Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize (Finnish: Helsingin Sanomain kirjallisuuspalkinto) is a
Finnish literary award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...
for a
debut novel in the
Finnish language
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. It was founded in 1964. From 1964-1994 it operated under the name J. H. Erkko Award (Finnish: J. H. Erkon palkinto). Beginning in 1995 the name changed to Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize. The prize is valued at .
Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
* 1995
Sari Mikkonen: ''Naistenpyörä'',
* 1996
Juha K. Tapio
Juha K. Tapio (born October 17, 1957) is a Finnish writer and critic whose only novel, ''Frankensteinin muistikirja'' (Frankenstein's Notebook, 1996; no foreign translations thus far have been published) was awarded the Helsingin Sanomat Literary ...
: ''Frankensteinin muistikirja'',
* 1997
Marja Kyllönen: ''Lyijyuuma'',
* 1998
Katri Tapola: ''Kalpeat tytöt'',
* 1999
Jyrki Vainonen: ''Tutkimusmatkailija ja muita tarinoita'',
* 2000
Olli Heikkonen: ''Jakutian aurinko'',
* 2001
Reidar Palmgren: ''Jalat edellä'',
* 2002
Reko Lundán: ''Ilman suuria suruja'',
* 2003
Riku Korhonen
Riku Korhonen (born 1972) is a Finnish writer and journalist. Before turning to writing full-time, he taught creative writing at the University of Turku.
Korhonen's first novel ''Kahden ja yhden yön tarinoita'' was published in 2003 and won the ...
: ''Kahden ja yhden yön tarinoita'',
* 2004
Sanna Karlström Sanna can refer to:
Places
*Sanna, Nordland, an island in Træna municipality, Nordland county, Norway
*Sanna, Ardnamurchan, a village in the far west of Scotland
* Sänna, a village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, Estonia
* Sanna (Inn), a river i ...
: ''Taivaan mittakaava'',
* 2005
Juhani Känkänen: ''Toivon mukaan'',
* 2006
Armas Alvari: ''Varmat tapaukset'',
* 2007
Henriikka Tavi: ''Esim. Esa'',
* 2008
Katri Lipson
Katri Lipson (born 1965 in Helsinki) is a Finnish writer and doctor. She studied medicine at Uppsala University, graduating in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a doctor in Finland, Sweden and Kenya. Her debut novel ''Cosmonaut'' (''Kosmonautti ...
: ''Kosmonautti'',
* 2009
Leena Parkkinen: ''Sinun jälkeesi, Max'',
* 2010
Alexandra Salmela: ''27 eli kuolema tekee taiteilijan'',
* 2011
Satu Taskinen: ''Täydellinen paisti'',
* 2012
Aki Ollikainen: ''Nälkävuosi'',
* 2013
Erkka Filander
Erkka Filander (born 1993) is a Finnish poet. He is the youngest ever winner of the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize (Finnish: Helsingin Sanomain kirjallisuuspalkinto) is a Finland, Finnish literary award for a ...
: ''Heräämisen valkea myrsky''
* 2014
Pajtim Statovci
Pajtim Statovci (born 1990) is a Finnish novelist. His debut novel, ''Kissani Jugoslavia'', was published in 2014, winning the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for best debut novel in Finnish for that year, and was published in 2017 as ''My Cat ...
: ''Kissani Jugoslavia'' (''
My Cat Yugoslavia
''My Cat Yugoslavia'' ( fi, Kissani Jugoslavia) is the first novel by Pajtim Statovci. The novel explores the lives of a woman in Kosovo and of her son as a refugee in Finland. The book was first published in Finnish in 2014 and in English in 201 ...
'')
* 2015
Saara Turunen Saara may refer to:
Places
* Saara, Estonia, a village in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
* Saara, Greiz, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany
* Saara, Altenburger Land, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany
Other
* ''Saara'' (lizard), a genus of l ...
: ''Rakkaudenhirviö''
* 2016
Hanna Weselius
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fam ...
: ''Alma!''
J. H. Erkko Award
References
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Finnish literary awards
Awards established in 1995
First book awards