Sanomat. Life and career His father, Keijo Hotakainen, worked as a storekeeper and photographer while his mother, Meeri Ala-Kuusisto, worked as a sales clerk. Kari Hotakainen passed his matriculation examination in 1976 and graduated from Rautalampi High School the same year. He has a Bachelor of Arts. Hotakainen kicked off his career as an author in the beginning of the 1980s by writing poetry. His debut collection ''Harmittavat takaiskut'' (''Unfortunate setbacks'') was published in 1982. From poetry, Hotakainen moved on to writing books for children and young adults and then on to writing novels for adults. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofi Oksanen
Sofi-Elina Oksanen (born 7 January 1977) is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which "Purge" has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies. Oksanen has been called "Finnish-Estonian Charles Dickens" and her work has often been compared to Margaret Atwood's novels. Oksanen is actively involved in public debate in Finland and comments on current issues in her columns and various talk shows. Early years and education Sofi-Elina Oksanen was born in Jyväskylä in central Finland, where she grew up in the Halssila district. Her father is a Finnish electrician. Her mother is an Estonian engineer who grew up in Estonia during the Soviet occupation and upon the marriage was able to move to Finland in the 1970s. Oksanen studied literature at the University of Jyväskylä and University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinaida Lindén
Zinaida Lindén (born 29 December 1963) is a Russian-born Finnish prose writer, publicist, author of short stories and several novels. She writes in Swedish and Russian. She was a laureate of the Runeberg Prize (2005). Biography Lindén was born as Zinaida Vladimirovna Ushakova (russian: Зинаида Владимировна Ушакова) on 29 December 1963 in Leningrad. In 1986 she graduated from the Philological Faculty of Leningrad University, where she received a diploma in Swedish Language and Literature. She worked as a guide, translator, studied the works of Andrei Tarkovsky and Ingmar Bergman at the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema. In 1990 Lindén married a Finnish citizen, a physicist; in 1991 she moved to Finland. From 1991 to 1995 she lived in the capital region, and since 1995 she has been living with her family in Turku. She spends a lot of time in St. Petersburg. She has close ties with Japan, where she lived from 1999 to 2000, and which she has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakel Liehu
Rakel Liehu (born 3 September 1939) is a Finnish poet, dramatist and novelist. Works Liehu began writing poetry at the age of 11, inspired by the works of women poets such as Aila Meriluoto, and has since gone on to publish 13 poetry collections. She has also authored three novels, as well as two plays and various scripts. Her debut poetry collection, ''Ihmisen murhe on yhteinen'' ( 'The Grief of a Person is Shared'), came out in 1974, and her first novel, ''Seth Mattsonin tarina'' ('The Story of Seth Mattson'), in 1976. Her perhaps best-known work is ''Helene'' (2003), a novel about the life of the Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck, which won the 2004 Runeberg Prize. It formed the basis of the 2020 film by the same name, directed by Antti Jokinen and starring Laura Birn as Schjerfbeck, which was nominated for an award in the feature-length category at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Her latest novel, ''Valaanluiset koskettimet'' (2020) ('Whale Bone Keys') is strong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Ahti
Risto Ahti (born 27 August 1943 in Lahti) is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets. It is named after Eino Leino, a pioneer of Finnish poetry. Recipients *1956 Viljo Kajava *1957 Helvi Juvonen *1958 Rabbe Enc ... in 1994. Bibliography * ''Talvi on harha'', 1967 * ''Runoja'', 1968 * ''Unilaulu'', 1972 * ''Katson silmiin lasta'', 1974 * ''Oli kerran kultakettu'', 1975 * ''On myös unia'', 1977 * ''Aurinkotanssi'', 1978 * ''Lintujen planeetta'', 1979 * ''Ja niin rakentuu jokin silta'', 1981 * ''Narkissos talvella'', 1982 * ''Loistava yksinäisyys'', 1984 * ''Läsnäolon ikävä'', 1987 * ''Laki'', 1989 * ''Valitse minut'', 1992 * ''Pieni käsikirja'', 1993 * ''Il ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuula-Liina Varis
Tuula-Liina Varis (born June 30, 1942, in Loimaa) is a Finnish writer and journalist. Between 2009 and 2014, she served as the first female president of the Union of Finnish Writers. She was awarded a Runeberg Prize The Runeberg prize (Finnish: ''Runeberg-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Runebergspriset'') is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987. The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually on ... in 2000. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Varis, Tuula-Liina 1942 births Living people Finnish writers Finnish journalists Finnish women writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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