Virpi Pahkinen
Virpi is a feminine given name. Notable people with the surname include: *Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 1958), Finnish writer and translator *Virpi Juutilainen (born 1961), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *Virpi Lummaa, Finnish evolutionary biologist *Virpi Moskari, Finnish Mezzo-soprano *Virpi Niemelä (1936–2006), Finnish Argentine astronomer *Virpi Niemi (born 1966), Finnish cross-country skier *Virpi Sarasvuo (born 1976), Finnish cross-country skier *Virpi Talvitie (born 1961), Finnish illustrator {{given name Finnish feminine given names Feminine given names ...
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Virpi Hämeen-Anttila
Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 15 October 1958 in Espoo) is a Finnish writer, translator, and researcher. She was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2002 along with her husband Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, for their work in translating and promoting multicultural literature. In addition to being a best-selling novelist, she is a translator and non-fiction writer. She also teaches Sanskrit and the history of Indian art at Helsinki University. Works Hämeen-Anttila has written eleven novels, a series of four detective novels set in Helsinki in the 1920s, and a series of three youth novels (together with her daughter Maria Hämeen-Anttila). She has also translated Indian literature and poetry. Her first novel ''Suden vuosi'' (2003) was turned into a film by the same name in 2007. Awards In 2002 Hämeen-Anttila and her husband were awarded 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. I ...
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